Photo Scan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Scanners

The best Image Scanner alternative to Photo Scan is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Photo Scan and seven of them are Image Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Scanner alternatives to Photo Scan are CamScanner, OpenScan, Scan Thing: Scan Anything and Adobe Scan.

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

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Photo Scan alternatives page was last updated Sep 26, 2024
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  1. OSS Document Scanner icon
    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.

    57 OSS Document Scanner alternatives
    OSS Document Scanner screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Screenshot OCR
    8.  WebDAV Sync
    OSS Document Scanner iconPhoto Scan Icon

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

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

    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourcePhoto Scan is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OSS Document Scanner is LightweightPhoto Scan is not according to our users
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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
    CamScanner iconPhoto Scan Icon

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    • CamScanner is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Photo Scan.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryPhoto Scan is also Freemium and Proprietary
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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 iconPhoto Scan Icon

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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. Scan Thing: Scan Anything icon
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    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.

    51 Scan Thing: Scan Anything alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Mobile Scanner
    3.  Scanner
    Scan Thing: Scan Anything iconPhoto Scan Icon

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  7. Adobe Scan icon
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    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.

    112 Adobe Scan alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    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
    13.  PDF OCR
    Adobe Scan iconPhoto Scan Icon

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  8. Scanner Pro icon
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    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
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Scanner Pro Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Image Processing
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  10. Pocket Scanner icon
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    Pocket Scanner

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    Pocket Scanner Ultimate is the stand-alone version of Kdan’s Pocket Scanner series. Search “Pocket Scanner Cloud” in the App Store and try out the app & cloud services for free!

    108 Pocket Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Pocket Scanner Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Mobile Scanner
    4.  Document structure management
    5.  Optimized for Mobile
    6.  Scan to JPEG
    7.  Scanner
    8.  Scan to PDF
    Pocket Scanner iconPhoto Scan Icon

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