Magic Scan

The FREE and powerful text scanner powered by Apple Intelligence. Point your camera at any printed text — documents, books, signs, receipts — and Magic Scan extracts it instantly using on-device OCR. No cloud APIs, no sign-in, fully 
private.

LIVE CAMERA OCR
See text detected in real-time as you point your camera. Yellow bounding boxes highlight every word. Tap to capture — with haptic feedback and a flash animation.

SMART ENTITY DETECTION
Magic Scan automatically finds actionable information in your scans:
• Phone numbers — tap to call
• Addresses — tap to open in Maps
• URLs — tap to open in Safari
• Dates — tap to add to Calendar

APPLE TRANSLATION
Translate scanned text on-device using the native iOS Translation framework. Private, fast, no API keys required.

TEXT-TO-SPEECH
Hear any scanned text read aloud with one tap. Perfect for accessibility or hands-free use.

SHARE AS IMAGE
Export any scan as a beautifully styled card image. Share via AirDrop, Messages, social media, or save to Photos.

SCAN ANYTHING
• Receipts, invoices, and accounting documents
• Recipes from cookbooks
• Notes, letters, and certificates
• Whiteboard discussions and meeting notes
• Business cards and contact info
• Restaurant menus
• Magazine and newspaper articles
• Book pages and passages
• Instructions and product labels
• Road signs, airport signs, and station boards
• And much more...

SCAN HISTORY
Every scan is saved locally on your device. Swipe to delete, browse anytime. Your data never leaves your phone.

SCAN STATISTICS
See word count, character count, and estimated reading time for every scan.

DARK MODE
Full dark mode support with adaptive colors that look beautiful day and night.

PREMIUM
Remove ads with a one-time purchase. That's it — no subscriptions, no hidden fees.

PRIVACY FIRST
All processing happens on your device using Apple Vision and Apple Translation. No data is sent to any server. No account required.

Permissions needed:
• Camera — to scan text from printed sources
• Photos — to scan text from images in your library

Magic Scan — the smartest way to digitize the world around you.