They say the era of paper is coming to an end, but personally, nothing could be further from the truth. The difference is that now it's much easier to get digital copies, whether with all-in-one printers or with a simple photo using your smartphone. However, there are times when we need a more precise record of an item, or to extract text via OCR. That's where the Adobe Scan mobile app comes in. No matter if it's documents, business cards, physical photos, magazines, or something written on a whiteboard, the app will detect and digitize it in an instant.
Some do everything they can to eradicate paper from their lives. Others go in exactly the opposite direction. And in the middle, a need: to go from "physical" to "digital" as quickly as possible, without headaches. Granted, that's the job of a traditional scanner, now reduced to a secondary function in all-in-one printers, but there are two details: 1) In some regions, those all-in-ones are very expensive, and 2) Most of us have a smartphone in our pocket, ready to do that job.
How to turn your mobile into a scanner
The key is to download an app like Adobe Scan. The only major drawback in this software (one that probably won't appeal to some users) is that it requires an account, whether it's Facebook, Google, or an Adobe ID. This requirement is tied to Adobe Cloud, and I had to dust off my old Adobe credentials (last login in 2014). Once we get past that barrier, all we have to do is choose a scanning mode: Business cards, documents, forms, and whiteboards.
Adobe Scan detects the perimeter of what you want to scan, but you can recalibrate the results to your liking. Once done, you have the option to export the material to PDF, and even run OCR automatically, with a prior language selection in the preferences menu (English is the default, but Spanish is on the list). Other options there enable dark mode, block mobile network access (although nothing stops us from doing this in the app settings within Android), and save the original images to the gallery.
If we set aside the ID requirement, the truth is that Adobe Scan works very well. The latest update was published last week, and user feedback is very positive... something rare, considering that Adobe doesn't inspire much loyalty.
(Editor's note: Although the article focuses on the Android version, Adobe Scan is also available for iOS).
Adobe Scan (Android): Here
Adobe Scan (iOS): Here
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