Windows Fax and Scan Alternatives

Apps similar to Windows Fax and Scan include NAPS2, which is free and open source. Other options are ABBYY FineReader PDF, VueScan, Readiris and PaperScan. In total there are six Image Scanners like Windows Fax and Scan for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad.

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    NAPS2

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    NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

    52 NAPS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. ABBYY FineReader PDF icon

    ABBYY FineReader PDF

     142 likes

    Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and includes PDF editing tools.

    106 ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. VueScan icon

    VueScan

     41 likes

    Scans documents, photos, and film on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with support for over 1200 scanners, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and TXT output, advanced adjustments, batch processing, OCR, color correction, obsolete device support, and easy-to-use interface.

    30 VueScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    ABBYY FineReader PDF

    Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and ...

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    Readiris

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    PDF and OCR publishing software (optical character recognition) for MAC & WINDOWS. Do you dream of an intelligent PDF and OCR solution to intuitively manage your documents? You've found it.

    75 Readiris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. PaperScan icon

    PaperScan

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    PaperScan Scanner Software is a powerful TWAIN and WIA scanning application with an OCR engine centered on one idea: making document acquisition an unparalleled easy task for anyone.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. GpScanner icon

    GpScanner

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    This document scanner application is developed for windows only. Compatible with both WIA and TWAIN. Users can Rotate, crop, rearrange scanned images and identify texts using OCR module

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
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