PhotoScan by Google Photos

Google LLC

About this app

PhotoScan is a scanner app from Google Photos that lets you scan and save your favourite printed photos using your phone’s camera.



Picture perfect and glare free



Don’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans, wherever your photos are.



– Get glare-free scans with an easy step-by-step capture flow



– Automatic cropping based on edge detection



– Straight, rectangular scans with perspective correction



– Smart rotation, so that your photos stay right-side-up no matter which way you scan them



Scan in seconds



Capture your favourite printed photos quickly and easily, so that you can spend less time editing and more time looking at your bad childhood haircut.



Safe and searchable with Google Photos



Back up your scans with the Google Photos app to keep them safe, searchable and organised. Bring your scans to life with movies, filters and advanced editing controls. And share them with anyone, just by sending a link.

Ratings and reviews

I am gifting a video of past holiday photos for my grandparents & the oldest photo is 1967! I can lay them all out on a table & take a scan one-by-one, yet it's really fast & super easy! You can rotate/crop right in the app & no matter how shaky my attempt is, they turn out great! I was rating 4 stars because I wasn't sure where to get the photos after scanned (no share option) & realized they're all right there on my Google photos! This tool is 11 out of 10!!!! SOo TIME SAVING & AWESOME!

This is a great little app that takes flawless document scans every time. The one thing I find amusing is lining up the white dot with the four corner dots - it's like a challenging video game - and you better be good at hand-eye coordination! But darn if that thing doesn't come out great no matter how messed up my attempt is! Definitely a good tool in the kit.

Not always clear (the lens is clean and no scratches) and taking 4 different shots is time consuming. All other apps just scan. Why can't this app? Plus this app can't find the edges of the photo on a plain surface which is also frustrating! And if you don't hold your phone exactly straight you'll get a wonky picture. I know that you're better than that Google!

What's new

Easier capture and save
Scanned photos are saved to your device on capture.

Improved corner editor
In addition to the corners, you can now drag the edges to adjust the automatic cropping of your scanned photo.