# Scan a document from a phone photo

> Drop photos of pages. The corners are found on your device, then each page is flattened into a clean scan.

Turn phone photos of paper into a flat, sharp scan. The page corners are found on your device, then saved as one PDF or JPG per page. Free, no upload.

- Tool: [Scan document](https://fixmint.cc/scan-document)
- Category: [Photos & images](https://fixmint.cc/photos)
- Fixes: Phone photo of a page looks bad
- Runs in the browser: files and text stay on the device, no sign-up, free.

## How to scan a document with your phone

1. Drop photos of the pages, or tap Take photo on a phone.
2. Check the four corners. Drag them onto the edges of the page if the outline is off.
3. Pick a filter, then download one PDF, or a JPG for each page.

## Questions

### Will my photos be uploaded?

No. The page corners are found, each page is flattened and the PDF is built in your browser. The photos never leave your device.

### Why does the outline miss the page?

The tool looks for the largest bright area. A white table, a bright reflection or a page on white paper can confuse it. Drag any corner onto the page edge, or photograph the page on a darker surface.

### How big is the PDF page?

With Auto, each page keeps the scan’s pixels at 200 dpi, so the page is the size that image would print at 200 dpi. Pick A4 or Letter to set the paper size; the scan then fills the page.

### What does Black & white do?

It turns the page into pure black and white with a local threshold, which keeps text sharp and removes the grey of paper and shadows. Use Enhanced for pages with photos or colour.

## Related tools

- [Images to PDF](https://fixmint.cc/images-to-pdf): Photos need to be one PDF
- [Rotate image](https://fixmint.cc/rotate-image): Photo is sideways
- [Crop image](https://fixmint.cc/crop-image): Needs to be square
- [Compress PDF](https://fixmint.cc/compress-pdf): PDF too big to email or upload