Convert any PDF into an image-based scanned PDF online free. Choose between a clean scan, a camera shot look, or a phone photo effect. Removes all selectable text — pages become pure images. Works entirely in your browser with no uploads.
Renders each PDF page as a high-quality image and reassembles them into a new PDF. Choose Clean for a plain image-based PDF, Camera Shot for subtle warmth and vignette, or Phone Photo for a more natural handheld camera feel with visible light variation.
The output PDF contains only embedded images with no selectable, copyable, or searchable text. This is achieved entirely inside your browser — your original PDF is never sent to any server.
Process multi-page PDFs with no watermarks, no account required, and no file count limits. Each page is tracked individually so you can follow progress on large documents.
Turn any PDF into a scanned-looking image-based document in three simple steps.
Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF. Supports all PDFs up to 100MB including multi-page documents. No sign-up or account needed.
Select Clean for a straightforward image-based PDF, Camera Shot for a subtle real-world scan feel, or Phone Photo for a warm, naturally-lit photo effect with gentle brightness variation.
Click "Convert to Scanned PDF" and download your file. All pages are converted to images and packed into a single PDF ready to share or print.
Converting a PDF to a scanned image-based document is useful in many everyday situations.
Submit assignments that look like they were printed and scanned. Many academic portals expect scanned documents and this tool produces a convincing result without needing a physical printer or scanner.
Share PDFs where you want to prevent text selection, copying, or editing. An image-based PDF cannot be directly extracted or modified, making it ideal for distributing finalized documents.
Create documents that look like they were physically scanned on a flatbed or photographed with a phone. Useful for mockups, demonstrations, and workflows that require a scanned appearance.
Convert digital PDFs into image-based archives that mimic the appearance of physical document scans. Consistent with existing scanned record collections without requiring a real scanner.
Upload your PDF to our free tool, choose a scan style (Clean, Camera Shot, or Phone Photo), and click "Convert to Scanned PDF". Each page is rendered as an image and the output PDF contains only those images — no selectable text, just like a real scanned document.
Clean produces a plain image-based PDF with no visual effects — just pixel-perfect page renders. Camera Shot adds subtle warmth, slight edge vignette, and mild brightness variation per page to simulate a flatbed scan or decent camera. Phone Photo applies stronger warmth and vignette with more noticeable brightness variation, mimicking a handheld phone camera shot.
No. The output PDF contains only embedded images — there is no text layer. This means text cannot be selected, copied, searched, or extracted from the converted file.
No. Everything runs locally in your browser using PDF.js and the HTML5 Canvas API. Your file never leaves your device. This makes it safe for confidential assignments, legal documents, or personal files.
Yes. All pages are processed in order with per-page progress tracking. The output is a single PDF with every page converted to an image.
With the Clean setting the output is visually near-identical to the original but image-based. Camera Shot and Phone Photo add subtle color and lighting effects. All settings preserve the full page layout and content.
The tool supports PDFs up to 100MB. Larger multi-page PDFs will take longer to process since each page is rendered at 2x resolution. The output PDF may be larger than the original because pages are stored as JPEG images.
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