Just realized my library's free scanner app saves me a ton on printing

I was at the downtown public library last Tuesday printing out some forms and noticed a sign about their free mobile scanning app. I downloaded it on the spot and scanned about 20 pages of old receipts and documents in under 5 minutes. The quality was way better than my phone camera and it saved them as PDFs straight to my email. Has anyone else tried their library's scanning services or found other hidden tech tools there?

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allen.amy2d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, I used to think library scanning was just for like, old people or students doing research. But last week I needed to digitize a bunch of tax stuff and tried their app on a whim. It totally changed my mind, the PDFs come out crisp and you can adjust the borders and contrast. Now I use it for everything from recipes to manuals. Best part is no more clunky home scanner or phone camera glare.

river3511d ago

Yeah I was the same way honestly. I always figured those library scanning setups were just for people with like, serious document needs or whatever. But then I had to scan a whole bunch of old family recipes my grandma wrote by hand and the app made them look so clean you could actually read her handwriting clear as day. I use it now for all sorts of random stuff too, like manuals and even some artwork my kid brings home. Never thought I'd be that person but here we are.