DocLocal: PDF Scanner & OCR

Scan receipts, contracts & IDs to PDF with on-device OCR. Search text, merge, compress, sign & watermark—everything stays private on your iPhone. No upload required.

DocLocal turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Scan paper to PDF, recognize text on device, organize files in folders, and edit PDFs—all without uploading your documents to the cloud.

WHY DOCLOCAL? • Private by design — PDFs and OCR stay on your iPhone unless you share them • On-device OCR — searchable PDFs, copy text, full-text search across your library • No account required — start scanning in seconds • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock for your document library

SCAN & CREATE PDF • Multi-page document scanner with auto edge detection • Import photos or existing PDF files • Filters: Auto Clean, Document, B&W, Grayscale, and more • Rotate, crop, reorder, add or remove pages before saving • Edit pages on saved PDFs anytime

SMART ORGANIZATION • Folders for Contracts, Tax, Medical, Invoices, Banking, and more • Smart rename suggestions from OCR content • Tags, favorites, pin, and advanced filters (date, amount, type) • Find duplicate PDFs and manage Trash

POWERFUL PDF TOOLS

Edit & Mark Up • Highlight — mark important areas in your PDF with color highlights • Text notes — add text notes directly on any page • Signature — draw a signature or import one from a photo; move, resize, and reuse saved signatures • Watermark — add custom text watermarks with adjustable size, color, opacity, and rotation; centered or full-page repeat

Protect & Clean Up • Password protection — lock PDFs with a password; create a protected copy, original unchanged • Redact text — hide sensitive information (IDs, account numbers, emails) with solid color or blur; creates a flattened, share-safe PDF

Pages & File Size • Split & extract pages — pull out page ranges like 1-3, 5, 8; choose A4, Letter, Legal, or original size • Merge PDFs — combine multiple files into one • Compress PDF — reduce file size with original, high-quality, balanced, or maximum compression (Pro)

Export & Print • Export pages as JPEG — save each page as a separate JPG image • Export to Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx) from recognized OCR text (Pro) • AirPrint — send PDFs directly to your printer • Share PDFs via the iOS share sheet

SEARCH • Search inside OCR text across all your documents instantly

LANGUAGES App interface: English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic. OCR supports 20+ document languages including English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, and more.

DOCLOCAL PRO (OPTIONAL) Upgrade to remove ads and unlock: • Watermark, signature, password protection, highlight, text notes, and redact • Word & Excel export • Maximum PDF compression • Unlimited smart rename Pro works fully on device—your files are never uploaded for Pro features.

FREE VERSION INCLUDES Scanning, OCR, library organization, merge/split/compress (standard presets), JPEG export, AirPrint, and 5 smart renames per day.

DocLocal is built for students, freelancers, small businesses, and anyone who wants a document scanner that respects privacy.

Questions or feedback? Contact us through the email: northernstudiovn@gmail.com.

DocLocal is available under Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA).

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/