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Document Scanner vs NAPS2: catalog facts
Document Scanner	NAPS2
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Minimal, easy interface Saves scans as PDF or images	Works with nearly any scanner protocol on Windows, macOS and Linux Built-in OCR produces searchable PDFs with no extra step
Linux only Few advanced scanning options by design	Deliberately simple; it is not a document management system OCR language packs must be downloaded separately
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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