PlainScan: PDF Scanner & OCR

Find papers by words inside

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

No watermark, no sign-up. Every scan is read on your device, so you can find any paper by a word printed on it. Scan to PDF — then find any paper by the words printed on it. PlainScan turns contracts, receipts and letters into clean PDFs and reads the text on your device. Later, type a word like "lease" or "invoice" and the right document comes up. FREE, WITH NO WATERMARK - Scanning with automatic edge detection and perspective correction - Text recognition in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese — unlimited - Search documents by the words inside them - Suggested titles from the first line - Filters, rotate, reorder, delete and split pages - Merge two documents, share as PDF or JPG - Import PDFs and photos from Files or Photos NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE No sign-up and no server. Scans and recognized text stay on this device. No ads or analytics. PLAINSCAN PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION) - Signatures: save your finger signature and place it on any page - Password PDF: lock with AES-256 before sharing - Batch: merge three or more documents, share several at once Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://inphilchoi.github.io/plainscan-privacy/

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    Seller
    INPHIL CHOI
    Size
    20.4 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 4 more
    • English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    © 2026 CreativeLab