Scan files as PDFs with your mobile device

Need a PDF of a physical document, but can’t find a scanner? Just scan it using the Google Drive app and your device’s camera. Your scanned document is stored in Drive as a PDF. Examples Scan receipts, customer files, and other important documents on the go. Create instant PDFs of your paper documents. Keep online PDFs that you can access from any device.

Scan a document

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1. Open the Google Drive app .
2. At the bottom right, tap the Add and then Scan or the camera icon .
3. Point your device’s camera at a document.
   • A blue line outlines the document. This indicates where the picture will be cropped.
4. Take a photo of the document that you'd like to scan.
   • Optional: You can toggle automatic capture by choosing between Manual and Auto capture.
5. Adjust your scanned document.
   • Adjust scan area: Tap Crop & Rotate .
   • Adjust the colors, or make image grayscale: Tap Filter .
   • Erase stains, fingers, and more: Tap Clean .
   • Scan another page: Tap Add .
   • Retake the photo: Tap Retake .
   • Delete a page: Tap Delete .
6. Tap Done.
7. Create your own file name or select a suggested title.
8. Optional: To select the Drive folder where you’ll save the document, tap Location.
9. To save the finished document, tap Save.