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FairScan vs OpenScan: catalog facts
FairScan	OpenScan
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0, with no ads or paid upgrade.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Android	Android
Automatic detection, crop and enhancement OCR for searchable PDFs	Turns photographed pages into shareable documents.
Android only Deliberately simple, with few advanced editing options	Scan quality depends on lighting and camera capture.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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