About this app
Turn your mobile device into a powerful, intelligent scanning tool with the Adobe Scan app. Effortlessly capture documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, business cards, and more. Using advanced image technology, Adobe Scan automatically detects borders, sharpens scanned content, and recognizes text with its built-in Optical Character Recognition (OCR). This transforms your scans into high-quality Adobe PDFs or JPEGs that you can work with easily.
Go beyond simple scanning. Edit your scans directly within the app – crop, rotate, reorder pages, and adjust colors or brightness. Enhance photos and documents from your camera roll with versatile correction features. Need to find specific information later? The automatic OCR makes your scanned text searchable and reusable. You can easily copy text from scans or search within long documents. Combine multiple scans into a single organized PDF, perfect for multi-page reports or collecting related receipts. Share your scans instantly via email or messaging apps, or save them directly to Adobe Document Cloud or other popular cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox for access anywhere. Adobe Scan integrates seamlessly with Adobe Acrobat Reader, allowing you to add comments, fill forms, and sign documents digitally.
Powerful Scanning Features:
- Capture high-quality scans of documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, and business cards using your device camera.
- Automatic text recognition (OCR) converts scanned images into searchable, editable text instantly.
- Clean up scans effectively with automatic border detection, perspective correction, cropping, rotation, and advanced color adjustments.
- Save your scans as versatile and widely compatible PDF or JPEG files for easy sharing and storage.
- Combine multiple pages and scans seamlessly into a single, organized PDF document.
- Share scans effortlessly via email, messaging platforms, or upload directly to cloud storage services.
- Enhance existing photos and documents from your gallery with powerful scanning and cleanup tools.
- Seamless integration with Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Document Cloud for a complete document workflow.
- Extract contact information automatically from scanned business cards and save it to your device contacts.
Reviews
Best scanner app I've used. The quality of the scans is excellent, almost like using a flatbed scanner. Integration with Adobe Cloud is seamless. Saves me so much time managing documents for my business. The premium features are worth considering if you scan frequently.
Very good app, reliable and easy to use. The cleanup tools are great for fixing shadows or skewing. My only wish is for more export options in the free version, but it creates perfect PDFs which is the main thing I need. OCR works well most of the time.
Solid performance and does exactly what it promises. Scan quality is top-notch. However, it pushes the premium subscription quite often which can be slightly annoying. But the core free features are very functional and sufficient for basic needs.
Excellent application! The automatic document detection saves so much hassle. I use it daily for scanning invoices and notes. The ability to reorder pages in a multi-page scan before saving is a lifesaver. Never had any crashes or major issues.
It's a decent scanning app, gets the job done. Sometimes the edge detection isn't perfect and requires manual adjustment. The OCR can struggle with handwritten notes, but that's understandable. Good, but there might be simpler alternatives if you don't need all the Adobe bells and whistles.
What's new
Last updated: March 28, 2025
- Improved OCR accuracy for documents with complex layouts and mixed fonts.
- Enhanced edge detection algorithms for quicker and more precise automatic cropping, especially in low light.
- Added new filters for optimizing whiteboard captures, reducing glare and improving contrast.
- Squashed several bugs related to cloud synchronization and sharing to specific third-party apps.
- Performance optimizations for faster app launch and smoother navigation between scans.
Last updated: February 15, 2025
- Introduced a new 'Book Mode' feature designed to scan facing pages of open books with automatic splitting and perspective correction.
- Refined the user interface for managing multi-page documents, making reordering and deleting pages more intuitive.
- Fixed an issue where automatic color correction occasionally oversaturated images.
- Improved handling of large PDF exports for better stability.
- Updated compatibility for the latest Android versions and devices.
Last updated: January 10, 2025
- Enhanced business card scanning: Improved accuracy for recognizing various card formats and extracting information.
- Streamlined the sharing workflow with more direct options for common messaging and cloud apps.
- Addressed minor UI inconsistencies reported by users.
- General stability improvements and background performance tweaks.
- Updated localization for several languages.
Data safety
Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer (Adobe) provided this information and may update it over time.
Data shared with third parties
May share: App activity (for analytics and performance), Device or other IDs (for functionality and advertising purposes, where applicable).
Data collected
May collect: Approximate location, Personal info (Name, Email address, User ID - for account management), Financial info (for in-app purchases), User content (Files and docs you scan and process), App activity & performance data, Device or other IDs.
Security practices
Data is encrypted in transit between your device and Adobe servers.
You can request that data associated with your account be deleted through Adobe account settings.
Absolutely essential app! The OCR is incredibly accurate, even with slightly crumpled receipts. It makes digitizing my paperwork so much faster. The auto-capture feature works like magic. Highly recommend it for students and professionals alike.