NAPS2 AlternativesTop Document & Image Scanners like NAPS2

NAPS2 is described as 'Document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use' and is a very popular document scanner in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to NAPS2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best NAPS2 alternative is FairScan, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NAPS2 are ABBYY FineReader PDF, Simple Scan, Open Scanner and VueScan.

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NAPS2 alternatives are mainly Document Scanners, but if you're looking for Image Scanners or PDF Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Free, Mac, Free, Mac + Scan documents, Windows, Android Tablet and Linux. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to NAPS2.
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  1. FairScan icon
     16 likes

    Android document scanner offering multi-page PDF creation, automatic detection, image enhancement, and distraction-free interface, all open-source. No ads, cloud, watermarks, or tracking—scans remain on your device. Minimal permissions ensure privacy and transparency.

    17 FairScan alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and includes PDF editing tools.

    90 ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    ABBYY FineReader PDF vs NAPS2 Comments
    flux
    Positive
    -2

    Alternativeto: Why has one to search on this flipping page for a link to ie. Abbyy-finereader? This is an utterly time-wasting stupid webpage-design-fault!!!! GET IT RIGHT. Else; no point in using ie. this website!

    espressoelf
    0

    NAPS2 focuses on scanning and offers OCR functionality. ABBYY FineReader is a powerful OCR software that allows a scanner as source, along multiple others. So if you're looking for a better software to scan a bunch of documents, ABBYY isn't for you.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and ProprietaryNAPS2 is Free and Open Source
  3. Simple Scan icon
     58 likes

    Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format.

    26 Simple Scan alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
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    Simple Scan vs NAPS2 Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -3

    does not work with BenQ 5000

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Simple Scan is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
  4. Open Scanner icon
     12 likes

    Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  5. VueScan icon
     41 likes

    Scans documents, photos, and film on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with support for over 1200 scanners, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and TXT output, advanced adjustments, batch processing, OCR, color correction, obsolete device support, and easy-to-use interface.

    30 VueScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  6. OpenScan icon
     26 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.".

    111 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    OpenScan vs NAPS2 Comments
    flux
    Positive
    -1

    Alternativeto: Why the flip are you 'hiding' the flipping link to ie. app until one mouses-over the name of ie. app? Worse; not a direct link; but have to copy & paste link!! What the flip is going on with your site?@??? I give up! GET IT SORTED! I'll check-back perhaps in a year!

    • OpenScan is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
  7. PDFTK Builder icon
     64 likes

    PDFTK Builder is a free graphical interface to for PDFtk, making it much easier to use. It is a easy to use tool to collate (merge), split, encrypt, decrypt, stamp and rotate (only 90°, 180° or 270°) pdf documents.

    90 PDFTK Builder alternatives

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    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Genius Scan icon
     13 likes

    Genius Scan is a scanner in your pocket. Quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files.

    60 Genius Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Kofax Omnipage icon
     12 likes

    Kofax OmniPage offers industry-leading optical character recognition (OCR) for fast, easy accurate document conversion. Instantly turn paper and digital documents into files you can edit, search and share securely.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. gscan2pdf icon
     21 likes

    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...

    29 gscan2pdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    gscan2pdf vs NAPS2 Comments
    D33pSh33p
    Positive
    0

    gscan2pdf is nicer to work with, seems to have more features. OCR in NAPS2 seem to be limited to only making PDFs searchable while gscan2pdf converted scans into text quite well.

    • gscan2pdf is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
  11. Readiris icon
     9 likes

    PDF and OCR publishing software (optical character recognition) for MAC & WINDOWS. Do you dream of an intelligent PDF and OCR solution to intuitively manage your documents? You've found it.

    68 Readiris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. An all-in-one scanner app built for the Universal Windows Platform.

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    • Windows
     
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    Scanner (Simon Knuth) vs NAPS2 Comments
    imacthere4iam
    Positive
    0

    Scanner interface is much cleaner than NAPS2 while supporting nearly all the same functions. However Scanner lacks OCR support and command line operation which NAPS2 includes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Scanner (Simon Knuth) is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
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