Tools · iEdit Scanner
Scanner and document tools
The camera as a scanner, text recognition that runs on your phone, and a document library to keep what you scan and import.
The scanner finds the edges of a page in the live camera, takes the photo by itself when you hold still, straightens the page and cleans it up. Save it and you get a full-resolution PDF with an invisible text layer, so it can be searched like any digital document. ID cards go front and back on one A4 page at true size, and the QR scanner reads codes and barcodes and offers the right action for each.
Text recognition uses the engine built into your device and adds open-source Tesseract models for scripts your device cannot read, which download only when you ask. A photo of a page becomes editable text, a Word file, a spreadsheet or a slide. Everything you scan, import or create lands in My files, in categories you name, and files from other apps open straight into iEdit.
Every Document tool
Each tool has its own page with what it does, how it works and what to expect.
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Document scanner
Scan paper with your camera into a clean, full-resolution, searchable PDF -
ID card scanner
Both sides of a card on one A4 page, at real size, as a searchable PDF -
Searchable PDF
Every scan gets an invisible text layer, so any PDF reader can search and copy it -
Extract text from image
Read the printed text in a photo or a page and copy it, in nine scripts -
QR & barcode scanner
Read QR codes and barcodes from the camera or a photo, then act on them -
Image to Word
Photograph a page and get a Word document of its text, one page per photo -
Image to Excel
Photograph a printed table and get a spreadsheet you can sort and total -
Image to PowerPoint
Photos become slides, with any printed text in them written into the notes -
Import documents
Bring PDFs, photos, videos and Office files into My files from Files, Photos or any app -
My files
Your scans, PDFs, photos and videos in categories, with search, thumbnails and a viewer
Questions about Document in iEdit
Is the document scanner free?
Yes. Scanning, the filters, batch mode and the searchable PDF are free, and scans are saved to My files. Sharing a scan with another app or saving it to Files is part of iEdit Premium, an optional monthly subscription with a 3-day free trial.
Which languages can iEdit read?
Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Cyrillic, Arabic, Thai and Greek scripts. Most are built into your device; on Android, Cyrillic, Arabic, Greek and Thai, and on iPhone Greek, use a one-time model download of 8 to 37 MB that you start yourself.
Does scanning or text recognition send my pages anywhere?
No. The camera image, the page detection, the text recognition and the saved PDF all stay on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, no account is needed, and the scanner works without an internet connection.
Can iEdit read handwriting?
No. Text recognition in iEdit is for printed text. Handwritten notes are not recognised, although you can still scan them to a PDF.
Get iEdit free
Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.