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. ABBYY FineScanner icon

    ABBYY FineScanner

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    ABBYY FineScanner is a mobile scanner that allows you to quickly create digital copies of documents that contain images and text, including contracts, articles, instructions and leaflets by using your device’s camera.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    ABBYY FineScanner screenshot 1

    ABBYY FineScanner Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  OCR
    3.  Create PDF files
    4.  Scan to PDF
    5.  Convert PDF to Word document

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  2. Free-OCR.com icon

    Free-OCR.com

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    Free-OCR.com is a free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool. You can use this service to extract text from any image you supply.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Free-OCR.com screenshot 1

    Free-OCR.com Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text

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  4. WatchOCR icon

    WatchOCR

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    WatchOCR is an open source OCR server that creates searchable pdfs from images in a watched folder.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Web Interface Server Control

    WatchOCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Convert images to PDF
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Image to text

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    PDF OCR

    PDF OCR is a software that converts scanned PDF documents into editable text files in just two clicks. Its OCR engine operates 92% faster than other software, giving users the option to select specific pages for OCR.

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    DevTools360

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    The swiss knife for your daily use, this website was developed to deliver one source for the most used tools and data conversions.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    DevTools360 screenshot 1

    DevTools360 Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  JSON Parser
    3.  XML to JSON

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  7. Free OCR to Word icon

    Free OCR to Word

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    Free OCR to Word is text recognition software that performs all your tedious retyping and recreating work at lightning speed into Word documents you can edit on your PC or archive in a document repository.

    47 Free OCR to Word alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Free OCR to Word screenshot 1
    Bundleware

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    Free OCR to Word Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text

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  8. Easy Screen OCR icon

    Easy Screen OCR

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    You can use Easy Screen OCR to capture a snapshot and start OCR process. this program will detect the text from the image and start OCR process immediately. You can extract the text to copy and paste in seconds.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Easy Screen OCR screenshot 1

    Easy Screen OCR Features

    1.  Screenshot OCR
    2.  Screen Scraping

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  10. JotNot Scanner icon

    JotNot Scanner

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    JotNot Scanner uses the phone's camera to scan documents and pictures into electronic PDF files that can be saved on the phone. The application also processes the images to make them clearer.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    JotNot Scanner screenshot 1
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    JotNot Scanner Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  Scan to PDF

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  11. Screen OCR icon

    Screen OCR

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    Screen OCR is a screen capture and character recognition tool. You can use Screen OCR in any way you are most comfortable with. It can be window selection, scrolling capture, simple cursor capture or rectangular selection.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Screen OCR screenshot 1

    Screen OCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screen Scraping
    3.  Screenshot OCR

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  12. Card Scanner icon

    Card Scanner

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    Business Card Scanner app for organizing and digitizing paper card data. Also, its online source offers full-fledged image to text converter to grab text from images.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Card Scanner screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Jpg to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Convert PDF to Word document
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  Screenshot OCR
    9.  JPG to PDF Conversion
    10.  Convert PDF to Text
    11.  Batch conversion

    Card Scanner VS Adobe Scan

     
  13. Boxoft Screen OCR icon

    Boxoft Screen OCR

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    Boxoft Screen OCR is fast and easy-to-use software which helps to extract any area on your screen, recognize every character and then save as TXT file. Price: 27 USD. The smart tool enables you to select text from anywhere on the screen, including areas that you cannot highlight...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Capture in many languages

    Boxoft Screen OCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Screenshot OCR

    Boxoft Screen OCR VS Adobe Scan

     
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