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Home › Software › How To Instantly Scan Photos Using Your Phone

How To Instantly Scan Photos Using Your Phone

November 21, 2014 • Updated Jan 17, 2026 • Software • 1 min read

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Check out this new app that allows you to use your phone as a scanner. What differentiates this app from other phone scanning apps is that it crops and aligns the images automatically and instantly. Neat!

Download iOS version.
Download Android version.

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