Scan documents and keep them in your notes on Android

Keep scanned documents in your notes

If you've used Apple Notes-style document scanning before, you already know how handy it is to keep a paper document inside a note. On Android, NoteBip lets you do something similar in a simple way: take a photo of the document with your camera, then attach that image to a note. The page stays saved with the note it belongs to, so you can find it again whenever you need it.

To be clear, NoteBip doesn't include its own built-in scanner. Instead, it uses the camera you already have. Snap a clear photo and attach it — that's all it takes to keep a document in a note.

How to keep a document in a note on Android

1. 1

   Take a photo with your Android camera

   Open your camera and take a clear, well-lit photo of the receipt, paper document, or handwritten page.

2. 2

   Open or create a note in NoteBip

   Start a new note for the document, or open an existing note where you want to keep it.

3. 3

   Attach the image to the note

   Add the photo as an attachment. The document now lives inside the note, right next to your written text.

Great for receipts, paper notes, and documents

This works well for the everyday paper that tends to pile up: receipts you want to keep for later, handwritten notes you don't want to lose, contracts and forms, or any page you'd rather have on your phone than in a drawer. Save each one in the note that explains it, and your document notes stay organized on Android.

Your documents, stored your way

NoteBip keeps your notes in your own Gmail account, so the documents you attach stay yours. There's no separate scanning service and no lock-in — just notes and the files that belong with them. If you want to attach other kinds of files too, see our guide on how to attach files to notes.