Scan documents from photos
Straighten a document photo taken at an angle, clean it up and save it as a PDF or JPG. Runs in your browser, free, no sign-up.
1. Upload a photo
Drop document photos here or choose files.
Up to 30MB and 50 megapixels per photo ยท Up to 20 photos at a time ยท Convert HEIC photos to JPG first
2. Output settings
Paper ratio
Auto estimates the paper size from the four corners. Choose A4 for documents you submit.
Enhance
Black and white removes shadows and keeps text black. Use brightness and contrast when the page has photos or colored stamps.
Output
Your photo never leaves this device.
Result
Add a photo and the tool finds the paper corners and places four handles. Drag them if they are off, then click Convert to get a straightened result here.
What to do next
How it works
Add a photo of a contract, receipt or ID taken at an angle. The tool finds the paper corners and places four handles. Line them up with the corners and click Convert. That area is warped into a flat rectangle, the cleanup you chose (brightness and contrast, black and white document, or grayscale) is applied, and the result is saved as a single PDF or as one JPG per photo.
By default the paper proportions are estimated from the four points. For submissions you can force A4 portrait or landscape. The warping and cleanup all run inside your browser.
Things to know
Auto-detection is a simple method based on the brightness difference between paper and background. It can fail on white paper on a white desk, on patterned backgrounds, or when the paper runs off the edge of the frame. If the result looks wrong, move the handles by hand.
Output is capped at 2,500px on the long side. For documents with small print, shooting closer gives a sharper result. Black and white mode turns photos and colored stamps into black dots, so pick a different cleanup if you need color.
Frequently asked questions
The corners were not detected.
That happens when the background is close to the paper color or a shadow crosses the edge. Drag the four handles onto the paper corners by hand. Auto-detection is only a starting point, and the final crop always follows the handle positions.
The text is faint or a shadow remains.
Choose Black and white document. It adapts to local brightness so the text turns black and the paper white, which removes most shadows. For documents with photos or colored stamps, Brightness and contrast works better. If the original is badly blurred, retaking the photo is the fastest fix.
Can I turn several photos into one PDF?
Yes. Add up to 20 photos and set the output to Single PDF. They go in as one page each, in upload order. You can adjust the corners separately for each photo.
Do my photos get uploaded anywhere?
No. Corner detection, straightening, cleanup and PDF building all happen inside your browser. Neither the photos nor their file names are sent over the network.