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Scans to PDFgscan2pdf
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

 Free

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

Linux, Command line Linux
  • Separate compression of text and background keeps scanned PDFs small
  • Adds an invisible OCR layer so documents become searchable
  • Scans straight to PDF or DjVu
  • Uses SANE, so it works with many scanners
  • Color and grayscale scans need preparation in other tools for good results
  • Linux only
  • Linux only
  • Plain, dated interface
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

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Checked September 24, 2026

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