Mobile Scanner (Phone Upload)
The Mobile Scanner lets you scan documents with your phone camera and upload them straight to your Stirling PDF instance. Show a QR code on your desktop, scan it with your phone, and your photos transfer automatically - no cables, no cloud services, no manual file handling.
Depending on your server settings, uploaded images can be automatically converted to PDF with configurable page format, resolution, and scaling options.
How It Works#
- Desktop generates a QR code with a unique session ID
- Mobile device scans the QR code
- Mobile uploads photos or images
- Desktop retrieves files
- Files auto-delete after 10 minutes of inactivity or upon download
Using Mobile Scanner in the desktop app#
Mobile Scanner also works in the Stirling PDF desktop app. A couple of things are worth knowing:
- Your phone and the desktop must be on the same local network (Wi-Fi).
- The QR code points to your desktop's address on that network, so your phone connects straight to it. Nothing leaves your local network.
- The desktop upload page is a simple capture-and-send page. It does not do the automatic page edge detection and auto-cropping that the browser-based Mobile Scanner offers, so line up and crop your photos before uploading.
Privacy & Security#
- Files stored temporarily in system temp directory only
- No permanent storage on server
- Auto-deleted after 10 minutes
- Works on local network or HTTPS tunnel
- No cloud storage involved
Configuration#
See Mobile Scanner Configuration for enable/disable and PDF conversion settings.
