# Adobe Scan AI PDF Scanner, OCR

> This PDF and document scanner gives you clean, easy-to-read files with a scan.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adobe.scan.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adobe.scan.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.adobe.scan.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adobe
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 252,117,110
- **Rating:** 4.63 / 5 (3,031,910 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.08.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2017-05-31
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 169 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.scan.android)
- **Website:** [https://helpx.adobe.com/mobile-apps/help/adobe-scan-faq.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/mobile-apps/help/adobe-scan-faq.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html](http://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html)

## Description

The document scanner app in your pocket. Adobe Scan AI turns photos and paper into searchable PDFs with fast OCR, smart cropping, and cloud storage, making it easy to organize receipts, forms, and notes across devices.

Use AI-powered features to pull key points, generate summaries, draft emails or reports from scans, and export to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Edit text, enhance images, and securely share PDFs across Adobe apps.

## Rankings

- #575 — Overall
- #8 — Business (Gross)
- #32 — Business (Free)
- #198 — Top app in Italy
- #1 — scan
- #3 — ocr

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_QUERY_CANDIDATE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.adobe.scan.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.samsung.android.iap.permission.BILLING`

## Review summary

Overall, reviews are predominantly positive. Users praise Adobe Scan for being easy to use, with a helpful OCR-to-PDF workflow and fast upload of documents and photos. The main drawbacks cited are a troublesome default OCR behavior that cannot be easily disabled during scanning, a sign-in requirement accompanied by SSL errors, and occasional reliability problems where the app doesn't work for some users. Nevertheless, many reviewers find the app valuable for digitizing papers and replacing other tools like Office Lens.

### Pros

- Easy to use / user-friendly
- OCR-based PDF creation is helpful
- Fast and convenient for uploading documents and pictures
- High overall quality and positive reception (very good/excellent)
- Useful for digitizing important documents and turning papers into PDFs

### Cons

- OCR feature is forced by default and cannot be easily disabled during scanning
- Requires sign-in and has SSL errors on the sign-in page
- Occasional reliability issues where the app doesn't work for some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adobe.scan.android)