Show HN: I made a tool to make PDFs look scanned because bureaucracy

Summary

Scanify Transform PDF documents to look like scanned documents. Examples Original Default Scan scanify input.pdf All Effects scanify --aggressive --bent --dusty input.pdf Installation Homebrew brew tap Francium-Tech/tap brew install scanify From Source git clone https://github.com/Francium-Tech/scanify.git cd scanify swift build -c release cp .build/release/scanify /usr/local/bin/ Usage # Basic usage - creates input_scanned.pdf scanify document.pdf # Specify output path scanify document.pdf scanned_output.pdf # Aggressive mode - more noise, rotation, artifacts scanify --aggressive document.pdf # Bent paper effect - shadow band like curved paper scanify --bent document.pdf # Dusty scanner - random dust specks and particles scanify --dusty document.pdf # Combine options scanify --aggressive --bent --dusty document.pdf Options Option Description --aggressive Apply stronger scan effects (more noise, rotation, artifacts) --bent Add paper bend shadow effect (like curved paper under a scanner) --dusty Add random dust specks and hair particles (like a dirty scanner glass) --version Show version --help Show help Effects Applied Base Effects (always applied) Effect Description Paper darkening Whites become slightly gray (scanned paper is never pure white) Edge shadows Vignette effect from scanner lid Top shadow Gradient shadow at top edge Uneven lighting Slightly off-center lighting variation Noise/grain Paper texture simulation Slight blur Optical imperfection Random rotation Paper feed misalignment Saturation reduction Scanner color limitations Optional Effects Amplifies all base effects for a more dramatic scan appearance: Stronger rotation (up to 1.5°) More noise and grain Heavier paper darkening More pronounced edge shadows Adds a horizontal shadow band across the page to simulate paper that isn't perfectly flat on the scanner glass. Adds random artifacts to simulate a dirty scanner: 15-40 dust specks of varying sizes 0-3 thin hair/fiber lines Randomly scattered (not uni...