Your documents stay local
Scans, imported pages, thumbnails, OCR text, folders, and search data live in the app container on your device.
Local privacy
How Flatscan keeps scanned documents private on iPhone and iPad
Scans, imported pages, OCR text, folders, and search data stay in the app container on your device.
Scans, imported pages, thumbnails, OCR text, folders, and search data live in the app container on your device.
Local privacy
OCR runs on device
Flatscan uses Apple's Vision framework for text recognition. There is no server-side OCR pipeline.
Exports are your choice
When you share a PDF or TXT file, Apple's share sheet lets you choose the destination.
Built for everyday paper
No accounts. No document uploads. No analytics SDK.
OCR runs on device
Flatscan uses Apple's Vision framework for text recognition. There is no server-side OCR pipeline.
Exports are your choice
When you share a PDF or TXT file, Apple's share sheet lets you choose the destination.
Quick answers
Does Flatscan upload my documents?
Does Flatscan upload my documents?
No. Flatscan does not upload document images, OCR text, document titles, search queries, or archive contents to Flatscan servers.
Can I import existing PDFs or photos?
Yes. Flatscan can scan with the camera or import pages from Photos, Files, and PDFs into the same local archive.
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