Here are four iOS apps that will help you capture paper on the go. (If you carry Android, check out this roundup of PDF scanner apps at Joy of Android.)Įvernote. Evernote was one of the first apps I remember adding support for the iPhone’s camera. There are now multiple camera modes, including a business card mode that scans a business card and extracts the contact information, and a mode for scanning Post-It notes. (I need to create an excuse to try that one.) There is also a document camera that will automatically detect the edges of a piece of paper, remove the background, and correct the image if the photo was taken at an angle.

If you’re going to save the scanned document in Evernote, just use Evernote to scan it. Evernote also offers Scannable, a standalone app that takes the point-and-go simplicity of their document camera and gives you some flexibility as to where the scan ends up. You can send it to Evernote (naturally), attach it to an email or an iMessage, or save it to iDisk. Scannable also supports iOS 8’s share sheets, so you can export scans to any app that accepts file (including Dropbox).

One unique thing about Scannable is that it doesn’t store any documents in the app. You have to save, share, or export a document before you scan the next one.

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