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CamScanner vs Archiv: catalog facts
CamScanner	Archiv
Freemium Free to download, with paid features on top.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web	Android
Automatic background removal, cropping and straightening OCR in 41 languages	ML-powered corner detection when scanning Tagging and fast search across scanned documents
Relies on cloud sync for cross-device access Proprietary, with features split between free and paid tiers	Android only Young project with a small community
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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