Open Source CamScanner Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to CamScanner 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 CamScanner and seven of them are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to CamScanner are Open Note Scanner, OpenScan, PDF Doc Scan and Docus.

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CamScanner alternatives page was last updated Jan 26, 2024
  1. OSS Document Scanner icon
     32 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.

    57 OSS Document Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  OCR
    6.  Mobile Scanner
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    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

    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).

    Positive commentJan 26, 2024
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    • 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 LightweightCamScanner is not according to our users
  2. Open Note Scanner icon
     39 likes

    This little application provides a way on scanning handwritten notes and printed documents.

    48 Open Note Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Smart auto-align
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Content Templates
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  OCR
    Discontinued

    Not updated in 3 years. Google Play store says not compatible with current OS, and if you download from F-Droid it asks you to direct download another app to use it, which is not on Google Play or F-Droid.

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    John Fastman

    One of the few - perhaps even the only - open source scanning apps for Android. Gives comparable results to Camscanner. Needs OpenCV Manager to be installed, but that's a formality (the latter requires no permissions.)

    Positive commentJan 2, 2017
    4
    Shahin Rmz

    I could never scan a document with this app.

    Negative commentMay 31, 2023
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    • Some users think Open Note Scanner is a great CamScanner alternative, some don't.

    • Open Note Scanner is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to CamScanner.

    • Open Note Scanner is Free and Open SourceCamScanner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Open Note Scanner is LightweightCamScanner is not according to our users
  3. OpenScan icon
     24 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.".

    105 OpenScan alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    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
    Discontinued

    Not under active development.https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan#psa

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    Comments about OpenScan as an Alternative to CamScanner
     
    brunetton

    Unfortunately no filters like "real" scan apps; so this is basically the original photo

    Positive commentMay 24, 2022
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    headlines

    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.

    Positive commentApr 7, 2021
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    • OpenScan is Free and Open SourceCamScanner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OpenScan is Privacy focusedCamScanner is not according to our users
  4. PDF Doc Scan icon
     2 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.

    70 PDF Doc Scan alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    PDF Doc Scan Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Scanner
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  5. Docus icon
     2 likes

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

    43 Docus alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    Docus Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Scan to PDF
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  6. Text Fairy icon
     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.

    46 Text Fairy alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Text Fairy Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  OCR
    4.  Text to Speech
    5.  Scan to PDF
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Screenshot OCR
    Discontinued

    Last version and commit is from Nov 2020.

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

    38 Clean Scan alternatives
    Clean Scan screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Clean Scan Features

    1.  Scanner
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