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. PDF Doc Scan icon

    PDF Doc Scan

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    PDF Doc Scan Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Scanner

    PDF Doc Scan VS OpenScan

     
  2. QuickScan icon

    QuickScan

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    The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    QuickScan Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Mobile Scanner
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  OCR
    7.  PDF OCR
    8.  Export Presets
    9.  Rearrange PDF
    10.  Native GUI

    QuickScan VS OpenScan

     
  4. Scanner Pro icon

    Scanner Pro

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    Scanner Pro turns your iPhone into portable scanner in your pocket. It lets you scan multipage documents, email them and even upload to Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk or any other WebDAV enabled server.

    54 Scanner Pro alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Scanner Pro Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Image Processing

    Scanner Pro 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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    TextShot

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    TextShot is the ultimate tool for extracting text from images.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextShot screenshot 1

    TextShot Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Extract text from image
    3.  Multiple languages

    TextShot VS OpenScan

     
  7. FreeOCR icon

    FreeOCR

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    FreeOCR is a scan & OCR program including the Tesseract free ocr engine, also known as a Tesseract GUI. It includes a Windows installer, and it is very simple to use.

    86 FreeOCR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FreeOCR screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    For 7 years the app has no updates. Latest release: March 2015 v5.4

    FreeOCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Image Processing

    FreeOCR VS OpenScan

     
  8. OCRFeeder icon

    OCRFeeder

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    OCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    OCRFeeder screenshot 1

    OCRFeeder Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Graphical User Interface

    OCRFeeder VS OpenScan

     
  10. Photo Scan icon

    Photo Scan

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    Photo Scan lets you extract text from Images or Photos very easily and efficiently!

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    Photo Scan screenshot 1

    Photo Scan Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  OCR

    Photo Scan VS OpenScan

     
  11. Scanit icon

    Scanit

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    Meet Scanit, a simple yet powerful scanner app that lets you quickly scan any kind of documents and convert them into PDF’s.

    57 Scanit alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Scanit Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Biometric Authentication
    3.  Scan to PDF
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6.  Scanner

    Scanit VS OpenScan

     
  12. (a9t9) Free OCR Software icon

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software

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    OCR software and web service to extract text from image files and PDF. The application is available as online OCR web app, OCR API, or simple to install Windows store application.

    74 (a9t9) Free OCR Software alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
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    (a9t9) Free OCR Software Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software VS OpenScan

     
  13. Google Stack icon

    Google Stack

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    Get rid of paper clutter with Stack. Stack is a PDF scanner, document organizer, and detail finder. All in one.

    104 Google Stack alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    Google Stack screenshot 1
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    Google Stack Features

    1.  Scan to PDF

    Google Stack VS OpenScan

     
  14. Screenie for Windows icon

    Screenie for Windows

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    💥 Capture and share your ideas quickly and easily with Screenie - the ultimate screenshot tool for designers, developers, and anyone who needs to share information efficiently. Simply take a snap, annotate it, and copy it to the clipboard in seconds.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Screenie for Windows screenshot 1

    Top Screenie for Windows Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  OCR
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8.  Screenshot OCR
    9.  Image to text
    10.  Image Processing
    11.  PDF OCR

    Screenie for Windows VS OpenScan

     
  15. fileee icon

    fileee

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    With fileee you can scan, organize and access your documents anywhere, anytime. fileee analyzes your documents, automatically recognizes important content and sorts your documents accordingly. Thanks to fileee, you always have your documents at hand and can find what you need in...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    fileee Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Reminders
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Document Sharing
    7. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    8. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration

    fileee VS OpenScan

     
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