NAPS2 AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Document Scanners

The best Document Scanner alternative to NAPS2 is FairScan, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to NAPS2 and 19 are Document Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Document Scanner alternatives to NAPS2 are Simple Scan, Open Scanner, OpenScan and Genius Scan.

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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
     45 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.

    30 FairScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • 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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    does not work with BenQ 5000

    • Simple Scan is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
  3. Open Scanner icon
     13 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
     
  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.".

    122 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.2.0) was released in September 2021.

    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
  5. 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.

    79 Genius Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    5 Scanner (Simon Knuth) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • 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.

    • Scanner (Simon Knuth) is Free and Open SourceNAPS2 is also Free and Open Source
  7. 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!

    8 iCopy Free Photocopier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. PDF Doc Scan icon
     2 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  9. Skanlite icon
     9 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. Skanpage icon
     3 likes

    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
     
  11. XSane icon
     17 likes

    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...

    19 XSane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
     
  12. Scanitto Pro icon
     13 likes

    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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