ScanDrift
Make any PDF or image look like a real physical scan
What it does
ScanDrift applies realistic scanner artifacts to any PDF or image — grain, rotation drift, binding shadows, dust, streaks, lamp banding, paper yellowing, page warp, and crumple effects. Upload a clean digital doc and get back something that looks like it ran through a real office scanner. Supports signature compositing, batch processing, and ZIP export.
Does the same job
all alternatives →- MYMake Your PDF Look Scanned2020 · scanyourpdf.com · ▲607
- MYMake your PDF look scanned in browser2022 · lookscanned.io · ▲579
Implement scanyourpdf.com in JavaScript. No backend servers needed.
- MPMake PDFs look scanned (CLI or in the browser via WASM)Jun 2026 · github.com · ▲155
I made this because the online "make my PDF look scanned" tools want you to upload your file to their servers, which feels sketchy at best. Also, I wasn't happy with the output they produce, I wanted something that looks realistic.
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