How to scan books on an iPhone?

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How to scan books on an iPhone?

I’m trying to digitize some of my books into PDFs. I tried taking photos with my phone and converting them to PDF, but it’s way too tedious. Is there a faster way to do this?

iPhone 15

Posted on Mar 3, 2025 10:18 PM

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OliviaMarsh

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Mar 3, 2025 10:59 PM in response to barden_k

Just open Files, tap the three dots in the top right, and select Scan Documents. Your scans are saved directly as a PDF. Apple has a guide for this: How to scan documents on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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Mar 4, 2025 12:47 AM in response to barden_k

You can cut your scanning time in half with a scanning app that has a book scan mode, so you can scan two pages with one tap. I’ve been using PDFgear Scan lately, and it works pretty well. You might find it useful!

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barden_k Author

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Mar 3, 2025 11:49 PM in response to OliviaMarsh

I never knew that! Thank you very much. I just tried it, and it’s pretty convenient. But I have almost 300 pages to scan, so this is going to take forever. Hopefully, my fingers don’t cramp up halfway through.

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barden_k Author

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Mar 4, 2025 1:07 AM in response to OliviaMarsh

Sounds good. I’ll check it out.

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How to scan books on an iPhone?

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