QuickScan AlternativesDocument Scanners and other similar apps like QuickScan

QuickScan is described as 'The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project' and is a document scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to QuickScan for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPhone, Android, iPad and Mac apps. The best QuickScan alternative is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QuickScan are GImageReader, Tesseract, Snagit and Crow Translate.

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QuickScan alternatives page was last updated Sep 18, 2024
  1. OSS Document Scanner icon
     32 likes

    The OSS Document Scanner is an Open Source app to scan all your documents. You either scan using your camera or by importing an image. The app will automatically detect you document within the photo and will crop the image.

    57 OSS Document Scanner alternatives
    OSS Document Scanner screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  OCR
    6.  Mobile Scanner
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Screenshot OCR
    11.  WebDAV Sync
    12.  Image to text
    OSS Document Scanner iconQuickScan Icon

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    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to QuickScan.

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to QuickScan.

    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourceQuickScan is Free and Proprietary
    • OSS Document Scanner is LightweightQuickScan is not according to our users
  2. GImageReader icon
     71 likes

    gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.

    80 GImageReader alternatives
    GImageReader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GImageReader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    GImageReader iconQuickScan Icon

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    • GImageReader is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to QuickScan.

    • GImageReader is Free and Open SourceQuickScan is Free and Proprietary
  3. Tesseract icon
     100 likes

    Tesseract.js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images.

    14 Tesseract alternatives
    Tesseract screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Tesseract Features

    1.  OCR
    Tesseract iconQuickScan Icon

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    • Tesseract is the most popular Mac alternative to QuickScan.

    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceQuickScan is Free and Proprietary
  4. Snagit icon
     198 likes

    The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.

    193 Snagit alternatives
    Snagit screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Top Snagit Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Annotate Screenshot
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  OCR
    10. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    11.  Auto Scrolling
    12.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    Snagit iconQuickScan Icon

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    • Snagit is the most popular commercial alternative to QuickScan.

    • Snagit is Paid and ProprietaryQuickScan is Free and Proprietary
  5. Crow Translate icon
     34 likes

    Crow Translate is a simple and lightweight translator programmed in C++ / Qt that allows to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex and Bing translate API.

    73 Crow Translate alternatives
    Crow Translate screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Online translation
    3.  Real-time translation
    4.  OCR
    5.  Sits in the System Tray
    6.  Desktop Application
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline
    Crow Translate iconQuickScan Icon

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  6. NormCap icon
     18 likes

    OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.

    54 NormCap alternatives
    NormCap screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Screenshot OCR
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  High-dpi support
    NormCap iconQuickScan Icon

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  7. CamScanner icon
     71 likes

    Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

    115 CamScanner alternatives
    CamScanner screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top CamScanner Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  OCR
    6.  No registration required
    7.  PDF OCR
    8.  Scan to PDF
    9.  Client side encryption
    10.  Sync with Google Drive
    11. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    12.  Document structure management
    CamScanner iconQuickScan Icon

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    • CamScanner is the most popular Web-based, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to QuickScan.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryQuickScan is Free and Proprietary
  8. Capture2text icon
     34 likes

    Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.

    55 Capture2text alternatives
    Capture2text screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Capture2text Features

    1.  Built-in Screen Capture
    2.  Global hotkey
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  OCR
    5.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.6.3) is from 2022.

    Capture2text iconQuickScan Icon

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  9. OpenScan icon
     24 likes

    OpenScan is an open source app that enables users to scan hardcopies of documents or notes and convert it to PDF or JPEG files. Its motto is "No ads. No data collection. We respect your privacy.".

    105 OpenScan alternatives
    OpenScan screenshot 1
    OpenScan screenshot 2
    OpenScan screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Fill PDF Forms
    9.  Mobile Scanner
    10.  No registration required
    Discontinued

    Not under active development.https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan#psa

    OpenScan iconQuickScan Icon

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  10. Microsoft Lens icon
     38 likes

    Microsoft Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and docs readable. You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive.

    74 Microsoft Lens alternatives
    Microsoft Lens screenshot 1
    Microsoft Lens screenshot 2
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    Microsoft Lens screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top Microsoft Lens Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Keystone correction
    3.  Deskew
    4.  PDF OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  Scan to JPEG
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  Scan to word
    9.  Export to PDF
    10.  Convert images to PDF
    11.  Particle Engine
    Microsoft Lens iconQuickScan Icon

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  11. Open Note Scanner icon
     39 likes

    This little application provides a way on scanning handwritten notes and printed documents.

    48 Open Note Scanner alternatives
    Open Note Scanner screenshot 1
    Open Note Scanner screenshot 2
    +1
    Open Note Scanner screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Smart auto-align
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Content Templates
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  OCR
    Discontinued

    Not updated in 3 years. Google Play store says not compatible with current OS, and if you download from F-Droid it asks you to direct download another app to use it, which is not on Google Play or F-Droid.

    Open Note Scanner iconQuickScan Icon

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  12. Open Scanner icon
     5 likes

    Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:

    52 Open Scanner alternatives
    Open Scanner screenshot 1
    Open Scanner screenshot 2
    +2
    Open Scanner screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  OCR
    6.  Sign PDF files
    7.  Mobile Scanner
    8.  Sync with iCloud
    9.  AI-Powered
    10.  Scanner
    11.  Video annotation
    12.  Scan to PDF
    Open Scanner iconQuickScan Icon

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