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PaperTrail
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Scan papers without sending them to the cloud.

Capture receipts, contracts, and notes on your iPhone or iPad. Your documents stay on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking.

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  • 100% on-device
  • No login
  • Works offline

PaperTrail library on iPhone

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Built for the paperwork you actually have.

Clear copies of receipts, forms, and multi-page notes, without learning a new cloud service.

Point, capture, done

PaperTrail finds the page edges for you, straightens the photo, and keeps text easy to read, even when the paper sits at an angle on a desk.

Scanner viewfinding a document

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Search the words inside your scans

Every PDF keeps a text layer made on your device. Look up a name, date, or phrase later without digging through photo albums.

Search results across scanned documents

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Folders that stay out of the way

File receipts, contracts, and notes into folders. Archive what you are done with. Everything stays searchable from one library.

PaperTrail library with folders

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  • Share when you choose

    Send a PDF or image through Mail, Files, AirDrop, or any app you already use. Nothing uploads in the background.

  • Start from Lock Screen

    Open the scanner from a Lock Screen widget, Control Center, Shortcuts, or the Action Button when you need it fast.

  • Works offline

    No Wi‑Fi required. Scan on a plane, in a waiting room, or anywhere your phone already works.

Open it. Scan. That is the whole setup.

The first screen explains what the app does in plain language. There is no tutorial maze and nothing asking for permission to follow you around the internet.

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    No account to create

    Open the app and start scanning. There is no sign-up screen and no email required.

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    No ads in the way

    The app stays quiet. You will not get banners, pop-ups, or upsells while you work.

  3. 3

    Feels like a built-in tool

    Camera, Face ID, widgets, and the share sheet work the way other iPhone apps do.

Private by default, not as an upgrade.

Your papers can include bank details, medical forms, and IDs. PaperTrail is designed so those pages never need to leave your phone.

  • Everything stays on your device

    Scanning, text recognition, and PDFs happen on your iPhone or iPad. There is no PaperTrail cloud holding your files.

  • Lock what matters

    Protect the whole app or just certain folders with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode.

  • Nothing to track

    No advertising SDKs, no analytics profiles, and no hidden upload of your documents.

Ideas we are currently developing

Features in progress that stay local, stay simple, and only ship when they earn a place on your home screen.

  • Sign right on the page

    Add a signature with your finger or Apple Pencil, then keep those signatures behind Face ID.

  • Password-protect a shared PDF

    When you email a sensitive scan, lock the file itself so only the right person can open it.

  • Smarter auto-naming

    Suggest a title from the page text after you scan, so filing takes one fewer tap.

Keep your document trail on your device.

Download PaperTrail for iPhone and iPad when you want a scanner that stays out of your business.

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