# PDFiles: PDF Scanner & OCR — Scan to Files, No Subscription

> Scan to Files, No Subscription (iPhone/iPad app by Lukas Daniel Kofler.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfiles-pdf-scanner-and-ocr/id6759555917 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lukas Daniel Kofler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1879484123)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-02-25
- Data updated: 2026-11-15

## What is PDFiles?

Scan straight into the Files app. No subscription, no account, no tracking.

PDFiles is a fast, private document scanner for iPhone. Pick a folder in Files once – every scan lands there automatically as a clean PDF. No export maze, no folder picking before every scan.

NEW IN 3.0

• Magic Filter: finds every photo in your library that contains a document – receipts, letters, notes. Analyzed on your iPhone, nothing is uploaded.
• Searchable PDFs: find any word of your scans in Files and Spotlight.
• Smart file names: "2026-10-31 Invoice City Power" instead of "Scan-…" – date, type and sender are detected automatically.
• Smarter scanner: recognizes real documents only, highlights them live and captures automatically when the page holds still.
• Import photos: turn photos of documents into clean PDFs – several documents per photo.

SCANNING THAT JUST WORKS

• Several documents in one shot – receipts side by side become separate pages
• Auto capture, full-screen camera, macro focus for small receipts
• Edges are snapped to the paper for a clean crop
• Drag corners and edges, zoom in for precision, or circle a missing page
• Split double pages (books, sheet music) – along the fold, whichever way the book lies
• Pages turn upright automatically – based on the text, however you hold the phone
• Pages always keep their proportions – never stretched
• Built-in flashlight for dim rooms
• No 25-page limit: scan documents as long as you need

ORGANIZED IN FILES

• Scans go straight to your chosen folder – iCloud Drive, On My iPhone or any provider in Files
• Several target folders with colors and symbols (Pro)
• A4, A3 and US Letter (Pro)
• Merge PDFs, reorder and rotate pages, compress large files

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Everything runs on your iPhone. No account, no cloud upload, no tracking, no analytics. No account, no cloud upload, no tracking, no analytics.

PRO – ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER

Searchable PDFs, smart file names, Magic Filter, multiple folders and page formats. Pay once – no subscription, ever.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PDFiles Pro | $6.99 | one-time |


## Is PDFiles safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess PDFiles.

## Is PDFiles legit?

PDFiles: PDF Scanner & OCR has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PDFiles is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-11-14

The biggest PDFiles update so far – and still no subscription.

• Magic Filter (Pro): finds every document in your photo library, on your iPhone
• Searchable PDFs (Pro): find any word in Files and Spotlight
• Smart file names (Pro): date, type and sender, e.g. "2026-10-31 Invoice City Power"
• Scanner recognizes real documents only and captures automatically
• Calmer live highlight, edges snapped to the paper
• Full-screen camera, zoom in to adjust corners, drag edges, circle a missing page
• Import photos – several documents per photo
• Pages turn upright automatically, based on the text
• Split double pages along the fold, flashlight in the scanner, rotate pages in the page list
• Fresh Liquid Glass design, sharper thumbnails, faster large PDFs

Already Pro? All new Pro features are included – thank you for your support!

Wishes or problems? Settings → Feedback & Wishes. I read every message.

### 2.0 — 2026-06-17

PDFiles 2.0 is the biggest scanner update so far.

New scanner workflow:

• Detect multiple documents in one camera image
• Tap only the documents you want to include
• Use the tap order as the final PDF page order
• Keep the camera open and collect pages in a scan stack
• Save the full stack as one PDF when you are done

For longer scans:

• Scan multi-page PDFs without an artificial 25-page limit
• Reorder pages before saving
• See how many pages are already collected

For books, notes and two-page spreads:

• Split double pages into separate PDF pages
• Move or delete the divider line before saving
• Page numbers update automatically after splits

For precise results:

• Adjust document corners and edges manually
• Use a larger magnifier for accurate corner placement
• Add a manual scan area when automatic detection misses a page
• Camera preview and detection alignment are improved

Fixed:

• Sharing a selected document no longer opens an empty share sheet

PDFiles still processes scans locally on device using iOS and Apple frameworks. No account or cloud upload is required.

### 1.2 — 2026-03-17

We listened to our early users and implemented the following improvements:

• Improved onboarding experience
• Target folders now open directly in the Files app
• PDF merge now respects the order in which files are selected
• Minor improvements and bug fixes

Thank you for helping PDFiles grow.

### 1.1 — 2026-03-09

Version 1.1

• Support for multiple destination folders
• New paper formats including A4, A3 and US Letter
• Additional folder color customization
• Performance and stability improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-02-25

No release notes.

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