Going paperless means replacing physical documents with digital ones. The barriers are usually the same: you still get paper bills, forms, and contracts that need to be signed, filed, and shared. And most PDF software costs money. These free browser-based tools from Ultimate Tools handle the most common paperless workflows — all without installing software or uploading documents to a third-party server. Step 1: Scan or photograph physical documents Before a document can be digital, it needs to be captured. Options: Phone camera + scanner app — apps like Adobe Scan, Microsoft Lens, or Google PhotoScan flatten perspective and produce clean PDF scans Flatbed scanner — best quality for important documents like passports or contracts Phone camera directly — good enough for receipts and notes The output is usually a JPG or PDF. For JPGs from photos, you can convert them to PDF using the JPG to PDF tool .…