Scan documents on a Mac

Mac users have the smoothest photo pipeline in the business — iPhone shots arrive by themselves. Pair that with a browser-based scanner and the desk stays scanner-free while the PDFs flow.

The Mac flow

1. Photograph the document with your iPhone; it lands on the Mac via iCloud Photos or a two-second AirDrop.
2. Open topdf.online in Safari or Chrome and drag the photo(s) from Photos/Finder onto the page. HEIC converts automatically, locally.
3. Review, name (the suggestion is often already right), Download — or ⌘V paste a screenshot region (⌃⌘⇧4) to PDF it.

Continuity Camera corner

macOS can also insert an iPhone photo directly: in the file picker, some apps offer “Take Photo” via Continuity. Whichever route the image takes, the scanning is identical — on-device, no upload.

Filing like a Mac user

Set Safari's download location per project, or Share → Save to Files into the exact folder. Spotlight will find your PDFs by file name — one more reason the name-suggestion + your own naming scheme matter.

Frequently asked questions

Safari or Chrome on Mac?

Both run ToPDF fully. Safari integrates a bit more nicely with Files/AirDrop; Chrome matches your cross-platform habits. Pick your daily driver.

Does it use Apple’s neural hardware?

The models run through the browser’s WebAssembly engine on CPU — deliberately portable and private rather than platform-tuned. On any modern Mac a page scans in moments.