CamScanner AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Scanners

The best Image Scanner alternative to CamScanner is Pocket Scanner. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OSS Document Scanner or OpenScan. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to CamScanner and 11 are Image Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Scanner alternatives to CamScanner are Adobe Scan, Notebloc, Scanner Pro and Scan Thing: Scan Anything.

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Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

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CamScanner alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. Pocket Scanner icon

    Pocket Scanner

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    Pocket Scanner Ultimate is the stand-alone version of Kdan’s Pocket Scanner series. Search “Pocket Scanner Cloud” in the App Store and try out the app & cloud services for free!

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    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Pocket Scanner Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Mobile Scanner
    4.  Document structure management
    5.  Optimized for Mobile
    6.  Scan to JPEG
    7.  Scanner
    8.  Scan to PDF

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    • Almost everyone thinks Pocket Scanner is a great CamScanner alternative.

    • Pocket Scanner is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to CamScanner.

    • Pocket Scanner is the most popular commercial alternative to CamScanner.

    • Pocket Scanner is Paid and ProprietaryCamScanner is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    63 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    OSS Document Scanner screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  OCR
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Screenshot OCR
    11.  WebDAV Sync
    12.  Image to text

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    Comments about OSS Document Scanner as an Alternative to CamScanner
    Sam Lander
    Positive Jan 26, 2024
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    OSS Document Scanner is more lightweight, and has better filters. It condenses the files similarly as CamScanner, but the text is more clear.

    The only problem is that for my phone (GrapheneOS), I have to take photos with camera and import them in the app, because for whatever reason it makes the images blurry when I take the photo in the app itself. This may be because of my Android operating system.

    But it's smaller, open-source, and outputs better images (textbook pages).

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    • Most users think OSS Document Scanner is a great CamScanner alternative.

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Android alternative to CamScanner.

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CamScanner.

    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourceCamScanner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OSS Document Scanner is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCamScanner is not according to our users
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    OpenScan

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    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.".

    108 OpenScan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Fill PDF Forms
    9.  Mobile Scanner
    10.  No registration required

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    Comments about OpenScan as an Alternative to CamScanner
    brunetton
    Positive May 24, 2022
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    Unfortunately no filters like "real" scan apps; so this is basically the original photo

    headlines
    Positive Apr 7, 2021
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    Very fast and extremely easy to use. No ads or privacy scandals. Free and open source. Scans, crops, and touches up documents as well as CamScanner.

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    • OpenScan is Free and Open SourceCamScanner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OpenScan is Privacy focusedCamScanner is not according to our users
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    Adobe Scan

    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.

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    Adobe Scan

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    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.

    115 Adobe Scan alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Adobe Scan screenshot 1

    Top Adobe Scan Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  OCR
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Combine PDF
    9.  Scanner
    10.  Auto capture
    11.  Built-in editor
    12.  Scan to PDF

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    Notebloc

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    Document scanner app. Free. Save and share as PDF or JPG.

    108 Notebloc alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Notebloc screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Scanner
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  OCR
    9.  Document Sharing
    10.  PDF OCR
    11.  Create PDF files

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    Comments about Notebloc as an Alternative to CamScanner
    Guest
    Positive Oct 19, 2023
    0

    Simple UI and no hassle when using for free

    Kushal Naskar
    Positive Jul 25, 2020
    0

    Its user interface is very easy to use.

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    • Most users think Notebloc is a great CamScanner alternative.

    • Notebloc is Freemium and ProprietaryCamScanner is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Notebloc is LightweightCamScanner is not according to our users
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    Scanner Pro

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    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.

    55 Scanner Pro alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Scanner Pro Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Image Processing

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  10. Scan Thing: Scan Anything icon

    Scan Thing: Scan Anything

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    Scan Thing is the quickest way to capture and save anything around you. Scan Thing is available on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac
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    Scan Thing: Scan Anything Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Scanner

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  11. PDF Doc Scan icon

    PDF Doc Scan

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    PDF Doc Scan Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Scanner

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  12. Google PhotoScan icon

    Google PhotoScan

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

    27 Google PhotoScan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Google PhotoScan screenshot 1
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    Google PhotoScan Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Remove glares from photos
    4.  Automatic Cropping
    5.  Scanner
    6.  Auto Rotation
    7. Google Photos icon  Google photos integration

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  13. Tiny Scanner icon

    Tiny Scanner

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    Scan Documents, Photos, Papers.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Online
    Tiny Scanner screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  OCR
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Combine PDF
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Scan to PDF
    11.  Scanner

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