When should I use Color, Black & White, or Standard scan mode?
Not every document benefits from the same image treatment. Sometimes readability is the priority. Sometimes color carries useful information. In other cases, you simply want the scan to stay close to the original page.
PrivateProScanner provides three scanning modes: Color, Black & White, and Standard.
Color mode is best when color matters — for example, stamps, signatures made with different ink, charts, certificates, educational material, or documents with colored design elements. It is also useful when the digital copy should visually resemble the paper original as closely as possible.
Black & White mode is well suited to text-heavy paperwork. For forms, agreements, printed pages, and invoices, contrast between text and background often matters more than preserving color. This is also the look many people associate with traditional office scanners.
Standard mode is a balanced choice when the source page already looks good and you do not want a more aggressive visual treatment. It keeps the page closer to its natural appearance.
There is no single correct setting for every document. A contract with a colored stamp may be better in Color mode. A long text handout may be easier to read in Black & White. A clean printed page under good lighting may look best in Standard mode.
The useful part is that you do not need a photo editor. Choose the mode that fits the material, scan the pages, combine them into a PDF, and continue working with the document inside the app.
Use color where color carries meaning, contrast where text matters most, and Standard mode when the original already looks right.
Download PrivateProScanner on your iPhone or iPad — a modern scanner built with privacy in mind.
Scan documents, create PDFs, keep important files and private photos locally, and use additional protection layers including AES-256, Face ID / Touch ID, and PIN controls.
PrivateProScannerPDF Scanner · AES-256Download on the App Store →