NAPS2 AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Document Scanners

The best Document Scanner alternative to NAPS2 is Simple Scan, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NAPS2 and many of them are Document Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Document Scanner alternatives to NAPS2 are OpenScan, Open Scanner, Genius Scan and iCopy Free Photocopier.

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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 Android Tablet, Windows + Free, Mac, Free, Mac + Scan documents, Windows 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. Simple Scan icon

    Simple Scan

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Simple Scan as an Alternative to NAPS2
    Guest
    Negative
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    does not work with BenQ 5000

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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
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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.".

    109 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    flux
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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
  4. Open Scanner icon

    Open Scanner

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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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  5. Genius Scan icon

    Genius Scan

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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.

    60 Genius Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Skanlite

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    Skanlite is a simple image scanning application to scan and save images. Skanlite is based on libksane, an interface for SANE library to control image scanners.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Skanpage

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    Skanpage is a simple scanning application designed for multi-page scanning and saving of documents and images.

    22 Skanpage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  11. XSane icon

    XSane

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    XSane is a graphical scanning front-end for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy). It uses the SANE-library to talk to scanners. It is designed for acquiring images with scanners (there are other devices like cameras and videodevices supported by SANE and you will see that xsane may...

    20 XSane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
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  12. Scanner (Simon Knuth) icon

    Scanner (Simon Knuth)

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

    4 Scanner (Simon Knuth) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Scanner (Simon Knuth) as an Alternative to NAPS2
    imacthere4iam
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    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.
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    • Scanner (Simon Knuth) is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
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    Scanitto Pro

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    Scanitto Pro is Windows-based software application for image scanning, direct printing and copying, basic editing and text recognition (OCR).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Epson Scan icon

    Epson Scan

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    Epson Scan is image capture software designed to work with Epson scanners. It is multi-modal, has home and professional modes, and can support scanning transparencies as well as regular media, as long as the hardware supports it.

    4 Epson Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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