Macaaw Scan
Scan documents with your phone, free
Point your camera at a page. Macaaw Scan finds the edges, takes the photo when it is steady, straightens it and makes a clean PDF you can share. Everything happens on your device.
No account needed. Works in your browser; install it to use it like an app.
What it does
Finds the page for you
The page outline is found live, and the photo is taken automatically when you hold steady. Prefer to tap? Switch to manual.
Documents, receipts, whiteboards and cards
Pick a mode and the scanner sets the look: crisp text for documents and receipts, a clean white background for whiteboards.
Crop and straighten
Drag the corners with a magnifier for the exact edge, turn the page, and straighten it by up to 10 degrees.
Filters you can undo
Auto, Document, black and white, greyscale or colour, previewed before you apply them. The original photo is kept, so every change can be undone.
Many pages, one document
Keep scanning page after page, then reorder, turn, duplicate, replace or remove pages.
PDF or JPG, ready to send
Choose the pages, paper size and quality, then share, email or save the file.
How it works
Scan
Open the camera and hold your phone over the page. The photo is taken when the page is steady.
Tidy up
Check the edges, pick a filter and put the pages in order.
Share
Export a PDF or JPG and send it from your phone, or save it.
Your scans stay on your device
Scanning, editing and export run on your phone or computer, even with no signal. Your scans are stored on this device only and are never uploaded unless you choose to share them.
Questions
- Is the scanner free?
- Yes. Scanning, editing and PDF or JPG export on your device are free and unlimited, with no watermark.
- Are my scans uploaded?
- No. Photos and pages are kept on your device. They leave it only when you share or save a file.
- Does it work offline?
- Yes. Once you have opened the scanner, capture, editing and export keep working with no connection.
- Do I need to install an app?
- No. It works in your browser. You can also install it from your browser to open it from your home screen.
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