# How to scan a document to PDF on iPhone | Nimbo

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# How to scan a document to PDF on iPhone

Written by the Nimbo team · Last updated October 1, 2026

Short answer

To scan a document to PDF on iPhone, open Nimbo and tap Scan. Hold the page in view: the edges are found automatically and the shot is taken. Add more pages if you need, tap Save, and you get one cropped, flattened PDF in your Library.

## Step by step

1. Open Nimbo and tap Scan on the Home screen.
2. Point the camera at the page; Nimbo detects the edges and captures it.
3. Keep going for more pages: they all go into the same PDF.
4. Adjust the corners or the filter if needed.
5. Tap Save: the PDF lands in your Library, ready to share.

## Why Nimbo

- Scanning is free and runs entirely on your iPhone.
- Multi-page scans in a single PDF.
- Make the text searchable with on-device OCR (Nimbo Pro).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is scanning free?

Yes. Scanning to PDF is part of the free features, with no watermark and no account.

### Can I scan receipts and ID documents?

Yes. Everything is processed on your device and stays in your Library.

### Can I search the text of a scan?

With Nimbo Pro, Recognize Text (OCR) makes the words of a scanned PDF searchable and selectable.

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[JPG to PDF](https://nimbopdf.com/jpg-to-pdf/)[Compress PDF](https://nimbopdf.com/compress-pdf/)

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