How do I scan documents with ScanLens?

Open ScanLens, point your camera at the document, and let the app detect edges, clean up perspective, and save the result as a shareable PDF.

Does ScanLens support OCR text recognition?

Yes. ScanLens uses on-device OCR to recognize and extract text from scanned documents in over 50 languages, including many handwritten notes.

Can I sign documents digitally with ScanLens?

Yes. ScanLens lets you place a reusable signature on any PDF directly on your iPhone. Electronic signatures are legally binding under the ESIGN Act (US), UETA, and eIDAS (EU) for the vast majority of contracts and forms, though a small number of documents still require a handwritten signature — see our blog post on e-signature law for details.

Is ScanLens free to use?

ScanLens is free to download. Plans start at $4.99/month with a 7-day free trial and include OCR in 50+ languages, e-signatures, cloud sync, searchable PDFs, merge and split, watermark removal, and more. Yearly and one-time lifetime options are also available.

iPhone document & PDF scanner

Scan any document
to PDF. In seconds.

ScanLens is a fast document scanner for iPhone. Point the camera — it finds the edges, straightens the page, and exports a clean, multi-page PDF ready to send, sign, or file away.

Invoice 321.pdf 2 pages · ready to share

How it works

Three taps.
One clean PDF.

01

Point the camera

ScanLens locks the frame and fires the shutter the instant the page is steady.
02

Auto clean

Perspective corrected, shadows removed, contrast boosted. Looks like a flatbed scan — not a phone photo.
03

Export & share

PDF or JPEG. AirDrop, Mail, WhatsApp, Files, print. Multi-page in a single file.

PDF JPEG AirDrop Mail Files Print WhatsApp

Capture modes

A PDF scanner for every kind of paper.

Document

Contracts, reports, receipts. Auto-edges, auto-capture, auto-enhance.

ID & passport

Precise guides for licenses and passports. Front and back — combined into one PDF.

QR & barcode

Any code on any surface. Opens the link, saves the number, adds the ticket.

Whiteboard

Removes glare and shadows. Keeps the ink — even the bad handwriting.

Privacy

Your documents
never leave your phone.

ScanLens uses Apple's on-device Vision framework for every scan, every OCR pass, every edit. Nothing is uploaded. There is no cloud to leak because there is no cloud.

Capture Local camera feed · processed frame-by-frame

Recognition Apple Vision · on-device neural engine

Storage Your iCloud only · end-to-end by Apple

Analytics None. No trackers, no third parties, no ads.

About ScanLens

A privacy-first document scanner for iPhone.

ScanLens is a document scanner application for iPhone. The app uses Apple's on-device Vision framework to detect document edges, correct perspective, enhance contrast, and extract text via OCR in 50+ languages — including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and Hebrew. All scanning, OCR, and editing run locally on the iPhone; documents never leave the device unless the user explicitly exports them to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, or another destination. ScanLens supports multi-page PDF capture, batch scanning, e-signatures, AES-256 password protection, ID and passport scanning modes, and full-text search across saved documents. The app is free to download from the App Store with optional Premium ($4.99/month or $29.99/year) and Lifetime ($79.99 one-time) plans, both including a 7-day free trial.

Scan any document to PDF. In seconds.

Three taps.One clean PDF.

Point the camera

Auto clean

Export & share