OpenScan Alternatives

OpenScan is described as '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."' and is a Image Scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to OpenScan for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Windows, Android, iPad and Mac apps. The best OpenScan alternative is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenScan are NAPS2, Tesseract, GImageReader and Crow Translate.

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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...

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OpenScan alternatives page was last updated Mar 17, 2025
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  1. TextSniper icon

    TextSniper

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    TextSniper is a super useful app to quickly capture unselectable text. Use it to capture and recognize text from presentations, trainings, screencasts,images, pictures, webpages, video tutorials, photos, PDFs etc. Literally from anywhere on your mac's screen.

    51 TextSniper alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextSniper screenshot 1

    TextSniper Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot to text

    TextSniper VS OpenScan

     

    • TextSniper is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenScan.

    • TextSniper is Paid and ProprietaryOpenScan is Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    59 Genius Scan alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Top Genius Scan Features

    1.  Convert images to PDF
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Document Merging
    4.  OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  No Watermark
    7.  Support for Batch Mode
    8.  Data export/import
    9. Evernote icon  Evernote integration
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11.  PDF documentation generation
    12.  Password encryption

    Genius Scan VS OpenScan

     
  4. Scanbot Document Scanner SDK icon

    Scanbot Document Scanner SDK

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    With the Scanbot Document Scanner SDK, companies can easily equip their mobile and web applications with a fast, accurate, and user-friendly mobile document scanner.

    54 Scanbot Document Scanner SDK alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • React Native
    • Flutter
    • Xamarin Studio
    • WebAssembly
    Document Scanner
    Document Scanner Preview
    Custom Filters

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Scan to PDF
    10.  Scanner
    11.  No Watermark
    12. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration

    Scanbot Document Scanner SDK VS OpenScan

     
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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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  6. ABBYY Screenshot Reader icon

    ABBYY Screenshot Reader

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    Screenshot Reader is a smart OCR-screenshot application for capturing text and images from any area on your PC screen and extracting text from them or just saving as an image. Prize: 9.99 USD.

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    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ScreenShot Reader

    ABBYY Screenshot Reader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot OCR
    3.  Multiple languages

    ABBYY Screenshot Reader VS OpenScan

     
  7. Simple Scan • Quick Scanner icon

    Simple Scan • Quick Scanner

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    Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  OCR
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Scanner
    6.  Export to PDF
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Scan to JPEG
    10.  PDF OCR
    11.  Create multi-page PDF document
    12.  Scan to PDF

    Simple Scan • Quick Scanner VS OpenScan

     
  8. Scan Now icon

    Scan Now

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    A fast and simple app for document scanning on iOS.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Scan Now Features

    1.  Swift

    Scan Now VS OpenScan

     
  10. Adobe Scan icon

    Adobe Scan

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    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.

    113 Adobe Scan alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Adobe Scan screenshot 1

    Top Adobe Scan Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  OCR
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Combine PDF
    9.  Scanner
    10.  Auto capture
    11.  Built-in editor
    12.  Scan to PDF

    Adobe Scan VS OpenScan

     
  11. Notebloc icon

    Notebloc

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    Document scanner app. Free. Save and share as PDF or JPG.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Notebloc screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Scanner
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  OCR
    9.  Document Sharing
    10.  PDF OCR
    11.  Create PDF files

    Notebloc VS OpenScan

     
  12. Scan Thing: Scan Anything icon

    Scan Thing: Scan Anything

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    Scan Thing is the quickest way to capture and save anything around you. Scan Thing is available on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac
    Scan Thing: Scan Anything screenshot 1
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    Scan Thing: Scan Anything Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Scanner

    Scan Thing: Scan Anything VS OpenScan

     
  13. Frog - Extract Text icon

    Frog - Extract Text

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    Quickly extract text from almost any source: youtube, screencasts, PDFs, webpages, photos, etc. Grab the image and get the text.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • elementary OS
    Frog - Extract Text screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Extract text from image

    Frog - Extract Text VS OpenScan

     
  14. dpScreenOCR icon

    dpScreenOCR

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    Program to recognize text on screen.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    dpScreenOCR screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Screenshot OCR

    dpScreenOCR VS OpenScan

     
  15. Google PhotoScan icon

    Google PhotoScan

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    PhotoScan lets you create enhanced digital scans of your old photos, with automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and smart rotation.

    27 Google PhotoScan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Google PhotoScan screenshot 1
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    Google PhotoScan Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Remove glares from photos
    4.  Automatic Cropping
    5.  Scanner
    6.  Auto Rotation
    7. Google Photos icon  Google photos integration

    Google PhotoScan VS OpenScan

     
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