How to scan a document to PDF on iPhone or iPad

Step by step

1. Choose Scan Document

   From the home screen of the app choose Scan Document (or import existing photos).

2. Capture the pages

   Hold the phone over the page; VARAK detects the edges. Capture each page in turn for a multi-page document. Use Scan ID or Passport for two-sided cards.

3. Adjust

   Fix the corners, pick a filter (colour, greyscale, black and white) and rotate if needed.

4. Recognize text

   Choose Recognize Text (OCR) so the PDF becomes searchable and selectable. This runs on the device.

5. Save

   Save the PDF to Files or iCloud Drive, or share it straight away.

• Scanning needs a camera, so on Mac you import photos or PDFs instead.
• Make Editable goes one step further than OCR: it turns the scan into text you can correct.