AI Document Scan Cleaner

Describe what needs fixing and AI cleans document scans instantly. No marking needed.

Receipt with shadows and faded text — Before

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Same receipt clean with clear black text on white — After

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Popular use cases:

document scanning
receipt cleanup
contract preparation
OCR improvement
archive digitization
invoice processing
form scanning
document digitization

Cost: Free No signup required
Time: Instant results in 15-30 seconds
Works on: Any device - browser, phone, tablet, desktop
Powered by: AI-powered photo editing

Scenario	Prompt	Time
Shadow removal	`remove shadows and make background white`	30s
Text enhancement	`enhance faded text to make it readable`	30s
Full cleanup	`clean scan, remove shadows, enhance text`	35s

How it works

Upload your document scan

Drop your image into EditThisPic. JPG, PNG, WebP up to 7MB. Phone photos of documents, scanner outputs, or camera-captured pages all work. Even crooked or shadowy scans can be cleaned.

Expect: Simple cleaning: 25-35 seconds. Complex fixes with perspective: 35-45 seconds.
Describe what to fix

Type what you want: 'clean the scan and enhance text clarity' or 'remove shadows and straighten the page.' The AI understands document problems—shadows, wrinkles, perspective distortion, faded text. No marking needed.

Tip: Combine fixes for comprehensive cleaning: 'remove shadows, enhance text, and straighten the perspective' handles everything at once.

Copy one of these to get started:

General scan cleanup clean the document scan, remove shadows, and enhance text clarity
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Perspective correction straighten the page and fix the perspective to make it look flat and professional
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Shadow removal remove shadows from the document and make the background pure white
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Faded text enhancement enhance the faded text to make it dark and readable, increase contrast
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2 more prompts

Wrinkle and fold removal remove wrinkles and fold lines from the paper, make it look smooth
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Comprehensive document restoration clean the scan completely - remove shadows, enhance text, straighten perspective, and remove wrinkles
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Review the cleaned document

Check that text is clear and readable, shadows are gone, and the page looks flat and straight. Verify important details like signatures, numbers, and fine print are preserved and legible.
Refine with markers if needed

If specific areas still have shadows or text needs more enhancement, tap markers on those spots and regenerate. Most document cleaning works perfectly on the first try.

Tip: Markers are optional precision tools. Try describing first—the AI usually handles entire document cleaning well.

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AI Document Scan Cleaner

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"I scan receipts and invoices with my phone for expense tracking. The shadows and wrinkles made OCR fail constantly. Now I clean them first—text extraction works perfectly every time." @Freelancer_Maya

See it in action

Shadow removal and text enhancement

A phone-photographed receipt cleaned to remove shadows and enhance text for OCR and archiving.

Prompt: clean the document scan, remove shadows, and enhance text clarity

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Contract document tilted with perspective distortion — Before

Same contract straightened with flat professional appearance — After

Perspective correction on contract

A crooked photo of a contract straightened to look like a professional flat scan.

Prompt: straighten the page and fix the perspective to make it look flat and professional

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If something looks off

AI changed the wrong area or something I didn't want changed

Why: The AI couldn't determine exactly which area you meant from description alone.

Try: Tap a marker on the specific area you want to change, then regenerate with the same prompt

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Tip: Markers tell the AI 'I mean THIS one specifically.' Use them when description alone is ambiguous.

AI removed important text or signatures while cleaning

Why: Very faint text or light handwriting can be mistaken for noise or shadows to remove.

Try: Tap markers on important text areas, regenerate: clean the document but preserve all text and signatures

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Tip: 'Preserve all text and signatures' explicitly tells the AI to keep written content intact.

Background isn't pure white after cleaning

Why: The original scan had colored or off-white paper that the AI tried to preserve.

Try: clean the scan and make the background pure white, increase brightness

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Tip: 'Pure white' and 'increase brightness' force the background to clean white regardless of original color.

Text enhancement made some areas too dark or blurry

Why: Aggressive text enhancement can over-darken or blur certain fonts or handwriting.

Try: enhance text clarity while keeping it sharp and natural-looking, not over-processed

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Tip: 'Sharp and natural-looking' prevents the AI from over-enhancing to the point of degradation.

Perspective correction warped or distorted parts of the document

Why: Complex page curves or multiple folds make perfect perspective correction challenging.

Try: straighten the document gently, keep text readable and proportions natural

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Tip: 'Gently' and 'natural proportions' prevent aggressive warping that can distort content.

Quick answers

Do I need to mark areas before cleaning the document?

No! Just describe what to fix: 'clean the scan and enhance text' or 'remove shadows and straighten the page.' The AI recognizes document content and fixes problems automatically. Only use markers if specific areas need different treatment or if the AI accidentally removes important content.

Can this fix documents photographed with a phone camera?

Yes! Phone photos often have shadows, angles, and perspective distortion. The AI handles all of these: 'remove shadows, straighten perspective, and enhance text.' It transforms casual phone photos into clean professional-looking scans suitable for printing or OCR.

Will cleaning improve OCR text recognition?

Absolutely! OCR fails on shadowy, faded, or crooked text. Cleaning documents first—removing shadows, enhancing text, fixing perspective—dramatically improves OCR accuracy. Clean scans with high-contrast text are what OCR software needs to succeed.

Can I clean old faded documents to make them readable?

Yes! Tell the AI: 'enhance the faded text to make it dark and readable, increase contrast.' This brings out text that's hard to see in original scans, perfect for old receipts, contracts, or archived documents that have degraded over time.

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AI Document Scan Cleaner

How it works

Upload your document scan

Describe what to fix

Review the cleaned document

Refine with markers if needed

See it in action

Shadow removal and text enhancement

Perspective correction on contract

If something looks off

Quick answers

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