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Camera photos aren't saving to Photo Library. Help!

Photos you take with the in-app Camera tool save directly into your script — not to your device's Photo Library. This is by design, due to iOS restrictions that apply to all PDF annotation apps. If you also need the photo in your camera roll, use the workaround below.

Why this happens

When you tap Camera on the Annotation Toolbar, the photo is captured inside Scriptation and embedded into your script. iOS doesn't let third-party apps write captured photos to the system Photo Library at the same time.

📝 NOTE: This is the same on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — and on every other PDF annotation app on the App Store.

Workaround: get the photo into both places

If you need the photo in your camera roll and in your script:

Take the photo using your device's native Camera app (the system one, not the one inside Scriptation).
Open your script in Scriptation.
Tap Photo on the Annotation Toolbar to insert it from your Photo Library.

✅ TIP: To drop in several photos at once, see Can I insert multiple photos at a time on iOS?.

What's Next

Inserting photos and images into your script
Can I insert multiple photos at a time on iOS?
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Updated on: 25/06/2026

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