Easily scan with your chosen settings, or set up multiple profiles for different devices and configurations. Once you've finished scanning, you can save, email, or print with only a couple clicks. Save to PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, or other file types.
Compatible with both WIA and TWAIN
Choose the driver that works best with your scanner, as well as settings like DPI, page size, and bit depth. Scan from a glass flatbed or an automatic document feeder (ADF), including duplex support.
Rotate, crop, and rearrange scanned images
Order your pages however you like, including tools to interleave duplexed pages. Easily rotate your pages at right angles, or straighten them at any angle you like. Use image editing tools to crop or change brightness and contrast.
Identify text using OCR
Search through text included in your PDFs by using optical character recognition (OCR), in any of over 60 languages.
Use NAPS2 in your native language
Choose from over 20 different languages. If your language isn't available yet, help translate!
Tools for power users and businesses
- Optional command-line interface (CLI) for automation and scripting - MSI installer and application-level configuration available for group policy (GPO) deployment - Portable archives available (doesn't require installation)
Free and open source
NAPS2 is completely free to use for both individuals and businesses, and includes no ads or unwanted software. If NAPS2 has helped you, consider making a donation.
• Top positive commentabout 2 years ago • 0 replies
I've tried numerous others and was not satisfied with any. NAPS2 does what I want. Simple and straight-forward. I'll keep it.
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• Top positive commentabout 2 months ago • 0 replies
Easy to use. OCR works well. And it's free.
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• Top negative comment10 months ago • 0 replies
The Linux version of NAPS2 isn't a Linux compilation. The Linux version is the portable version of NAPS2 for Windows. So, you need Wine to run it.
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alternative to ABBYY finereader
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• Positive comment • 3 months ago • 0 replies
I have now used NAPS2 for several tens of thousands of pages. So can vouch for the fact that it works extremely well. That includes the OCR for generated PDFs. You can have more than one scanner connected at the same time and it will use the native TWAIN driver. In my case the Brother driver is infinitely better than the Canon one. Where it falls down is that the "Saved" pop up is not sticky. Unhelpful if one cannot remember if the scans have been saved. The support site is hopeless. The workaround for the above failing is less than intuitive but works. Right click on the app icon in the taskbar and it will show the latest saved files. One star off for )a) the non-sticky saved notice and (b) terrible support site. Otherwise superb.
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• Positive comment • 3 months ago • 0 replies
portable
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• Positive comment • 4 months ago • 0 replies
The best free and open source (FLOSS) scanning management software on Windows. Actually better than many paid or non-free softwares. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to your scan profiles, save & join scanned document to a single pdf or image or save them separately in batch.
NAPS2 was added to AlternativeTo by Emiel on Feb 22, 2015 and this page was last updated Aug 10, 2020. NAPS2 is sometimes referred to as Not Another PDF Scanner, Not Another PDF Scanner 2.
I've tried numerous others and was not satisfied with any. NAPS2 does what I want. Simple and straight-forward. I'll keep it.
Easy to use. OCR works well. And it's free.
The Linux version of NAPS2 isn't a Linux compilation.
The Linux version is the portable version of NAPS2 for Windows. So, you need Wine to run it.
alternative to ABBYY finereader
I have now used NAPS2 for several tens of thousands of pages. So can vouch for the fact that it works extremely well. That includes the OCR for generated PDFs.
You can have more than one scanner connected at the same time and it will use the native TWAIN driver. In my case the Brother driver is infinitely better than the Canon one.
Where it falls down is that the "Saved" pop up is not sticky. Unhelpful if one cannot remember if the scans have been saved. The support site is hopeless.
The workaround for the above failing is less than intuitive but works. Right click on the app icon in the taskbar and it will show the latest saved files. One star off for )a) the non-sticky saved notice and (b) terrible support site. Otherwise superb.
portable
The best free and open source (FLOSS) scanning management software on Windows. Actually better than many paid or non-free softwares.
You can assign a keyboard shortcut to your scan profiles, save & join scanned document to a single pdf or image or save them separately in batch.