Open Source Adobe Scan Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to Adobe Scan for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is OSS Document Scanner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Scan and eight of them are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to Adobe Scan are FairScan, OpenScan, Open Note Scanner and PDF Doc Scan.

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  1. OSS Document Scanner icon

    OSS Document Scanner

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    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.

    70 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about OSS Document Scanner as an Alternative to Adobe Scan
    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
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    OSS Document Scanner icon
    • 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
  4. 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.".

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. 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
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  7. Clean Scan icon

    Clean Scan

     1 like

    Clean Scan is an open source (Apache license) mobile document scanner that lets you easily digitize your paper documents into PDFs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Docus icon

    Docus

     3 likes

    The app that allows scanning and organizing documents. Including export in PDF and sharing with others. Completely free.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Text Fairy icon

    Text Fairy

     3 likes

    Convert your phone into a mobile text scanner.

    • Free • Extract text from images. • Edit, share, or export as PDF • Works offline to protect your privacy. • Reads text out loud. (Text-to-speech, TTS) • Recognizes printed text from more than 110 languages. • Scan documents with t.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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