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How to Scan an ID Card to PDF (Front and Back, Same Page)

By DocFila Team · April 30, 2026 · 4 min read

Banks, landlords, and HR departments routinely ask for "both sides of your ID, on one page". Doing this manually with a scanner is fiddly. DocFila does it in two taps — the right way, with both sides aligned on a single PDF page.

Scan both sides in one go

1. Open DocFila → Scan → ID Card.
2. Place the front of the card on a flat, contrasting surface. The app auto-captures.
3. Flip the card to the back. The app captures and combines both onto one page.
4. Tap Save as PDF. Send via email or upload to any portal.

Why ID Card mode is different from Document mode

Standard scanning treats each capture as a full page. ID Card mode crops both sides to ID dimensions, removes the background, deskews, and lays them out side by side or top/bottom on a single A4/US Letter page — exactly what most institutions ask for.

Privacy: keep IDs in the vault

Save scanned IDs to DocFila Vault — encrypted on-device, biometric-locked, never synced to a third-party server. Share via secure link with one-tap revocation.

Works for any wallet card

Driver's license, national ID, insurance card, transit card, library card, business card, vaccine card. Use Business Card mode to extract contacts straight to your phonebook.

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