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Scanned PDF Converter

Add controlled rotation, tone, blur, noise, and an optional paper border to a local document without uploading it or claiming OCR.

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LOCAL SCAN APPEARANCE

Make a local document look scanned

Render a PDF or image, apply a controlled paper and scanner effect, and download a new image-based PDF without uploading the source.

No file selected

One PDF, JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF; up to 50 MB. DOCX and OCR are not supported.

-5° to 5°; each PDF page gets a small deterministic variation.

0–12 intensity units.

Paper treatment

The output is a real application/pdf made from raster images. Text, links, annotations, forms, signatures, metadata, and OCR are not preserved.

Choose a file to begin.

A QUICK WALKTHROUGH

How to use this tool

  1. Choose one PDF, JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF file within the displayed limits.
  2. Adjust the scan appearance and resolution, then create the image-based PDF.
  3. Review the result description and download the new PDF.

A bounded scan appearance

The tool renders local PDF pages or a single browser-decodable image, then applies rotation, brightness, contrast, blur, noise, optional grayscale, and a paper border. It creates a new image-based PDF; it does not add OCR or preserve editable text.

Local processing and limits

Input bytes, page count, decoded pixels, per-page pixels, and output size are bounded to keep work in browser memory. Encrypted, password-protected, damaged, animated, and unsupported inputs are refused or reduced to their browser-decoded still image.

What the output does not claim

This is a visual scan-effect converter, not an OCR, signature, authenticity, or document-fidelity tool. Links, annotations, forms, signatures, metadata, and selectable text are not preserved in the image-only PDF.

GOOD TO KNOW

Common questions

Does this perform OCR?

No. It creates a scanned-looking image PDF and does not recognize or add searchable text.

Which files are accepted?

One local PDF, JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF file. DOCX and other office formats are intentionally not accepted.

Is my document uploaded?

No. Decoding, rendering, effects, PDF creation, and download stay in this browser.

Will the result keep selectable text or form fields?

No. Each output page is a raster image. Keep the original when you need searchable text, links, forms, signatures, or metadata.