Book → PDF
Finds the pages, splits the spread and flattens the curve. Saved as a tiny, searchable PDF.
The AI book scanner that reads to you
A whole paper book,
on your phone in 10 minutes.
Open the book and shoot. AI flattens curved pages, cleans up margins and fingers, and reads every word. Scan once — then keep it as a PDF, an eBook, an audiobook or a translation.
- EPUB
- Audiobook
- Translation
Free on iPhoneApp Store
Free · iPhone · iOS 17.6 or later
Scan once, use four ways
Scan once. Use it four ways.
Book → EPUB
Page numbers, running heads and footnotes removed, paragraphs rebuilt — an eBook that reads well anywhere.
Book → Audiobook
Listen to the books you used to read. Headers and page numbers are skipped, only the text is read aloud.
Book → Translation
Translate a foreign-language book cover to cover. Side by side with the original, or translation only.
Capture · Correction
Open it, shoot it.
The app does the rest.
PantaScan finds the book in real time, locks onto its edges and captures both pages of a spread at once, then splits them. Curved paper is flattened and the fingers holding the book are erased.
- Real-time book detection · timed continuous capture
- Shoot a two-page spread, get two pages
- Curve correction · margin cleanup · finger removal
- Shoot with a Bluetooth remote or the volume buttons
On-device OCR
No internet needed —
it reads every word.
Text recognition happens entirely on your iPhone. Neither your photos nor your text go to a server. Search, copy and fix the text right after you shoot.
- Switch between photo, text or both
- Ultra-light searchable PDF · TXT export
- Fix misread characters on the spot
- Import PDFs and images scanned in other apps
EPUB eBooks BETA
Not just copied text —
rebuilt as a real book.
Copy text alone and you get broken line breaks and page numbers stuck between paragraphs. PantaScan filters out running heads, page numbers and footnotes, rebuilds paragraphs and chapters, and keeps the illustrations.
- Cleans up headers, page numbers and footnotes
- Keeps pictures and tables
- Read it all for free in the built-in viewer
- Convert imported PDFs into eBooks too
Whole-book translation
That foreign book on your shelf —
now in your language.
Scan a book in another language and PantaScan translates the whole thing. There is no page limit, and it uses Apple’s on-device translator, so the text never leaves your phone.
- Side by side with the original, or translation only
- Full-book translation, no page limit
- Download a language pack once, then translate offline
Read · Listen
With your eyes, or your ears.
Every scanned book lands on your shelf. Pick one and start reading or listening. Highlights, bookmarks, fonts and line spacing — make it yours.
- TTS audiobooks · listen while you scan
- Highlights · bookmarks · full-text search
- Font · text size · line spacing · background
- App available in 9 languages
5 No’s · On-device by default
Your books never leave your phone.
Capture, correction, OCR and translation all run on your iPhone.
- No server
- No upload
- No data charges
- No Wi-Fi needed
- No worries
See it in action
Seeing is believing
Unedited screen recordings from a real iPhone.
Curious about the results? Sample PDF 1 Sample PDF 2 (includes Korean, English and Japanese)
Pricing
Start for free
Try everything first. Decide only when you want to take the files out.
Basic
Free
- Capture · correction · OCR
- Read and listen in the app
- Make eBooks and translations — read them fully in the app
- Save PDFs up to 20 pages
Premium
One-time purchase
- Unlimited PDF pages
- TXT · image ZIP export
- Export EPUB files · open in other apps
- No subscription · restore on a new device
Prices vary by country and are shown on the App Store.
More from PassionEx
More apps from PassionEx
Small, fast apps that each solve one problem all the way.
Books · Reading
SayScanSnap it, hear it. Reads the text from your camera aloud in a clear voice.
PantaScan Unlimited OCRShoot a book and pull out just the text as TXT or PDF. Great for study, quotes and translation notes.
PantaSCANWhere PantaScan began — our very first book scanner.
Tools
CLOSER by PassionEx
We don’t just solve problems. We close them.
Clarify → Locate → Outline → Ship → Evaluate → Repeat
We start small, prove fast and finish — so each app actually ends one real problem.
- On-device by default
- Private by design
- Minimal on purpose
Questions or ideas?
Feature requests and bug reports are always welcome. Your feedback shapes the next update.
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