Open Scanner AlternativesDocument Scanners and other similar apps like Open Scanner

Open Scanner is described as 'Fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:' and is a document scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Open Scanner for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, iPad and Mac apps. The best Open Scanner alternative is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Open Scanner are NAPS2, Tesseract, GImageReader and Crow Translate.

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Open Scanner alternatives page was last updated Sep 21, 2024
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  1. OSS Document Scanner icon

    OSS Document Scanner

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    The OSS Document Scanner is an Open Source app to scan all your documents. You either scan using your camera or by importing an image. The app will automatically detect you document within the photo and will crop the image.

    61 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    OSS Document Scanner screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  OCR
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Screenshot OCR
    11.  WebDAV Sync
    12.  Image to text

    OSS Document Scanner VS Open Scanner

     

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Open Scanner.

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Open Scanner.

    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourceOpen Scanner is also Free and Open Source
    • OSS Document Scanner is Lightweight and Privacy focusedOpen Scanner is not according to our users
  2. NAPS2 icon

    NAPS2

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    NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

    48 NAPS2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NAPS2 screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  OCR
    4.  Multiple Profiles
    5.  Split and merge PDF files
    6.  Export to PDF
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works out of the box
    9.  PDF Page Merge
    10.  Portable
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  No registration required

    NAPS2 VS Open Scanner

     

    • NAPS2 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Open Scanner.

    • NAPS2 is Free and Open SourceOpen Scanner is also Free and Open Source
  4. Tesseract icon

    Tesseract

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    Tesseract.js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images.

    17 Tesseract alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tesseract screenshot 1

    Tesseract Features

    1.  OCR

    Tesseract VS Open Scanner

     
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    Adobe Scan

    The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG.

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    GImageReader

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    gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    GImageReader screenshot 1

    GImageReader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot

    GImageReader VS Open Scanner

     
  7. Crow Translate icon

    Crow Translate

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    Crow Translate is a simple and lightweight translator programmed in C++ / Qt that allows to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex and Bing translate API.

    71 Crow Translate alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Crow Translate screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Online translation
    3.  Real-time translation
    4.  OCR
    5.  Sits in the System Tray
    6.  Desktop Application
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline

    Crow Translate VS Open Scanner

     
    Comments about Crow Translate as an Alternative to Open Scanner
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    Negative Sep 21, 2024
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    It is a translation app, not a document scanner

    Open Scanner Icon
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    • Crow Translate is Free and Open SourceOpen Scanner is also Free and Open Source
    • Crow Translate is Privacy focusedOpen Scanner is not according to our users
  8. NormCap icon

    NormCap

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    OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.

    56 NormCap alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NormCap screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Screenshot OCR
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  High-dpi support

    NormCap VS Open Scanner

     
  10. CamScanner icon

    CamScanner

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    Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

    116 CamScanner alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    CamScanner screenshot 1

    Top CamScanner Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  OCR
    6.  No registration required
    7.  PDF OCR
    8.  Scan to PDF
    9.  Client side encryption
    10.  Sync with Google Drive
    11. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    12.  Document structure management

    CamScanner VS Open Scanner

     

    • CamScanner is the most popular Web-based, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Open Scanner.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryOpen Scanner is Free and Open Source
  11. OpenScan icon

    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.".

    108 OpenScan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    OpenScan screenshot 1
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    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 Open Scanner

     
  12. Capture2text icon

    Capture2text

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    Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.

    57 Capture2text alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Capture2text screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.6.3) is from 2022.

    Capture2text Features

    1.  Built-in Screen Capture
    2.  Global hotkey
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  OCR
    5.  Portable

    Capture2text VS Open Scanner

     
  13. Microsoft Lens icon

    Microsoft Lens

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    Microsoft Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and docs readable. You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive.

    74 Microsoft Lens alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Microsoft Lens screenshot 1
    Microsoft Lens screenshot 2
    Microsoft Lens screenshot 3

    Top Microsoft Lens Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Keystone correction
    3.  Deskew
    4.  PDF OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  Scan to JPEG
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  Scan to word
    9.  Export to PDF
    10.  Convert images to PDF
    11.  Particle Engine

    Microsoft Lens VS Open Scanner

     
  14. Open Note Scanner icon

    Open Note Scanner

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    This little application provides a way on scanning handwritten notes and printed documents.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Open Note Scanner screenshot 1
    Open Note Scanner screenshot 2
    Open Note Scanner screenshot 3
    Discontinued

    Not updated in 3 years. Google Play store says not compatible with current OS, and if you download from F-Droid it asks you to direct download another app to use it, which is not on Google Play or F-Droid.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Smart auto-align
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Content Templates
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  OCR

    Open Note Scanner VS Open Scanner

     
  15. Text Grab icon

    Text Grab

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    Text Grab is a minimal optical character recognition (OCR) utility for Windows 10/11 which makes all visible text available to be copied.

    60 Text Grab alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Text Grab screenshot 1

    Text Grab Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Screenshot OCR

    Text Grab VS Open Scanner

     
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