Install ToPDF on Android (home screen, no Play Store)

Android treats good web apps almost like native ones. Installing ToPDF gives you an icon in the app drawer and full-screen scanning, while keeping the no-permissions, no-tracking character of the website.

Install steps

1. Open topdf.online in Chrome.
2. Menu (⋮) → “Add to Home screen” (on some versions: “Install app”).
3. Confirm. The icon lands on your home screen and in the app drawer.

Samsung Internet and Edge offer the same via their menus.

App-like, still private

The installed ToPDF opens standalone (no browser chrome), works offline after the first load, and appears in your recent-apps switcher — but requests no Android permissions, runs nothing in the background and keeps no document history. Uninstall like any app if you change your mind.

Frequently asked questions

Why does it need no permissions?

Photos come through the standard picker (you hand over exactly the images you choose), and there’s no location/contacts/notification anything. The permission list is empty by design.

Will it use mobile data?

Only the one-time engine download and occasional updates. Scanning itself is offline-capable and transfers nothing.