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Scan-Look

Geben Sie einem PDF das Aussehen einer eingescannten Seite — leichte Schräglage, Papierkorn, weichere Kanten. Ein visueller Effekt, auf Ihrem Gerät angewendet.

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Some processes still expect a document to look like it came off a scanner: a slight rotation, uneven paper tone, a bit of noise. This tool renders every page and applies that treatment at a strength you choose, in colour or grayscale, at a resolution you set.

It changes how the document looks and nothing else, and the tool says so plainly: it does not make the file a real scan. Every page becomes an image, so the text stops being selectable and the file usually gets bigger. It is worth being clear about why you want this — if the goal is to pass a document off as something it is not, that is somebody else's problem to have; if the goal is a uniform look for an archive or a printed set, this is a reasonable way to get it.

How it works

  1. Drop in a PDF.
  2. Choose the strength: subtle, medium or strong.
  3. Pick colour or grayscale and set the resolution.
  4. Apply and download.

What people use it for

  • Giving a set of documents a uniform look when some were scanned and some were generated.
  • Producing a deliberately low-fidelity copy for a mock-up or a design proof.
  • Making a digital-born document match the appearance of the paper archive it joins.

Frequently asked questions

Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. The file is opened by JavaScript and WebAssembly running inside your own browser tab. It is never uploaded, there is no server-side processing and nothing is stored — closing the tab discards everything.
Does this turn my file into a real scan?
No. It changes the appearance only. The document has the same origin and the same metadata it had; what has changed is that its pages are now images that look scanned.
Why can I no longer select the text?
Because every page has been rendered to an image. That is inherent to the effect — the marks that make a page look scanned cannot be applied to live text objects. Keep the original if you need the text.
The file got much bigger.
Expected. Pages of text are compact; pages of photographic-looking image data are not. Lower the resolution if the file needs to be smaller, or run Compress afterwards.
Which resolution should I use?
Around 150 dpi looks right on screen and keeps the file reasonable. Go to 300 only if it will be printed — the effect is meant to look slightly rough, so extra resolution buys less than you would think.

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