You want a clear copy of an ID card, front and back, as one PDF you can keep with your own records. Open ID card mode, photograph each side, and download the merged page from this browser.
The scanner treats the two sides as a pair. You capture the front, then the back, and both land on a canvas that is 1240 by 1754. That is the page the merger builds, and the PDF is exported from that merged canvas, so you leave with one file instead of two loose photos of a card on a table. Grayscale is the filter already selected for an ID. It steadies the shine on a laminate and keeps the type readable, which is what you hope for when you open this copy months from now. Original keeps the colors when a stamp or a hologram should stay visible. Black and White pushes the card toward ink, and High Contrast helps a faded or low-light shot. On a phone, the file control uses capture=environment, which opens the phone camera app. You take the picture there, then return to the page with that shot in hand.
Lay the card on a plain surface, fill the frame, and keep the lamp off to the side so a hologram stays a soft sheen instead of a white patch over the portrait. After the second side, look at the merged page and confirm the name, the numbers, and both faces are present before you save. Keep the PDF where you would keep the card, and share it with the person who asked for the copy. Straightening, the filters, and the export stay in the browser, which is a comfortable home for a document this personal. Take a breath, check the edges, and download once the pair looks complete.
Document Scanner Guide
Scan Passport: front and back on one page
Photograph the front and the back of an ID card, merge both sides onto one page, and download a PDF you can keep with your own records.
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Both sides of the card, on one page you can file
Front, then back, on one canvas
ID card mode is built for a card that has a story on each face. You photograph the front first, then the back, and the merger places both on a canvas that is 1240 by 1754. That size is the A4-style page this scan uses, so the two sides sit together the way a person expects when they open a copy. The PDF is exported from that merged canvas, which means the download is the pair, already arranged. Hold the phone parallel to the card for each shot so the corners stay honest and the type stays square. A plain, dark surface under the card gives the edges something clean to meet. When you preview the merge, you should see both faces, with the portrait readable and the lines on the back still inside the page.
Filters that suit a laminated card
Grayscale is the default for an ID, and it is a kind default. Laminate throws light back at the lens, and grayscale calms that glare so the letters stay readable. Switch to Original when the colors matter, for example a colored stamp or a hologram you want to keep as it looked. Black and White is the stronger ink look, useful when the card is already high contrast and you want the type to read like print. High Contrast helps a worn card or a dim room, lifting the edges of the letters so a name is easier to make out later. Try the filter on the preview and pick the one that makes the small type comfortable. The same choice applies to the merged page you download, so decide before you save.
A PDF from the merged page
When both sides look right, export the PDF from the merged canvas. You get one file that holds the front and the back, which is easier to file than two camera shots with a tablecloth in the corners. Open the download and read the name, the document number, and the dates before you put it away. If a corner clipped a line, go back and recapture that side rather than hoping a later zoom will invent the missing ink. On a phone, capture=environment opens the camera app, so you can use the camera you already know, with its focus and its flash control. Leave the flash off if the laminate blooms, and move the lamp instead. The scan is the picture of the card, saved for your records.
How it works
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Choose ID card mode and shoot the front
Select the ID card path and fill the frame with the front of the card. On a phone, the capture control opens the camera app. Keep the card flat, skip the flash if the surface shines, and wait until the portrait and the main lines are sharp.
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Shoot the back and check the merge
Capture the back next. Both sides are placed on the 1240 by 1754 canvas. Look at the preview and confirm each face is fully on the page, then pick Grayscale, Original, Black and White, or High Contrast.
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Download the PDF and read it once
Export the PDF from the merged canvas. Open it, read the name and the numbers, and save it with your own records. The straightening and the export stay in the browser while you work.
Use cases
A personal travel file
Keep a flat copy of the card with the rest of your travel papers, front and back on one page, so you can find it without digging through a camera roll of tilted snapshots.
A form that asked for a copy of the card
When someone you trust asks for a PDF of the card, send the merged page. Both sides are already together, and the type is easier to read than a photo of the card in your hand.
Replacing a glare-heavy snapshot
A quick photo often blows out the laminate. Shoot again in ID card mode, use Grayscale or High Contrast, and keep the PDF that actually shows the portrait.
Problems we solve
The hologram is a white blob
Move the light to the side and tilt the card a little until the portrait returns. Flash on laminate hides the face. A second shot with the lamp moved is faster than editing a blown-out picture.
One side is clipped
If a line of type sits outside the merged page, recapture that side and fill the frame more carefully. The PDF can only show what the photo contained, so the edge of the card should be inside the shot.
Related guides
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- Crop an image
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- Remove a background
Clear one photo onto a transparent PNG.
- Scan documents to PDF
A longer packet belongs on the document scan, one page at a time.
- Scan a receipt
The same camera path, aimed at a slip instead of an identity page.
Related document tools
Pair the Document Scanner with PDF compress, merge, or image converters before or after scanning.
Privacy & security
The scan stays in the browser
Corner straightening, the ID filters, the merge onto the 1240 by 1754 canvas, and the PDF export run locally. The card stays on the device while you build the copy.
A record of the card you hold
You leave with a PDF of the front and the back for your own files. Grayscale starts selected because it is a steady look for a laminated card, and you can change it before you save.