# Import photos into a scan — from gallery or files, no upload

> Add photos from your gallery or files straight into a multi-page scan session, then crop, enhance, and export a PDF. Processed entirely in your browser, no upload.

Pick photos you already took from your gallery or files and drop them into a multi-page scan session, then crop, enhance, and export. Everything is processed in your browser, so your images stay on the device.

Often the pages are already in your camera roll — you photographed a form or a receipt earlier. Importing them into a scan session skips re-shooting and gives those snapshots the same treatment a live scan gets: ordering, cropping, de-warping, and filters.

This is also the route for images sent to you: drop them in, clean them up, and produce a proper document instead of a loose pile of photos.

Capture new pages with the Camera scanner, tidy corners with Crop & de-warp, then finish with Build PDF or Compress scan.

## How to

1. **Select photos.** Choose existing images of your pages from gallery or files.
2. **Order them.** Arrange the photos into the right page sequence.
3. **Enhance.** Crop, de-warp, deskew, and apply scan filters.
4. **Export.** Build a PDF or add a searchable text layer.

## FAQ

### Can I make a PDF from photos I already took?

Yes. Import the images, arrange them in order, clean them up with the enhance steps, and export a single multi-page PDF.

### What image formats can I import?

Common photo formats including JPG, PNG, and WebP work; HEIC from iPhones is supported too so you can import shots straight from your camera roll.

### Can I mix imported photos with camera captures?

Yes — imported images join the same session as camera scans, so you can combine both into one document.

### Are the imported photos uploaded?

No. Imported images are read locally and processed in the tab, so they're never sent anywhere.


## Related tools

- [Camera scan](https://www.safepaper.app/scan/camera)
- [Crop & de-warp](https://www.safepaper.app/scan/auto-crop)
- [Build PDF](https://www.safepaper.app/scan/to-pdf)
- [HEIC to JPG](https://www.safepaper.app/photo/heic-to-jpg)

---

Canonical HTML: https://www.safepaper.app/scan/import
Markdown: https://www.safepaper.app/scan/import.md

There is no upload endpoint — your files are processed in this browser tab. Open your network tab and check.