PaperCrate: AI Scan & Chat

Papercrate: Free Scan to PDF with On-Device Apple Intelligence

Papercrate is a free scan-to-PDF and document analysis app built for iOS 26. It uses the Apple Intelligence System Language Model to read, analyze, and understand your documents directly on your device. No cloud servers, no uploads, and no subscriptions.

Papercrate combines fast, high-quality scanning with private, on-device AI that works even when your phone is offline.

BUILT WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE ON DEVICE

Document Chat (New):
Ask your documents questions and get clear answers with citations. Papercrate analyzes the full content using the on-device System Language Model and returns responses that point to the exact lines where the information was found.

Conversational Search:
Search your files using natural language. Ask questions such as “When does this warranty expire” or “List all expenses for transportation” and Papercrate interprets and answers based on the content of your documents.

Instant Summaries:
Turn long PDFs or scanned pages into short, concise summaries within seconds.

Auto Extraction:
Scan receipts and Papercrate automatically extracts prices, line items, dates, and totals into a structured digital table.

FREE SCANNING AND PDF TOOLS

Scan to PDF with fast edge detection
Clean PDF output
Organize, rename, and manage files
No paywalls or limits

PRIVACY AND OFFLINE PROCESSING

On-Device Analysis:
All understanding, summarization, extraction, and chat features are powered by the on-device System Language Model introduced with Apple Intelligence. Your data stays on your iPhone.

Offline Ready:
All AI features work without an internet connection.

No Cloud AI:
Papercrate does not upload your documents to servers or external services.

COMPATIBILITY

Papercrate requires:
iOS 26 or later
An Apple Intelligence capable device (iPhone 15 Pro or newer, older device will not get any AI features due to the lack of Apple Intelligence capabilities)

All scanning and AI features run on device.