Hand and phone shadows
Remove hard shadows cast across the page while photographing a document from above.
Remove shadows from documents online
Clean shadows, dark corners, and uneven lighting from scanned documents, book pages, receipts, forms, and notes while keeping the text readable.
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Choose imagesCommon document shadows
Clean the shadows that make pages harder to read
Document photos and scans can contain several kinds of uneven lighting. The tool is designed to reduce these common problems while keeping the page content visible.
Page and binding shadows
Reduce gradual shading around curved book pages, folded receipts, and document edges.
Dark borders and backgrounds
Clean dark corners, scanner borders, and uneven gray areas around the page.
Document-first cleanup
Clearer documents, with the details intact
Drag each slider to compare the original document with the cleaned result.
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Remove uneven page shadows
Clean dark corners, hand shadows, page-curve shading, and uneven light without selecting problem areas manually. The correction targets inconsistent illumination instead of simply brightening the entire page.
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Make photographed documents easier to read
Balance the background of receipts, forms, notes, and book pages so text stands out more clearly. A more even page makes small print and low-contrast content easier to review on screen.
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Keep text, lines, and document structure
Reduce distracting shadows while preserving printed text, handwriting, tables, borders, and the original page layout. The goal is a cleaner document without removing the visual information that gives it meaning.
How to use
Remove document shadows in three steps
Upload your document image, process it automatically, and download the cleaned result.
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Upload your document
Choose a JPG, PNG, or WebP scan or photographed page.
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Remove the shadows
AI detects uneven lighting and cleans the document automatically.
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Download the result
Review the clearer document and save it to your device.
Made for documents
Clean up the pages you use every day
Useful for documents captured with a phone, camera, or scanner, whether you need a clearer copy for reading, sharing, filing, or later text recognition.
Receipts
Reduce folds, desk shadows, and dark edges around small print.
Book pages
Clean page-curve shadows and uneven light near the binding.
Forms
Keep fields, signatures, lines, and printed text easy to review.
Notes
Improve photographed class notes, meeting notes, and reference sheets.
Scanned pages
Balance gray backgrounds, dark borders, and inconsistent scanner lighting.
Archived documents
Improve the visibility of older pages without rebuilding the document.
Built for readable results
Remove the shadow. Preserve the document.
Balance uneven lighting while keeping the content and structure of the original page.
What it reduces
- Hand and phone shadows
- Dark corners and page edges
- Page-curve shading
- Uneven lighting and gray backgrounds
What it keeps
- Printed and handwritten text
- Tables, borders, and form fields
- Signatures and fine lines
- The original page layout
Frequently asked questions
What to know before removing shadows from a document image.
Automatic document cleanup
Turn a shadowed page into a clearer document.
Upload a scan or photographed page and remove distracting shadows while preserving the content that matters.
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