OSS Document Scanner AlternativesImage & Document Scanners like OSS Document Scanner

OSS Document Scanner is described as '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' and is a Image Scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to OSS Document Scanner for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPhone, Android, iPad and Mac apps. The best OSS Document Scanner alternative is GImageReader, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OSS Document Scanner are Tesseract, Snagit, Google Lens and NormCap.

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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.

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OSS Document Scanner alternatives page was last updated Dec 10, 2024
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  1. GImageReader icon
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    GImageReader

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

    79 GImageReader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GImageReader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
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    GImageReader VS OSS Document Scanner

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    • GImageReader is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to OSS Document Scanner.

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

    • GImageReader is Free and Open SourceOSS Document Scanner is also Free and Open Source
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    Tesseract

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

    14 Tesseract alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Tesseract Features

    1.  OCR
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    • Tesseract is the most popular Mac alternative to OSS Document Scanner.

    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceOSS Document Scanner is also Free and Open Source
  4. Snagit icon
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    Snagit

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    The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.

    192 Snagit alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    5.  OCR
    6.  Upload directly to YouTube
    7.  Auto Scrolling
    8.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    9.  Multiple languages
    10.  Freeform capture
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    Snagit VS OSS Document Scanner

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    • Snagit is the most popular commercial alternative to OSS Document Scanner.

    • Snagit is Paid and ProprietaryOSS Document Scanner is Free and Open Source
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    The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.

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    Google Lens

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    Google Lens lets you search what you see, get things done faster, and understand the world around you—using just your camera or a photo.

    23 Google Lens alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Object identification
    2.  Reverse Image Search
    3.  OCR
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Dark Mode
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    Google Lens VS OSS Document Scanner

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    • Google Lens is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to OSS Document Scanner.

    • Google Lens is Free and ProprietaryOSS Document Scanner is Free and Open Source
  7. NormCap icon
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    NormCap

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

    54 NormCap alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Screenshot OCR
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Portable
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  High-dpi support
    NormCap iconOSS Document Scanner Icon

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  8. CamScanner icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  PDF OCR
    6.  Scan to PDF
    7.  Sync with Google Drive
    8.  Sync with Dropbox
    9.  Document structure management
    10.  Support for Batch Mode
    11.  Client side encryption
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  10. Capture2text icon
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    Capture2text

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

    55 Capture2text alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Capture2text Features

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

    The latest version (4.6.3) is from 2022.

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  11. OpenScan icon
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    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.".

    106 OpenScan alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Sign PDF files
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Mobile Scanner
    Discontinued

    Not under active development.https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan#psa

    OpenScan iconOSS Document Scanner Icon

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    Open Scanner

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    Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:

    52 Open Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  OCR
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6.  Scanner
    7.  Video annotation
    8.  Scan to PDF
    9.  Document Annotations
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  13. Open Note Scanner icon
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    Open Note Scanner

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

    48 Open Note Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Smart auto-align
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  OCR
    7.  Content Templates
    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.

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  14. TextSniper icon
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    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.

    49 TextSniper alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    TextSniper Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot to text
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  15. Text Grab icon
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    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.

    56 Text Grab alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Text Grab Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot OCR
    Full-Screen Mode
    Grab Frame Mode
    +1
    Quick Simple Lookup
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