Observed arrival · 2026-10-19
Platen makes PDFs look freshly scanned
Platen turns PDFs and images into scanned-looking PDFs, using adjustable presets for looks such as photocopy, fax, flatbed, and phone photo.
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- People who need PDFs to look like scanned paper
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- Five presets provide starting points, with 19 adjustable settings and page-by-page variation in skew and dust.
Field notes
The workflow accepts PDFs of any length as well as JPG, PNG, and WebP images; multiple images can become one multi-page document. Its FAQ notes an important tradeoff: exported pages are images, so text is no longer selectable, and suggests keeping the original if searchable text is needed. The page also says the tool can work offline after the first visit.
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