Windows Scan AlternativesDocument Scanners and other similar apps like Windows Scan

Windows Scan is described as 'If you have a scanner, this app makes it easy to scan documents and pictures and save them where you'd like' and is a document scanner in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Scan for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and GNOME apps. The best Windows Scan alternative is NAPS2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Scan are Simple Scan, VueScan, Skanpage and Skanlite.

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Windows Scan alternatives page was last updated Oct 12, 2022
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  1. NAPS2 icon
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    NAPS2

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

    46 NAPS2 alternatives
    NAPS2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  OCR
    4.  Multiple Profiles
    5.  Split and merge PDF files
    6.  Export to PDF
    7.  Works out of the box
    8.  PDF Page Merge
    9.  Portable
    10.  Reorder pages
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Support for Batch Mode
    13.  PDF OCR
    14.  Convert images to PDF
    15.  Rotate pages
    16.  Combine PDF
    17.  Dark Mode
    18.  Multiple languages
    19.  Edit PDF
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    NAPS2 VS Windows Scan

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    • NAPS2 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Scan.

    • NAPS2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Scan.

    • NAPS2 is Free and Open Source Windows Scan is Free and Proprietary
    • NAPS2 is Lightweight Windows Scan is not according to our users
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    Simple Scan

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    Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format.

    25 Simple Scan alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Simple Scan Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Scan to JPEG
    5.  Document Capture
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  4. VueScan icon
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    VueScan

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    Third-party software for film scanners and flatbed scanners.

    VueScan is a powerful, easy-to-use program that: -Scans documents, photos and film -Creates PDF, JPEG, TIFF and TXT files -Supports over 1200 scanners.

    29 VueScan alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    VueScan Features

    1.  Photo color correction
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Scan to PDF
    5.  Multi Scan
    6.  Driver Emulation
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    VueScan VS Windows Scan

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    • VueScan is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Scan.

    • VueScan is Paid and Proprietary Windows Scan is Free and Proprietary
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    Skanpage

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    Skanpage is a simple scanning application designed for multi-page scanning and saving of documents and images.

    21 Skanpage alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Skanpage Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  KDE
    3.  Scan to PDF
    Scanner options
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  6. Skanlite icon
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    Skanlite

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    Skanlite is a simple image scanning application to scan and save images. Skanlite is based on libksane, an interface for SANE library to control image scanners.

    22 Skanlite alternatives
    Skanlite screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  KDE
    3.  GNU/linux-libre
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  7. gscan2pdf icon
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    gscan2pdf

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    gscan2pdf can scan, clean the scan and do OCR on the scan or imported images (incl. existing PDFs, DjVus or other file types), and make PDF and DjVu-files with embedded OCR-text. It works together with tesseract, ocropus, cuneiform an...

    26 gscan2pdf alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    gscan2pdf Features

    1.  PDF OCR
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  OCR
    5.  Screenshot OCR
    6.  Split and merge PDF files
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  9. SilverFast icon
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    SilverFast

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    SilverFast is renowned as the worldwide standard when it comes to scanner and digital imaging software. SilverFast is able to bring out every device's maximum quality and considerably exceed the results of the manufacturer's own software.

    11 SilverFast alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    SilverFast Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Color management
    3.  Color correction
    4.  Image Processing
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  10. WinScan2PDF icon
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    WinScan2PDF

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    Save scanned documents into new or existing PDF ... by using installed scanner.

    23 WinScan2PDF alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinScan2PDF Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Multiple languages
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    XSane

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    XSane is a graphical scanning front-end for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy). It uses the SANE-library to talk to scanners. It is designed for acquiring images with scanners (there are other devices like cameras and videodevices supported by SANE and you will see that xsane may...

    20 XSane alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Scanner
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.998, released in November 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    CloudScan

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    CloudScan. Free Scanning Software. (Scan to PDF and TIFF Everywhere Easily)

    CloudScan is a completely free scan application. It provides a new, simple way to scan your documents, pictures or photos and save them to mulitpage PDF files. Cloud can be successfully used on one compu.

    9 CloudScan alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    • CloudScan is the most popular Web-based alternative to Windows Scan.

    • CloudScan is Freemium and Proprietary Windows Scan is Free and Proprietary

  13. Smart OCR

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    Convert scanned text, images and scanned PDF files into editable documents with Smart OCR.

    5 Smart OCR alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Smart OCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Built-in PDF converter
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  14. Scanned Image Extractor icon
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    Scanned Image Extractor

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    Scanned Image Extractor is a tool for efficiently extracting rectangular photographs from album or (multiple) photograph scans.

    4 Scanned Image Extractor alternatives
    Scanned Image Extractor on Windows 10

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Scanned Image Extractor screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Zoom integration
    3.  Image Preview
    4.  Crop images
    5.  Scanner
    Discontinued

    No update since 2015, dependencies on Linux systems are broken since it's too old.

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