Scan Documents to PDF on Android & iOS
OnlyScans turns paper into clean, shareable PDFs in seconds. Here is the whole workflow, from camera to finished file.
How to scan to PDF in three steps
1. Capture the document
Open the app and point your camera at the page. Automatic edge detection finds the borders, corrects perspective, and snaps the shot for you — single pages or whole batches.
2. Enhance and organize
Apply filters to sharpen the text, reorder or merge pages into one document, and add signatures or annotations where you need them.
3. Export your PDF
Save the result as a multi-page PDF or image, add password protection, or use offline OCR to embed recognized text so the PDF becomes searchable. Then share it to any app or storage you like.
Learn how offline OCR makes your PDFs searchable →
Scan to PDF FAQ
Is OnlyScans a free scan to PDF app for Android and iOS?
Yes. The free plan includes unlimited scans with offline processing; free exports carry a small watermark, and Pro plans remove it and add OCR text extraction with searchable PDF export.
How do I make the scanned PDF searchable?
Run offline OCR before exporting and OnlyScans embeds the recognized text into the PDF, so you can search it or copy text from it later. OCR runs on-device in 80+ languages.
Can I scan multiple pages into one PDF?
Yes. Capture page after page in one session, reorder or merge them as needed, and export a single multi-page PDF.
More ways to use OnlyScans
OnlyScans handles more than plain documents. Explore these offline, on-device workflows: