Adobe Scan: PDF Scanner, OCR

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4,6
2,9M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Adobe Scan turns your device into a powerful portable document scanner, converter & PDF editor that recognises text & allows you to save to multiple file formats, including PDF & JPEG.

This handy PDF scanner & converter doesn’t just let you scan to create a PDF, but lets you scan receipts, notes, documents, photos, business cards, whiteboards — save files, convert an image to PDF, use the OCR scan function for text to PDF, & make PDF edits with the photo scanner.

HOW IT WORKS.
• Use the PDF scanner to quickly create a photo scan or convert a scan to PDF.
• As a PDF scanner, it lets you manage your scanned files easily.
• The PDF converter turns any scan to PDF.

CAPTURE
• Scan anything with precision with this mobile PDF document scanner.
• Advanced image technology PDF document scanner detects borders, sharpens scanned content, & recognises text.
• Image to PDF converter turns photos into editable PDFs using the PDF scan camera.

ENHANCE
• NEW: Edit in Scan feature allows you to edit your PDF scans.
• The PDF editor lets you touch up scans or photos from your camera roll.
• Preview, reorder, crop, rotate, & adjust colour for scan to PDF or photo scan.

CLEANUP UP YOUR SCANS
• Remove imperfections, erase marks, creases & handwriting with this PDF editor.
• Utilise PDF photo scanner feature to digitise printed photographs & convert to PDF.

SCAN ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
• Capture anything with this document PDF scanner.
• The amazing new High-Speed Scan tool uses AI to bulk scan larger documents in seconds, and convert text to PDF too.
• File converter changes a JPEG to PDF on the go.

RECYCLE CONTENT
• The PDF scanner makes any content scannable & reusable.
• Free, built-in optical character recognition (OCR) lets you reuse scanned text & JPEGs by creating a high-quality PDF that works with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app.
• Adobe Scan document scanner turns into a tax receipt scanner to highlight expenses.
• Photo scanner creates digital copies of printed photos, saved as PDFs for easy sharing.

QUICKLY FIND DOCUMENTS IN PHOTO LIBRARY
• Document scanner automatically finds documents & receipts in photos — a powerful PDF scanner & converter.
• Automatic OCR text scanner turns text into content you can edit, resize, & reuse in other documents.
• Use image to PDF feature to convert saved photos into searchable & editable PDFs.

SAVE BUSINESS CARDS TO CONTACTS
• Adobe Scan can be turned into a fast business card scanner & reader with JPEG to PDF functions.
• PDF document scanner: Contact information will be automatically extracted for quick addition to your device contacts — no typing needed.

GET MORE DONE ON THE GO
• Save scans to Adobe Document Cloud for instant access & sharing.
• PDF scanner: Lengthy legal documents become scannable, allowing you to search, select, & copy text.
• Open a PDF scan in Acrobat Reader to highlight key sections, add comments, fill & sign.
• Use the PDF maker to create PDFs from various sources.

IN-APP PURCHASE
Subscribe for even more scanning power. Subscriptions work across Scan & Reader mobile apps & Acrobat on the web.
• Consolidate multiple scans into one doc.
• Export PDFs to Microsoft Word or PowerPoint file formats for seamless integration with workflows.
• Increase OCR capacity from 25 to 100 pages to find text in multiple scans.
• Use the file converter feature to convert documents to different formats effortlessly.

Download the best free mobile scanner to convert photos & documents into PDF & JPEG files. Digitise books, business cards, & receipts & access them via the Adobe Document Cloud. Adobe Scan is the PDF converter trusted by millions worldwide.

Terms & Conditions:
Your use of this application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_africa & the Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_africa

Do not sell or share my personal information www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights
Updated on
24 Apr 2025
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info and App activity
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4,6
2,85M reviews
Sean Elliott
26 March 2025
With a recent update they're pushing a fast scan feature that if you try, will force you to start a trial of their paid tier in order to save everything you've just scanned, even if the rest was done with the regular scanner. So you're stuck at discarding everything and rescanning everything in. Very bad user experience trying to force convert free users to paid.
82 people found this review helpful
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Adobe
27 March 2025
Hi there! Adobe Scan is a free app that can be used as a powerful portable scanner to scan different types of documents. However, you need to purchase subscription services to use the Premium features. Also, You can close the prompt by clicking "Not Now" button at the bottom. You can see tips & tricks here: (https://adobe.ly/3yojloZ). Thanks! ^SS
ABHISHEK KAPOOR
04 March 2025
Adobe PDF Scanner is simply fantastic. The scan quality is truly stunning, producing incredibly clear and crisp PDFs. Beyond just scanning, the app is loaded with editing options to refine your documents. Plus, the 2GB of free cloud backup is a huge bonus. If you need a PDF scanner, this is a must-have. Highly recommend!
402 people found this review helpful
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Me Too
12 February 2024
Can the user interface be worse? It is a nightmare to get a large number of files out of this app, files are hidden when attaching to a pc, select all files not available, when using the wrong option selection is gone again and generated links are for single files. Designed to force users into frustration, do much even that I am willing to spend time on writing a review. And I forgot to talk about the incredible useless naming of scanned documents... Luckily I am running out of characters...
80 people found this review helpful
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Adobe
16 February 2024
Uh oh! I am extremely sorry to hear you're having trouble with Adobe Scan. We're here to help. Please post a new thread in our community forums at https://adobe.ly/scancommunity and send us screenshots/videos of the problem. Our experts can follow up there to troubleshoot further. I hope this helps. Thanks, SS

What's new

IMPROVED:
• Performance and stability.