Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner
Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner
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Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner

Physical papers disrupt digital efficiency. The app resolves this, precisely transforming any hard copy into a searchable, editable digital record.

Key Figures

Downloads

75M+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

6.7M

Publisher

Adobe Inc.

Category

Business

Locales

19

Latest Version

26.03.19

Size

332.5 MB

First Released

May 31, 2017
Features

Core Capabilities of Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner

An analytical overview of the key features that drive efficiency and document management for professionals and students.

High-Quality Document Digitization

The app transforms physical documents into high-quality digital PDFs or JPEGs, incorporating automatic straightening and border detection to ensure professional and neat results.

Advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

This tool features advanced OCR technology that converts scanned text into searchable and editable digital content, significantly enhancing document utility and data extraction.

Seamless Cloud Integration

It automatically saves all scanned documents to Adobe Document Cloud, providing instant access, secure storage, and effortless sharing across devices and with collaborators.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner

Is Adobe Scan a free PDF scanner app?

Yes, Adobe Scan is free to download and use on your mobile device. It turns your device into a PDF and document scanner for creating, saving, and organizing digital files.

What types of documents can I scan with Adobe Scan?

Adobe Scan can scan various items, including receipts, IDs, notes, recipes, photos, business cards, whiteboards, and general paper documents. It converts them into PDF or JPEG files.

Does Adobe Scan support OCR for searchable text?

Yes, Adobe Scan includes OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology. It uses advanced image-to-text features to make words in your scans searchable and editable.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Capture Documents Precisely

Capture Documents Precisely

The app demonstrates its intelligent border detection and multiple scanning modes, such as "Document" and "ID card", for versatile capture.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Transform & Share

Transform & Share

This tool streamlines the post-scan workflow, offering quick options like "Cleanup" and "Export as JPEG" for user convenience.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Multi-Page Efficiency

Multi-Page Efficiency

Users can efficiently manage multi-page scans, utilizing features like page thumbnails for navigation and a dedicated "Magic eraser" for refinement.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Edit Scanned Text

Edit Scanned Text

The app’s OCR technology allows users to directly edit text within scanned documents, with options for font styling and color adjustments visible.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Seamless Sharing

Seamless Sharing

This tool provides diverse sharing capabilities, including generating a "Share link" and sending via "Email", ensuring effortless distribution of documents.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Consolidate Documents

Consolidate Documents

The app enables users to combine multiple scans into a single PDF, as demonstrated by the "Page 1 of 2" indicator and the "Keep scanning" option.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Comprehensive Management

Comprehensive Management

The tool offers extensive document management options, including "Combine files" and "Extract pages", allowing users to precisely control their digitized content.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Refine Scans Effortlessly

Refine Scans Effortlessly

The "Magic eraser" functionality allows users to easily remove imperfections, with options to "Fill with surrounding color" or select a custom color for seamless touch-ups.

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Customize Layouts

Customize Layouts

Users can precisely tailor document presentation by adjusting page size and selecting various layout options like "A4 Portrait" or "US Letter Landscape".

Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner - Intelligent Text Extraction

Intelligent Text Extraction

This tool leverages OCR to enable searching and highlighting of specific text within scans, such as "brand identity", making document analysis highly efficient.

Description

The new Straighten tool fixes pages that come out curved or tilted while you scan. It lines everything up automatically so your PDFs look neat and professional, with no extra steps needed. Adobe Scan is free to download and turns your mobile device into a powerful PDF and document scanner that helps you create, save, and organize your paper documents as digital files. 6 WAYS TO USE ADOBE SCAN 1) Save time with a fast document scanner: Use High-speed scan to bulk scan documents and turn stacks into PDFs in seconds. 2) Make a PDF with your phone: Convert paper documents or printed images into PDFs or JPEGs with the mobile PDF and photo scanner. 3) Clean up scans with Magic eraser: Remove thumbs, stains and creases so your document scans look clear and professional. 4) Use the Extract pages tool to choose the pages you need from any multi-page scan and save them as a new PDF. 5) Turn images to text: Use image to text to make words in your scans searchable and editable with OCR. 6) Scan anything: Receipts, IDs, notes, recipes, photos, business cards, whiteboards – scan documents into PDF or JPEG files you can work with on your phone, tablet, or computer. CAPTURE WITH PRECISION • Advanced image to text technology detects borders, sharpens content, and makes your scans editable and searchable. ENHANCE YOUR SCANS • Edit in text lets you scan words, and handwritten text, to make it editable. • The Modify tool helps you crop, rotate, resize, and adjust colors in your scans. • Reorder pages and preview before saving. • Adjust the brightness and contrast of your scans in just a few taps. ORGANIZE YOUR DOCUMENTS • Scan paperwork and create custom folders for work documents, personal files, school forms, or ID scans. • Contact details are pulled straight from business cards with image to text, so you can save them to your phone contacts in seconds. • Scans are automatically saved to Adobe Document Cloud for instant access and sharing. SMART LIBRARY • This powerful doc scanner finds documents and receipts in your photo library and turns them into PDF. • Touch up scans or photos directly from your camera roll. REUSE & SHARE • Make high-quality PDFs that unlock text from images – from scanned contracts to study notes – so you can copy, edit, and reuse. • Export your scans to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for new formats, then share. DO MORE WITH ACROBAT READER • Open your PDF scan in Acrobat Reader to comment, highlight, fill forms, and sign documents. • Access and share securely across Scan, Reader, and Acrobat on web and mobile. IN-APP PURCHASE • Subscribe for even more scanning power. Subscriptions work across Scan and Reader mobile apps and Acrobat on the web. • Combine scans into one file so you can take multiple scans and consolidate into one document. • Increase OCR capacity from 5 to 100 pages so that you can find text in multiple images. Download this free mobile scanner to convert important photos and documents into PDF and JPEG files to help you stay organized. Adobe Scan is the PDF converter trusted by millions worldwide Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en and the Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree_en Do not sell or share my personal information http://www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

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