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How to Scan Multiple Pages into One PDF on iPhone

The iPhone scanner keeps adding pages until you tell it to stop, so a whole letter or contract ends up in one PDF. Here’s how to keep the pages together, in order, with none missing.

PDFee teamUpdated September 26, 2026 · 4 min readTestediPhone 14 Pro · iOS 26.6.2 · PDFee 1.6
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  1. Quick answer
  2. Method 1 · Notes
  3. Method 2 · PDFee
  4. Order and missing pages
  5. Confirm the page count
  6. Too large?
  7. Questions

Quick answer

Start a scan in Notes (Attachment button › Scan Documents). After each page, just place the next one in view. Tap the thumbnail to check them, then tap the checkmark: all pages are saved together as one PDF.

Want to drag pages into order and see the page count before saving? In PDFee:
  1. 1Tap Scan
  2. 2Capture every page
  3. 3Check order, Create PDF

New to scanning on iPhone? Start with how to scan a document to PDF.

Method 1 · Built in

Keep scanning in the same Apple Notes session

  1. Attachment › Scan Documents
    Step 1In a note, tap the Attachment button, then Scan Documents.
  2. Next page in view
    Step 2Scan page 1. Don’t finish yet: place page 2 in view and it captures again in Auto.
  3. Thumbnail
    Step 3The thumbnail in the corner shows the last page. Tap it to check or retake one.
  4. All pages in one note
    Step 4When all pages are in, tap the checkmark. They’re saved together in the note.
Method 2 · App

Capture multiple pages with PDFee

PDFee uses the same Apple scanner. After you tap the checkmark, it shows every page numbered, so you can check the order and page count before the PDF is made.

  1. Tap Scan and capture every page

    Keep placing the next page in view. The thumbnail in the corner shows the last page captured, with the page count.

    Step 1: Tap Scan and capture every page

  2. Tap the checkmark

    All pages open in PDFee, cropped and straightened, numbered in capture order.

    Step 2: Tap the checkmark

  3. Check the order and drag to fix

    The title shows how many pages you have. Drag a page to move it.

    Step 3: Check the order and drag to fix

  4. Tap Continue, then Create PDF

    Choose a page size and file size. The share sheet opens with one PDF.

    Step 4: Tap Continue, then Create PDF
Free and Pro for this taskChecked in PDFee 1.6
FreeUp to 10 pages per PDF, no watermark. Scanned more? Split into several free PDFs, or keep the first 10.
ProNo page limit, for long documents in one PDF.
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Review page order, crop and missing pages

Save one PDF and confirm the page count

Count the pagesOpen the PDF and compare its page count with the paper stack.
Spot-checkZoom in on the first, the last and one middle page.
Name itRename it in Files (touch and hold › Rename) so it’s easy to find.

What if the PDF is too large?

Every scanned page is an image, so long documents get big. In PDFee, choose Email-ready or Small before creating the PDF, or compress the PDF afterwards.

Questions

How can I scan multiple pages as one document on my phone?

Keep scanning in the same session: after each page, place the next one in view instead of tapping the checkmark. All pages end up in one PDF.

How do I create a multi-page PDF on iPhone?

From paper: scan all pages in one session with Notes, Files or PDFee. From photos: see the guide on combining multiple photos into one PDF.

Can I scan multiple pages at once?

One page at a time, but in one go: the scanner keeps adding pages until you finish, and everything is saved as one document.

What if I forgot a page?

In Notes you can add scans to the same document. In PDFee, scan the missing page separately and combine the two PDFs with Merge PDFs.

Written and tested by the PDFee teamTested on iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 26.6.2, PDFee 1.6, September 26, 2026. Screenshots come from that test and from Apple’s iOS Simulator, with test files in place of personal ones. We update this guide when iOS or the app changes.