Adobe Scan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Scanners

The best Image Scanner alternative to Adobe Scan is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Scan and 14 are Image Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Scanner alternatives to Adobe Scan are Google Lens, CamScanner, OpenScan and Google PhotoScan.

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  1. OSS Document Scanner icon

    OSS Document Scanner

     64 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.

    73 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    OSS Document Scanner vs Adobe Scan Comments
    tangycandy
    Positive
    0

    Lots of filters, great automatic cropping/resizing abilities for document pages compared to other scanning apps

    Guest
    Positive
    0
    1. It's open source
    2. It doesn't collect any information
    3. No sign in required
    4. No files are uploaded to their cloud so they are less likely to steal my data. All in all it's a great app
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Fast, lightweight and open source

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourceAdobe Scan is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OSS Document Scanner is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Scan is not according to our users
  5. OpenScan icon

    OpenScan

     26 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.".

    111 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. Google PhotoScan icon

    Google PhotoScan

     16 likes

    PhotoScan lets you create enhanced digital scans of your old photos, with automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and smart rotation.

    29 Google PhotoScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Google PhotoScan screenshot 1
     
  10. Scanner Pro icon

    Scanner Pro

     11 likes

    Scanner Pro turns your iPhone into portable scanner in your pocket. It lets you scan multipage documents, email them and even upload to Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk or any other WebDAV enabled server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Scanner Pro screenshot 1
     
  11. PDF Doc Scan icon

    PDF Doc Scan

     3 likes

    Main point of this app is to scan or select existing PDF documents simply using intent or chooser. Other apps require payment to access their api/sdk or simply don't have a possible way to do it. So they rely on switching between an app ,file chooser and a scanner.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Document being scanned
     
  12. gscan2pdf icon

    gscan2pdf

     21 likes

    gscan2pdf can scan, clean the scan and do OCR on the scan or imported images (incl. existing PDFs, DjVus or other file types), and make PDF and DjVu-files with embedded OCR-text. It works together with tesseract, ocropus, cuneiform an...

    30 gscan2pdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    gscan2pdf vs Adobe Scan Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Adobe Scan doesn't have a desktop version.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    Adobe Scan is a mobile-only app, gscan2pdf has no mobile option

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • gscan2pdf is Free and Open SourceAdobe Scan is Freemium and Proprietary
  14. Docutain icon

    Docutain

     1 like

    Scan, manage and share documents easily.

    21 Docutain alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Docutain vs Adobe Scan Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Not a scanner for Windows! Desktop is only for organizing and NOT FREE!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Docutain is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Scan is Freemium and Proprietary
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