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Scan to PDF — Free & Private

Turn your phone into a scanner. Capture or upload photos of documents and combine them into a single, orderly PDF — everything happens locally in your browser.

Take a photo or upload scanned pages

or select photos from your device — each photo becomes a page, in order

Photos are converted locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded to a server

How It Works

Turn paper documents into a PDF in three simple steps.

1

Capture or upload photos

On your phone, tap to open the camera directly, or select existing photos from your gallery.

2

Arrange the pages

Use the up/down arrows to put your photos in the correct page order.

3

Create & download

Click "Create PDF" and your scanned document is ready to download in seconds.

Why Use PDFHome?

No dedicated scanner app or account needed.

100% private by design

Your photos are converted to a PDF entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded to a server.

Works straight from your camera

On mobile, tapping the upload button can open your camera directly to capture a page immediately.

Combine multiple pages

Photograph as many pages as you need and combine them into one document, in the order you choose.

Auto-fit to page

Every photo is automatically scaled to fit a standard page size and centered for a clean, consistent look.

Works on any device

PDFHome runs in any modern browser — no dedicated scanner app to install.

Free, no account required

Scan to PDF is completely free with no sign-up.

Frequently Asked Questions

No — this tool works directly through your phone's browser and can trigger your camera app to capture photos on the spot.

Yes — capture or upload as many photos as you need; each becomes a page in the final PDF, in the order you arrange them.

The current tool fits each photo to a standard page size but doesn't automatically crop, deskew or enhance contrast. For best results, photograph documents straight-on with good lighting.

Yes. Your photos are processed entirely on your own device in your browser — nothing is uploaded to a server.

Yes — the file picker also lets you choose existing images from your device's photo library.