Alternatives to CamScanner

Document scanner app that turns phone photos into cleaned-up, searchable PDFs, with online PDF tools. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as CamScanner.

  • Adobe Scan

    A free mobile scanner app from Adobe that turns paper documents into searchable PDFs with OCR.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Adobe Scan is a free mobile scanner with OCR and glare removal, but it has no desktop or web version and combining files requires paid Acrobat Pro.

  • Genius Scan

    Mobile document scanner with fast edge detection and PDF export.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Genius Scan does scanning and OCR on the device instead of in the cloud, but it is mobile only and OCR needs the paid tier.

  • Scanner Pro

    iOS document scanner with OCR and workflow automation.

    FreemiumProprietaryiOS

    Scanner Pro adds workflows that automate naming and delivery after each scan, but it runs only on iOS and needs a subscription for OCR.

  • vFlat Scan

    Phone scanner that flattens the curve when photographing book pages.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    vFlat Scan adds curved-page flattening for photographing books and removes fingers from edges, but it is mobile only with a subscription for full features.

  • OpenScan

    Scan paper documents into PDFs with an Android application.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    OpenScan is a free BSD-licensed Android scanner that turns photographed pages into PDFs, with no desktop or web apps and no mentioned OCR.

  • Open Note Scanner

    Open-source Android scanner for notes and printed documents.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Open Note Scanner is a fully open-source Android scanner with no account or cloud component, though it is rougher than commercial apps and developed intermittently.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.