Adobe Scan Alternatives

Adobe Scan is described as 'The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG' and is a document scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Scan for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPhone, Android, iPad and Mac apps. The best Adobe Scan alternative is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe Scan are Tesseract, Snagit, Google Lens and GImageReader.

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Adobe Scan alternatives page was last updated Mar 1, 2025
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  1. OCRFeeder icon

    OCRFeeder

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    OCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system.

    42 OCRFeeder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    OCRFeeder Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Graphical User Interface

    OCRFeeder VS Adobe Scan

     
  2. Photo Scan icon

    Photo Scan

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    Photo Scan lets you extract text from Images or Photos very easily and efficiently!

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    Photo Scan screenshot 1

    Photo Scan Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  OCR

    Photo Scan VS Adobe Scan

     
  4. Scanit icon

    Scanit

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    Meet Scanit, a simple yet powerful scanner app that lets you quickly scan any kind of documents and convert them into PDF’s.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Scanit Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Biometric Authentication
    3.  Scan to PDF
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6.  Scanner

    Scanit VS Adobe Scan

     
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    Snagit

    Advanced screen capture and recording tool enabling image or video captures directly from your screen. Includes editing features like callouts, transparency, and effects to enhance visuals. Organize and easily share creations thr...

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  6. (a9t9) Free OCR Software icon

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software

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    OCR software and web service to extract text from image files and PDF. The application is available as online OCR web app, OCR API, or simple to install Windows store application.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
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    (a9t9) Free OCR Software Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software VS Adobe Scan

     
  7. Google Stack icon

    Google Stack

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    Get rid of paper clutter with Stack. Stack is a PDF scanner, document organizer, and detail finder. All in one.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Google Stack Features

    1.  Scan to PDF

    Google Stack VS Adobe Scan

     
  8. Screenie for Windows icon

    Screenie for Windows

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    💥 Capture and share your ideas quickly and easily with Screenie - the ultimate screenshot tool for designers, developers, and anyone who needs to share information efficiently. Simply take a snap, annotate it, and copy it to the clipboard in seconds.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top Screenie for Windows Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  OCR
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8.  Screenshot OCR
    9.  Image to text
    10.  Image Processing
    11.  PDF OCR

    Screenie for Windows VS Adobe Scan

     
  10. fileee icon

    fileee

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    With fileee you can scan, organize and access your documents anywhere, anytime. fileee analyzes your documents, automatically recognizes important content and sorts your documents accordingly. Thanks to fileee, you always have your documents at hand and can find what you need in...

    63 fileee alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    fileee Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Reminders
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Document Sharing
    7. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    8. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration

    fileee VS Adobe Scan

     
  11. gscan2pdf icon

    gscan2pdf

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    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...

    28 gscan2pdf alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main Window

    gscan2pdf Features

    1.  PDF OCR
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  OCR
    5.  Screenshot OCR
    6.  Split and merge PDF files

    gscan2pdf VS Adobe Scan

     
    Comments about gscan2pdf as an Alternative to Adobe Scan
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    Positive Nov 17, 2020
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    Adobe Scan doesn't have a desktop version.

    Guest
    Negative Sep 10, 2018
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    Adobe Scan is a mobile-only app, gscan2pdf has no mobile option

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    • gscan2pdf is Free and Open SourceAdobe Scan is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. Online OCR icon

    Online OCR

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    Free Online OCR is a software that allows you to convert scanned PDF and images into editable Word, Text, Excel output formats.

    85 Online OCR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Online OCR screenshot 1

    Online OCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document

    Online OCR VS Adobe Scan

     
  13. OwlOCR icon

    OwlOCR

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    OwlOCR offers simple optical character recognition of text in PDF files, images or on-screen and converts that to plain text.

    98 OwlOCR alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OwlOCR screenshot 1

    OwlOCR Features

    1.  OCR

    OwlOCR VS Adobe Scan

     
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