Free NAPS2 AlternativesTop Document & Image Scanners like NAPS2

The best free alternative to NAPS2 is FairScan, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to NAPS2 and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to NAPS2 are Simple Scan, Open Scanner, OpenScan and PDFTK Builder.

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NAPS2 alternatives are mainly Document Scanners, but if you're looking for Image Scanners or OCR Engines 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
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    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.

    21 FairScan alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  2. 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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  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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  4. 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.".

    114 OpenScan alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Android
     
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  5. 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.

    92 PDFTK Builder alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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.

    67 Genius Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  7. An all-in-one scanner app built for the Universal Windows Platform.

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    • Windows
     
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  8. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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  9. HP Smart icon
     4 likes

    HP Smart (formerly known as HP All-in-One Printer Remote) helps you to set up, scan, print, share, and manage your HP printer.

    21 HP Smart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Android
     
  10. iCopy Free Photocopier is a free and open source application that lets you combine your scanner and printer into a powerful, easy to use photocopier by only pressing a button. You can use Automatic Document Feeders (ADF) too!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. PDF Doc Scan icon
     3 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.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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