Scan files as PDFs with your mobile device

Need a PDF of a physical document, but can’t find a scanner?

Just scan it using the Google Drive app and your device’s camera. Your scanned document is stored in Drive as a PDF.

Examples

Scan receipts, customer files, and other important documents on the go.

Create instant PDFs of your paper documents.

Keep online PDFs that you can access from any device.

Scan a document

Important: Google respects your privacy and doesn’t use your Drive content for advertising. Learn more about how Drive protects your privacy.

Open the Google Drive app .
At the bottom right, tap the Add and then Scan or the camera icon .
Point your device’s camera at a document.
- A blue line outlines the document. This indicates where the picture will be cropped.
Take a photo of the document that you'd like to scan.
- Optional: You can toggle automatic capture by choosing between Manual and Auto capture.
Adjust your scanned document.
- Adjust scan area: Tap Crop & Rotate .
- Adjust the colors, or make image grayscale: Tap Filter .
- Erase stains, fingers, and more: Tap Clean .
- Scan another page: Tap Add .
- Retake the photo: Tap Retake .
- Delete a page: Tap Delete .
Tap Done.
Create your own file name or select a suggested title.
Optional: To select the Drive folder where you’ll save the document, tap Location.
To save the finished document, tap Save.

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