Scan documents with your phone — no app needed
Point your camera at the page: we find the edges, straighten it and make a PDF.
Scan Documents with Phone: what you need to know
No scanner? Your phone camera is enough. Open this page on your phone, allow the camera, and hold it over the document. FilesForU detects the page edges, captures it automatically, straightens it and cleans up the background.
Scan several pages in a row and save them as one PDF. You can also adjust corners, rotate pages, pick a colour filter, and make the PDF searchable with OCR.
Why use FilesForU for Scan Documents with Phone
Free, no watermark
Scan Documents with Phone is free with a free account — no daily limit and no watermark on your files.
Private
Your files are processed on your own device. They are never uploaded to our servers.
Fast
No upload and no queue, so most files are ready in seconds.
Works everywhere
Use it on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone or Android — nothing to install.
Scan Documents with Phone in 3 steps
- 1
Open this page on your phone and tap Scan with camera
- 2
Hold the camera over each page
- 3
Review the pages and save as PDF
Questions & answers
Do I need to install an app?
No. It works in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android.
Are the photos uploaded?
No. Camera images are processed on your phone and never leave it.
Can I scan from photos I already took?
Yes. Choose Upload photos instead of using the camera.
Are my files uploaded to your server?
No. This tool runs entirely inside your browser, so your files stay on your device. FilesForU never receives, stores or sees them.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every tool is free with a free account — no daily limit, no watermarks, and files up to 500 MB.