Simple Scan

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Love the Apple Notes document scanner, but want to use it outside of Notes to email, message, or send PDFs to other apps? Simple Scan is for you.
Simple Scanhttps://agiletortoise.com/simple-scan/

Simple Scan 8 is out! Ready for iOS 26 – with new on-device AI suggestions for filename input based on scan content...and a great new scanning UI when running on iOS 26.

Free download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id6477965455?mt=8&uo=4

TIP: Simple Scan's widget and Control Center controls can be configured to use a specific destination.

If you want to have a quick way to launch Simple Scan and be prompted to select from your destination each time, try assigning this shortcut to a Lock Screen or Control Center control – it will ask you to select a destination, then go directly to scanning.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/5e89a03936d040a9b4322756b7f6b6ee

Shortcuts

TIP: Adjusting Crop Area while scanning

Based on some early feedback, this seems to be an overlooked feature. If you manually adjust the crop area in a scan - do NOT use the corners, which look temptingly like handles. Grab along the side of the crop frame, and the corners act as magnification loupes to let you get just the right spot!

Simple Scan 7 is out! Alternate app icons, and better error reporting. Details: https://agiletortoise.com/simple-scan/changelog
Easy, hassle-free document scanning for iPhone.

Simple Scan is a lightweight document scanner to quickly scan and send to email, messages, files, or any share destination.

This week for @club members in MacStories Weekly, I get into room-sized scanners, carbon paper, and why you should just use Simple Scan.

https://club.macstories.net/posts/macstories-weekly-issue-460

MacStories Weekly: Issue 460

So excited! Simple Scan has been named "Best New App Runner-Up" in @MacStories Select 2024 ! https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2024-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/#best-new-app-runner-up
MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

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Simple Scan 6 is out! Ready for iOS 18, Control Center Integration, new [[input]] tag to be prompted for input (like file names) when sending to custom destinations!

Download on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id6477965455?mt=8&uo=4&at=11l4Cf&ct=website

‎Simple Scan • Quick Scanner

‎Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere. ## FEATURES ## * Same great scanning functionality as Notes, but no need to clutter your notes data with one-off scans * Create high-resolution multi-pag…

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Are you running iOS betas and want to help test new Simple Scan features? Control Center support and some other goodies, like support for an [[input]] tag in custom destinations to prompt for input of a file name or other information, are in the beta!

TestFlight invite: https://testflight.apple.com/join/5I9XpfUP

Join the Simple Scan • Quick Scanner beta

Available on iOS

Interested in beta testing Simple Scan? Sign up for our TestFlight using the link below. This Summer, we’re testing iOS 18-ready features like Control Center integration and dark-light mode-ready app icons! https://testflight.apple.com/join/5I9XpfUP
Join the Simple Scan • Quick Scanner beta

Available on iOS

Simple Scan 5 is out! New "Text" format option to output raw OCR results to a plain text file, and global accent color selection.

Download on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id6477965455?mt=8&uo=4

‎Simple Scan • Quick Scanner

‎Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere. ## FEATURES ## * Same great scanning functionality as Notes, but no need to clutter your notes data with one-off scans * Create high-resolution multi-pag…

App Store