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 25 alternatives to NAPS2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best NAPS2 alternative is ABBYY FineReader PDF. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Simple Scan or Open Scanner. Other great apps like NAPS2 are OpenScan, VueScan, Genius Scan and Kofax Omnipage.

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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 and Mac + Scan documents. 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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NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

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NAPS2 alternatives page was last updated Sep 18, 2024
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    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.

    85 ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Convert PDF to Word document
    3.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Edit PDF
    7.  Image to text
    8.  Convert PDF to image
    9.  Create PDF files
    10.  PDF OCR
    11.  Convert images to PDF
    12.  Split and merge PDF files

    ABBYY FineReader PDF VS NAPS2

     
    Comments about ABBYY FineReader PDF as an Alternative to NAPS2
    flux
    Positive Jul 14, 2023
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    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
    Dec 3, 2023
    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.

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    • Most users think ABBYY FineReader PDF is a great NAPS2 alternative.

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to NAPS2.

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is the most popular commercial alternative to NAPS2.

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and ProprietaryNAPS2 is Free and Open Source
    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is LightweightNAPS2 is not according to our users
  2. Simple Scan icon
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    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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Simple Scan Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Scan to JPEG
    5.  Document Capture

    Simple Scan VS NAPS2

     
    Comments about Simple Scan as an Alternative to NAPS2
    Guest
    Negative Feb 14, 2016
    -3

    does not work with BenQ 5000

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    • Most users think Simple Scan is a great NAPS2 alternative.

    • Simple Scan is the most popular Linux alternative to NAPS2.

    • Simple Scan is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NAPS2.

    • Simple Scan is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
  3. Open Scanner icon
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    Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:

    55 Open Scanner alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  OCR
    6.  Sign PDF files
    7.  Mobile Scanner
    8.  Sync with iCloud
    9.  AI-Powered
    10.  Scanner
    11.  Video annotation
    12.  Scan to PDF

    Open Scanner VS NAPS2

     
  4. OpenScan icon
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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

    • 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

    OpenScan VS NAPS2

     
    Comments about OpenScan as an Alternative to NAPS2
    flux
    Positive Jul 14, 2023
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    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!

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    • OpenScan is the most popular Android alternative to NAPS2.

    • OpenScan is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
    • OpenScan is Privacy focusedNAPS2 is not according to our users
  5. VueScan icon
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    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

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    VueScan Features

    1.  Photo color correction
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Scan to PDF
    5.  Multi Scan
    6.  Driver Emulation

    VueScan VS NAPS2

     
  6. Genius Scan icon
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    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.

    59 Genius Scan alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone

    Top Genius Scan Features

    1.  Convert images to PDF
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Document Merging
    4.  OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  No Watermark
    7.  Support for Batch Mode
    8.  Data export/import
    9. Evernote icon  Evernote integration
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11.  PDF documentation generation
    12.  Password encryption

    Genius Scan VS NAPS2

     
  7. Kofax Omnipage icon
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    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.

    64 Kofax Omnipage alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Kofax Omnipage Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot OCR

    Kofax Omnipage VS NAPS2

     
  8. PDFTK Builder icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (3.10.0) is from July 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Split and merge PDF files
    2.  Password protection
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Split PDF files
    9.  PDF encryption
    10.  Create PDF files
    11.  Reorder pages

    PDFTK Builder VS NAPS2

     
  9. Readiris icon
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    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.

    64 Readiris alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Readiris Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image recognition
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document
    4.  Convert PDF to Excel document

    Readiris VS NAPS2

     
  10. gscan2pdf icon
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    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...

    28 gscan2pdf alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux

    gscan2pdf Features

    1.  PDF OCR
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  OCR
    5.  Screenshot OCR
    6.  Split and merge PDF files

    gscan2pdf VS NAPS2

     
    Comments about gscan2pdf as an Alternative to NAPS2
    D33pSh33p
    Positive Sep 16, 2024
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    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.

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    • gscan2pdf is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
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