Scanner+ AlternativesDocument Scanners and other similar apps like Scanner+

Scanner+ is described as 'Scan any paper with your iPhone's camera: the Scanner+ app will automatically recognize the edges of your document, enhance it, and give you a perfectly scanned copy that's ready to share on your favorite platform!' and is a document scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Scanner+ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, Linux and iPad apps. The best Scanner+ alternative is Tesseract, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Scanner+ are Snagit, GImageReader, Crow Translate and NormCap.

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  1. Tesseract icon

    Tesseract

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

    15 Tesseract alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tesseract screenshot 1

    Tesseract Features

    1.  OCR

    Tesseract VS Scanner+

     

    • Tesseract is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Scanner+.

    • Tesseract is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Scanner+.

    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceScanner+ is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Snagit icon

    Snagit

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    Advanced screen capture and recording tool enabling image or video captures directly from your screen. Includes editing features like callouts, transparency, and effects to enhance visuals. Organize and easily share creations through documents, presentations, or favorite applications.

    192 Snagit alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Snagit screenshot 1

    Top Snagit Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Annotate Screenshot
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  OCR
    10.  Dark Mode
    11. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    12.  Auto Scrolling

    Snagit VS Scanner+

     

    • Snagit is the most popular commercial alternative to Scanner+.

    • Snagit is Paid and ProprietaryScanner+ is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. GImageReader icon

    GImageReader

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

    82 GImageReader alternatives

    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 Scanner+

     
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    Advanced screen capture and recording tool enabling image or video captures directly from your screen. Includes editing features like callouts, transparency, and effects to enhance visuals. Organize and easily share creations thr...

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  6. 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.

    72 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 Scanner+

     
  7. NormCap icon

    NormCap

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

    55 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 Scanner+

     
  8. 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
    OpenScan screenshot 2
    OpenScan screenshot 3

    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 Scanner+

     

    • OpenScan is the most popular Android alternative to Scanner+.

    • OpenScan is Free and Open SourceScanner+ is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OpenScan is Privacy focusedScanner+ is not according to our users
  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.

    117 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 Scanner+

     

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

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryScanner+ is also Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Capture2text icon

    Capture2text

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

    56 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 Scanner+

     
  12. 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.

    75 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
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    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 Scanner+

     
  13. Open Note Scanner icon

    Open Note Scanner

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

    49 Open Note Scanner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    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 Scanner+

     
  14. 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.

    58 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 Scanner+

     
  15. 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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextSniper screenshot 1

    TextSniper Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot to text

    TextSniper VS Scanner+

     
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