Free Adobe Scan AlternativesDocument & Image Scanners like Adobe Scan

The best free alternative to Adobe Scan is OSS Document Scanner, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Scan and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Adobe Scan are FairScan, Tesseract, Google Lens and GImageReader.

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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.

    72 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
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    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
  2. FairScan icon

    FairScan

     29 likes

    Android document scanner offering multi-page PDF creation, automatic detection, image enhancement, and distraction-free interface, all open-source. No ads, cloud, watermarks, or tracking—scans remain on your device. Minimal permissions ensure privacy and transparency.

    17 FairScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. Tesseract icon

    Tesseract

     110 likes

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

    30 Tesseract alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. GImageReader icon

    GImageReader

     74 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    GImageReader screenshot 1
     
  9. Crow Translate icon

    Crow Translate

     36 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.

    85 Crow Translate alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  12. 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.".

    110 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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