Paper Scan app icon Document Scanner · iPhone

Every scan, perfectly organized

Paper Scan turns your camera into a document scanner with automatic edge detection, multi-page capture, on-device text recognition, and one-tap PDF export — entirely on your device.

No account Scanning runs on device No ads or trackers Your scans stay yours
Paper Scan home screen showing scanned documents

Key features

A real scanner, not a cropped photo

Everything a document scanner needs — none of it phoning home.

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Automatic edge detection
Point the camera at a document and Paper Scan finds its edges and corrects the perspective for you.
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Multi-page documents
Scan several pages into one document, then reorder, rename, or add more pages any time.
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On-device text recognition
Recognize and copy the text inside any scan, and search your documents by what they say.
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Enhance, B&W & grayscale filters
Clean up any page with a tap — pick the filter that makes it easiest to read.
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Export to PDF or share
Turn a scan into a PDF, share the pages as images, or save them straight to Photos.
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No account, no ads
Every scan, every recognised word and every PDF stays on your iPhone. No account, no ads, and nothing you scan is ever uploaded.
Support

How can we help?

Most questions about Paper Scan are answered below. For anything else, email us and we'll get back to you.

How does automatic edge detection work?
When you scan with the camera, Paper Scan uses Apple's on-device document scanner to detect the page's edges in real time and correct the perspective as you capture each page — no manual cropping needed.
Can I scan multiple pages into one document?
Yes. Scanning with the camera captures as many pages as you need into a single document. You can also add more pages later, and reorder pages with the arrows on each page's thumbnail.
Does text recognition (OCR) need an internet connection?
No. Text recognition runs entirely on your device using Apple's Vision framework. Nothing is uploaded anywhere, and it works with no connection at all.
What do the Original, Grayscale, B&W, and Enhance filters do?
Tap the filter chip under any page to cycle through them. Grayscale removes color, B&W gives a high-contrast black-and-white look, and Enhance boosts contrast and clarity — useful for pages that are dim or low-contrast.
How do I export a document as a PDF?
Open a document and tap "Export as PDF." Paper Scan builds a PDF from every page and opens the share sheet, where you can save it to Files, print it, or send it anywhere.
Can I search my scanned documents?
Yes — the search bar on the home screen matches both document titles and any text Paper Scan has recognized inside your scans.
Do I need an account to use Paper Scan?
No. There's no sign-up, no login and no profile to fill in — open the app and start scanning. Your documents stay on your device.
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Still need help?

Email us with your device model and iOS version and we'll help you sort it out.

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Privacy Policy

Your privacy, simply explained

Last updated: August 25, 2026. This policy applies to the Paper Scan iOS application published by Mark Utility Labs.

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Short version: Scanning and text recognition run entirely on your iPhone, and your scans, the recognised text and the PDFs you export never leave your device — there is no account and no server holding them. What does leave the app is anonymous and technical: a crash report when the app crashes, and a count of how the unlock screen is used. No ads, no advertising identifiers, no tracking you across other apps or websites, and no sale of your data, ever.

1. What data the app handles

Paper Scan creates and stores the documents you scan or import: the page images, thumbnails, document titles, and any text recognized from a scan. This data is created and used entirely on your device.

2. How it's stored

Scanned pages are stored as image files in the app's private storage on your iPhone. Document metadata (titles, page order, recognized text) is stored locally using the device's standard app storage. Deleting a document in the app, or deleting the app itself, removes this data from your device.

3. Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics)

Paper Scan uses Firebase Crashlytics, a service run by Google, to report crashes automatically so bugs get found and fixed. When the app crashes, a report goes to Google containing the device model, the iOS and app version, the technical details of the crash, and a random identifier Firebase generates for your installation of the app. That identifier is not your name, your email, or your Apple ID; delete and reinstall the app and it changes. A crash report never contains your scans, the text recognised from them, or the PDFs you export.

4. Anonymous usage counts (Firebase Analytics)

When Paper Scan shows its unlock screen, it counts a short list of events through Firebase Analytics, also from Google: that the screen was shown, which layout was shown, and that an unlock completed. These events carry no personal content — none of your scans, the text recognised from them, or the PDFs you export, no name, no contact details. Paper Scan never attaches your identity to them; Firebase records them against the same kind of per-install identifier described above. They exist so we can tell whether the unlock screen works, and for nothing else.

5. Unlocking Paper Scan, and Sign in with Apple

Apple handles the transaction itself. Mark Utility Labs never sees or stores your card details, billing address, or Apple ID password.

Your unlock is kept on your device, in the iOS Keychain. If you unlock the whole collection of Mark Utility Labs apps at once, Paper Scan offers to safeguard that unlock so you can get it back on a new device — the only feature in the app that involves signing in anywhere. Only if you choose it, Paper Scan asks you to Sign in with Apple and stores a short record in Google Firestore, keyed to the identifier Apple returns: which unlock you hold and when you got it. Nothing else goes into it. Paper Scan never asks Apple for your name or email address, so we hold no way to connect that record to a real-world identity — but because it is keyed to your Apple sign-in it is a per-person record, and Apple's privacy labels for Paper Scan declare it as linked to you.

6. What is NOT collected

It's worth being explicit about the absences:

7. Who processes your data

Google (Firebase) receives crash reports, the anonymous usage counts, and — only if you choose to safeguard an unlock — the unlock record. Apple handles the transaction and Sign in with Apple. There are no other recipients.

8. Permissions

Paper Scan requests the following permissions, each used only for the stated purpose:

9. Children's privacy

Paper Scan is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. It never asks anyone, of any age, for a name, an email address, or any other identifying detail.

10. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the updated policy.

11. Contact us

Questions about this policy or your privacy? Please contact us at:

Mark Utility Labs
Email: mark@vibecode.review

Terms of Use

The short, plain-English terms

Last updated: August 6, 2026. These terms cover the Paper Scan iOS application published by Mark Utility Labs.

Short version: Paper Scan runs on your device, needs no account, and shows you no ads. Use it however you like.

1. Using the app

Paper Scan is published by Mark Utility Labs for your personal use. It needs no account and no sign-up, it shows no advertisements, and your scans stay on your device.

2. Purchases

Some features are unlocked by an in-app purchase. Any purchase is a one-time, non-consumable unlock — there is no subscription, nothing renews, and you are not charged again for what you have already unlocked. Purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store rather than by Mark Utility Labs, and refunds are handled by Apple under its standard App Store refund process at reportaproblem.apple.com.

3. Use your own judgment

Paper Scan is provided as a convenience tool. Software can contain mistakes, so for anything critical please confirm against an authoritative source. Mark Utility Labs is not liable for losses arising from use of the app.

4. No warranty

The app is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose.

5. Acceptable use

Please don't reverse engineer, resell, or pass the app off as your own. That's the whole list.

6. Changes to these terms

If these terms change, we'll update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms.

7. Contact us

Questions about these terms? Please contact us at:

Mark Utility Labs
Email: mark@vibecode.review