Tool Profile

make-look-scanned

CLI and WASM tool that makes PDFs look scanned.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-06-20

Last seen:2026-06-20

Sightings:1

Source:github.com

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What it is

CLI and WASM tool that makes PDFs look scanned.

Why developers recommend it

Commenters immediately connected it to print-sign-scan bureaucracy and realism tuning.

Hacker News evidence

2026-06-20

The thread discusses signed PDFs that still “had to be scanned,” ImageMagick alternatives, and requests for blank pages and other authenticity tweaks.

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