Scan to PDF.
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A free, no-login document scanner that turns any page into a clean, searchable PDF. The deskew + OCR magic Adobe charges $10/month for — yours for free, or unlock the full toolkit once.

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ScanLite is a free, no-login iPhone app that scans paper documents into clean, multi-page PDFs using Apple's on-device VisionKit edge detection. Scanning and PDF export are free forever, with no watermark and no account; a one-time Pro unlock adds searchable OCR, page merging, and password protection.

A deskewed “true document” with an invisible, searchable OCR text layer — the moment a crooked snapshot becomes a machine-legible PDF.

Everything the free apps gate — done right

One-tap scan

Automatic edge detection and perspective correction via Apple VisionKit. From launch to camera in a single tap.

Real multi-page PDFs

Openable, printable, shareable PDFs with correct page order — never an image-only file, never a watermark.

Private by design

Everything runs on your iPhone. No account, no upload, no cloud. Your documents never leave the device.

Searchable OCR

An invisible text layer makes scans selectable and searchable — find any word inside a scan.

Combine & export

Merge scans into one PDF, export pages as JPG or PNG, and password-protect sensitive documents.

Local library

Browse, rename and delete your scans. Local-first storage you own — even if you stop updating.

Free forever. Pro once.

€4.99
One-time purchase · no subscription
  • Searchable OCR text layer
  • Combine pages into one PDF
  • Export as JPG or PNG
  • Password-protect your PDFs
  • Remove all ads

Questions

Is there a free scan to PDF app for iPhone?

Yes. ScanLite is a free iPhone app that scans documents into real, multi-page PDFs with no watermark, no scan limit, and no account. It uses Apple's VisionKit for automatic edge detection and perspective correction. An optional one-time ScanLite Pro purchase adds extra tools, but scanning to PDF stays free forever.

Does ScanLite work offline?

Yes. ScanLite runs entirely on your iPhone and needs no internet connection to scan documents, create PDFs, or browse your library. It has no servers and no account, so every file is processed and stored on-device. Because nothing is ever uploaded, ScanLite works the same in airplane mode as it does online.

Does ScanLite add a watermark to scanned PDFs?

No. ScanLite never watermarks your PDFs, even on the free tier. Every scan exports as a clean, real, multi-page PDF that opens, prints, and shares anywhere. Many free scanner apps stamp a watermark or cap pages until you subscribe; ScanLite does neither, and there is no subscription at all.

How much does ScanLite cost?

ScanLite is free to download and free to scan documents to PDF, with no subscription and no recurring charge. ScanLite Pro is a single one-time purchase of EUR 4.99 that unlocks searchable OCR, page merging, JPG and PNG export, and password protection. You pay once and keep Pro forever, including across reinstalls.

Are my scanned documents private with ScanLite?

Yes. ScanLite is private by design: it has no servers, no account, and no cloud sync, so your scans never leave your iPhone. Documents live in a local, on-device library that only you control. Because there is no upload of your scans, no one but you can open your documents.

Can ScanLite create a searchable PDF with OCR?

Yes. ScanLite Pro adds an on-device OCR text layer that makes scanned PDFs searchable, so you can find any word inside a scan and select or copy its text. The OCR runs locally with Apple's Vision framework, so documents are never uploaded. OCR is part of the one-time ScanLite Pro unlock.

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