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84 articles, one for every feature: what it is, step by step with the buttons as the app shows them, Free and Pro, privacy notes and fixes.
Getting started
Install, the first run, the app lock, your recovery key and the encrypted backup.
The Vault
Shelves, folders, All items and its filters, search and Recently deleted.
Adding things
Scan, photos, ID cards, books, QR codes, files, notes, checklists, cards and more.
- The Scan button and the + sheet
- Scan a document
- Take a photo
- Scan an ID card
- Scan a book
- Read a QR code or barcode
- Count objects
- Import from Photos
- Import from Files
- Write a note
- Make a checklist
- Add a loyalty or membership card
- Save to Paperwise from any app
- Scan with iPhone on iPad
- Merge scans and convert a file
Working with a document
Pages and text, Edit, Markup, Share and the More menu.
AI helper
Ask, Extract, Translate, Read handwriting, naming and sorting, consent and limits.
Backup and sync
The encrypted iCloud backup, restoring, sync, devices and losing your phone.
Forward by email
Your address, approved senders, notifications and what is sealed.
Account and plans
Sign in with Apple, signing out, Free and Pro, subscriptions and deleting your account.
iPad
The sidebar, keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop and Apple Pencil.
Privacy and security
The basics in plain words, and what we can and can’t see.
Troubleshooting
Fixes for scanning, locks, sync, backup, email and AI problems.
Can’t find it? Write to support@paperwise.app. Security reports go to security@paperwise.app.