Adobe Scan: PDF Scanner, OCR

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4.7
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About this app

The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG.

The most intelligent scanner app. Scan anything — receipts, notes, documents, photos, business cards, whiteboards — with text you can reuse from each PDF and photo scan.

HOW IT WORKS
• With the Adobe Scan scanner app, you can make anything scannable.
• Use the PDF scanner to quickly create a photo scan or PDF scan.
• Scan any document and convert to PDF.

CAPTURE
• Scan anything with precision with this mobile PDF scanner.
• Advanced image technology automatically detects borders, sharpens scanned content, and recognizes text (OCR).

ENHANCE
• Touch up scans or photos from your camera roll.
• Whether it’s a PDF or photo scan, you can preview, reorder, crop, rotate, and adjust color.

CLEANUP UP YOUR SCANS
• Remove and edit imperfections, erase stains, marks, creases, even handwriting.

REUSE
• Turn your photo scan into a high-quality Adobe PDF that unlocks text through automated text recognition (OCR).
• Reuse text from each PDF scan thanks to OCR.

SCAN ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
• Capture forms, receipts, notes, and business cards with this mobile PDF scanner.
• The amazing new High-Speed Scan tool uses AI to bulk scan larger documents in seconds.

RECYCLE CONTENT
• The Adobe Scan PDF scanner makes any content scannable and reusable.
• Free, built-in optical character recognition (OCR) lets you reuse scanned text and content by creating a high-quality PDF you can work with in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app.
• You can even turn Adobe Scan into a tax receipt scanner to highlight expenses with ease.

QUICKLY FIND DOCUMENTS IN PHOTO LIBRARY
• This powerful scanner app automatically finds documents and receipts in your photos and turns them into PDF scans, so you don't have to.
• Automatic OCR turns text into content you can edit, resize, and reuse in other documents.

SAVE BUSINESS CARDS TO CONTACTS
• Scan a business card and Adobe Scan turns into a fast business card scanner and reader.
• Contact information will be automatically extracted so you can quickly add to your device contacts — no typing needed.

GET MORE DONE ON THE GO
• Save each scan to Adobe Document Cloud for instant access and sharing.
• Even lengthy legal documents become manageable and scannable with the Adobe Scan scanner app, which lets you search, select, and copy text.
• You can also open a PDF scan in Acrobat Reader to highlight key sections, add comments, fill and sign.

IN-APP PURCHASE
Subscribe for even more scanning power. Subscriptions work across Scan and Reader mobile apps and Acrobat on the web.
• Combine scans into one file so you can take multiple scans and consolidate into one document.
• Export PDFs to Microsoft Word or PowerPoint file formats to integrate with your workflows.
• Increase OCR capacity from 25 to 100 pages so that you can find text in multiple scans.

Download the best free mobile scanner to convert photos and documents into PDF and JPEG files wherever you are. With OCR technology, you can easily digitalize books, business cards, and business receipts and access them via the Adobe Document Cloud. Adobe Scan is the PDF converter trusted by millions worldwide. Scan photos to high-quality PDFs or JPEGs and share easier than ever before.

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

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights
Updated on
Sep 5, 2024
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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

4.7
2.74M reviews
Wade Wilson
August 15, 2024
I appreciate how I am able to pick up Adobe scan after a year not using it, and I am able to follow the intuitive interface to scan and create documents from multiple pages. Not swamped with ads, have not experienced bugs or issues. Another nice feature is in the conversion to PDF my handwriting is made a bit bolder and easier to read on a screen.
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Andrew Billy
August 12, 2024
Can't save new PDFs no real explanation except exceeded storage limits. Huh? There's like 12 files here and i can't delete half of them. I'm don't want to store this in the cloud anyway but that's not an option. Not even a hint of how much space i need to free up. For gids sake, Dropbox had this from the get go. Some files i tried to delete simply give the error that i can't delete them. No, you don't have permission (they're my own personal files), morning but a useless message that I can't.
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Adobe
August 13, 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/adobescancommunity and send us screenshots/videos of the problem. Our experts can follow up there to troubleshoot further. I hope this helps. Thanks, SS
Earnest Lee Lewis
August 20, 2024
I've been using this app for a while now, and it's definitely one of the better scanner apps I've used. I mostly use it for work purposes, and I'm able to get fairly clear and professional looking scans for emails. There's always room for improvement with the interface and set up, but this app is definitely high on my list of apps I utilize for work.
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