CamScanner
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Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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robtothetower added CamScanner as alternative to DocuScanr
benchwright added CamScanner as alternative to LensUpCamScanner remains one of the most established and feature-rich document scanning apps available. The automatic edge detection is snappy, the contrast filters work well on typical paper documents, and the general scanning workflow is intuitive.
However, the free version has noticeable drawbacks, including watermarks on exported PDFs and frequent prompts to upgrade to the premium subscription. Furthermore, since much of the service revolves around cloud accounts and sync, it might not suit...
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Developed by
IntSig Information Co., Ltd. Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription + free version with limited functionality.Rating
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CamScanner remains one of the most established and feature-rich document scanning apps available. The automatic edge detection is snappy, the contrast filters work well on typical paper documents, and the general scanning workflow is intuitive.
However, the free version has noticeable drawbacks, including watermarks on exported PDFs and frequent prompts to upgrade to the premium subscription. Furthermore, since much of the service revolves around cloud accounts and sync, it might not suit users looking for a strictly offline, lightweight, or privacy-first approach.
Overall, it is a capable and reliable tool for general scanning needs, as long as you are comfortable with the freemium model or willing to pay for the full features.
Very bad Company, Once there were just 2 Version (free & paid) i paid for the ad-free, fully functional version. Now they've cropped the paid version in functionality (e.g. folder limitation) and added a premium version with monthly fee.
In China, this app is called 扫描全能王 . Poor privacy app.
It used to be a good program back when I used it on Windows Phone 8. Now it's just a mercenary program that charges a monthly fee to use.
IT workers have lost touch with reality. They've become true mercenaries. They're extorting people!
When will this wave of extortion end?
This app could cost R$ 79.00 for a one-time purchase. But it costs R$ 79.00 as a rental! This is absurd!
For those who still don't understand how absurd this is: if a house in the real world costs one million dollars for you to buy, but the real estate agency offers it to you for one million annually as a subscription. Only a rich person with no regard for their money would do that.
Developers, come back to the real world.
I purchased it back when it originally released years ago. I started using it again recently to scan & upload documents, but was saddened by what I saw. Like every other app out there, CamScanner has moved from the one-time purchase model over to subscription.
With how infrequently I use this app, it isn't worth it. The subscription probably wouldn't be worth it even if I did use it more.
I usually only use open-source apps whenever possible, but haven't found anything to compete with this yet. It quickly auto-crops pages fairly accurately, and provides small black and white copies if you wish.
Edit: OSS Document Scanner filters images better into B&W. The camera doesn't work well with GrapheneOS, but I just take it with the normal camera and import there now.
Used to be great, but now shows full-screen ads although I paid for the ad-free version.