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RescribeNAPS2
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Tuned for historical printed books
  • Outputs searchable PDF and plain text
  • Works with nearly any scanner protocol on Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Built-in OCR produces searchable PDFs with no extra step
  • macOS users may need to authorize the app in security settings
  • Extra languages and scripts are a separate download
  • 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
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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