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gscan2pdfNAPS2
Free

Free open-source software packaged by Linux distributions such as Debian.

 Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Scans straight to PDF or DjVu
  • Uses SANE, so it works with many scanners
  • Works with nearly any scanner protocol on Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Built-in OCR produces searchable PDFs with no extra step
  • Linux only
  • Plain, dated interface
  • 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 not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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