Alternatives to Open Note Scanner

Open-source Android scanner for notes and printed documents. 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 Open Note Scanner.

  • OpenScan

    Scan paper documents into PDFs with an Android application.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    OpenScan is another open-source Android scanner, BSD-3-Clause licensed, that turns photographed pages into shareable PDFs, with quality depending on lighting and camera capture.

  • Adobe Scan

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

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Adobe Scan is a free closed-source app for Android and iOS with built-in OCR and glare removal, while combining and converting files needs paid Acrobat Pro.

  • Genius Scan

    Mobile document scanner with fast edge detection and PDF export.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Genius Scan is closed-source for Android and iOS with reliable edge detection and on-device processing, but OCR and cloud export require the paid tier.

  • vFlat Scan

    Phone scanner that flattens the curve when photographing book pages.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    vFlat Scan is a closed-source Android and iOS scanner that flattens curved book pages, with limited free use and a subscription for the full feature set.

  • Scanner Pro

    iOS document scanner with OCR and workflow automation.

    FreemiumProprietaryiOS

    Scanner Pro runs only on iOS, not Android, and adds OCR and automated scan workflows that require a subscription.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Open Note Scanner as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • CamScanner

    Document scanner app that turns phone photos into cleaned-up, searchable PDFs, with online PDF tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    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.

  • NAPS2

    Simple document scanning to PDF with built-in OCR.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Open Note Scanner is an open-source Android scanner with no account or cloud, using the phone camera with edge detection, but it is rougher and developed intermittently.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.