Earth Day is just around the corner! At iScanner, we saw this as an excellent opportunity to draw our users’ attention to the issue of perpetually increasing paper consumption. Our busy lifestyles often force us to forget about the environmental impact our everyday work routines have on nature. Fortunately, according to our recent research, iScanner users are aware of this impact, trying to reevaluate it and adopt new, sustainable practices. Individuals can confidently explore ways of going paperless to help our planet and sustain the environment, as it’s not just about large companies that ca ..read more

Gone are the days when we needed to visit a print shop just to scan documents—good riddance! Nowadays, we all carry a portable powerhouse right in our pockets that can handle a multitude of tasks, including scanning. We’re talking about smartphones, of course! In this post, we’ll explore how to scan with your iPhone. Plus, we’ll delve into some additional tricks to manage your paperwork on the go, allowing you to do more than just basic scans whenever needed. How to Scan with iPhone if You Scan Very Occasionally If you only need to scan and manage paperwork once in a very long while, you won’t ..read more

For Earth Day 2024, the award-winning app for scanning and managing documents iScanner, conducted a survey of American users. We surveyed 336 iScanner users in March 2024. The results showed Americans’ attitudes toward the problem of overusing paper, common practices of paper usage, and barriers to reducing paper. See some important insights from the report below and get the full report here. Please rate the significance of the following environmental issues for you.  Respondents rated paper overuse as a less important environmental issue than others mentioned. Only 31% answered that this ..read more

Need to convert files to PDFs, or split, merge, and compress them for a submission? iScanner could be a game-changer for your visa, college, or job applications, whether you’re on a mobile device or computer. This tool offers safe, free file conversions and goes above and beyond simple conversions to streamline your paperwork saving you money and sparing you the print shop visits. Intrigued? Let’s explore how iScanner simplifies file conversion and what more it can do to make your life easier. Three Ways to Convert Files with iScanner  Online, No Strings Attached If you’re new to iScanner ..read more

Have you heard of the TikTok Bold Glamour filter? It seems to know exactly what to highlight, what to conceal, and what to remove altogether to give a face the red-carpet look. Your documents too can have that dazzling makeover with our new AI background remover!  Ever faced these situations? Scanning a document that is a poor copy of a poor copy Scanning a page that has stray marks, coffee stains, or greasy prints on it Dealing with a scan that was done in poor lighting so it has a god-awful grayish tinge to it?  Trying to scan from a book with pages so thin that the next page blee ..read more

If you accidentally deleted something important in iScanner, you’ll be glad to know that you can restore it with a few taps because the app now has a Trash Folder. Everything you delete will be stored there until you decide to delete it permanently. Here’s a brief step-by-step on how to access, use, or disable the Trash Folder in the iScanner app.  What Does Trash Folder in iScanner Have in Store for You? Well, all your deleted files, of course! But apart from that, the Trash Folder has some features you might like:  Search. If you have a large number of files, simply type the file ..read more

Whether you want to make some space in your bag or turn your books into searchable PDFs, scanning them is a heck of a task. Even a high-end office scanner isn’t going to be much help—those who have tried will second that. However, the searchability alone sometimes is well worth the trouble of learning how to scan a book to PDF. Today, let’s look into how to scan a book in the most efficient way depending on your particular case.  How to Scan a Book to PDF  In order to choose how to scan a book in the most efficient and least painful way, you’ll need to answer a few questions first:&n ..read more

If you deal with lots of documents and often need to work on the go, iScanner Pro might be an investment that will pay dividends in time saved, efficiency gained, and frustrations avoided. Here are seven features of iScanner Pro that can push the needle in terms of how quickly you can get document-related work done.  Find Documents in No Time with the AI Search Feature  Did you know that scouring folders for documents can turn Bruce Banner into the Hulk faster than realizing the glasses were on his head the whole time? Having to comb through dozens of files can annoy the heck out of ..read more

Winter is the most popular time among students to apply for college. This window, called the regular decision deadline, is typically open in January and February. It’s the final chance to send your documents to your chosen institution and apply for the next year. So, the most essential task is to ensure all necessary documents are submitted accurately and promptly. Transcripts play a vital role among such documents in showcasing your academic achievements. Many institutions emphasize the importance of submitting official electronic copies of transcripts. Scanning and uploading them can signifi ..read more

If you use iScanner a lot, you likely have more than just recipes in the app. iScanner is one the safest scanner apps there are, but all its advanced safety features will be pointless if someone simply gets hold of your phone and decides to go through your files. Closing this loophole is easy, though. In this post, we wanted to remind you about a simple and often overlooked feature in the app: PIN code protection (and some other nifty ones that can protect your files from unwanted eyes).  How to Protect Your iScanner App with a PIN  You likely have PIN or FaceID protection on your ph ..read more