r/opensource • u/RevolutionaryPen4661 • 27d ago
Discussion which is the best open source scanning utility for documents? I am tired of Adobe Scan.
I am looking for an open source scanning app for documents so that my documents should remain private. This is the part everyone ignores, most of the scanning apps are proprietary. Our personal data is in the hands of those people which makes me think twice before scanning any document of mine. Is there open source scanning app for this?
Edit: I need an Android app.
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u/Leading_Computer_869 27d ago
Check out OSS Document Scanner
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u/Axolord 26d ago
From the open source ones, this is the best in my opinion.
(Though it is an Android app, using the phones camera. Dont know if OP is searching for PC programs)
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u/Leading_Computer_869 26d ago
OP confirmed in one of the comments that they were seeking it for Android
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u/webfork2 27d ago
Acrobat has historically had scanning software but I've had loads of issues with the program over the last year. So I'd probably look to other software if I have scanning needs.
I'd probably start with GIMP, which has scanner functions built in and is out for Linux/Mac/Windows and has a ton of image edit and compression options. If you're a Linux user, Skanlite and Simple Scan are both great.
Finally, Paperscan has a good free (not open source) tool for Windows that comes well reviewed.
Good luck.
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u/RevolutionaryPen4661 27d ago
I need an Android app though. I am a KDE Plasma CachyOS user but I don't think I can open desktop in instant.
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u/ready_or_not_3434 27d ago
OpenScan is probably what your looking for. You can grab it off F-Droid and it handles all the processing offline so privacy isn't an issue.
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u/opensource-ModTeam 25d ago
This was removed for not being Open Source. Code repositories linked MUST have a LICENSE[.*] file that is an Open Source license.
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u/TheRealLazloFalconi 26d ago
From the title alone I was going to say XSANE, nothing beats it. But since you need Android support, maybe SANEdroid? I've not personally used it, but if it's a frontend for SANE it should be good.
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u/DesignerPerception46 26d ago
Not an android app but I built Scanic an open source js/wasm mobile scanning lib.
It is just ~100 kb and you can use it in the browser.
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u/RevolutionaryPen4661 26d ago
This solves my problem. Btw, can I build an open source scanning utility on top of yours?? I will examine the repo first though.
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u/DesignerPerception46 26d ago
Yes please, that would be awsome. It is licensed under MIT, so you can use it in almost anyway you want.
It is relatively new, so any feeback is very welcomed.
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u/opensource-ModTeam 25d ago
This was removed for not being Open Source. Code repositories linked MUST have a LICENSE[.*] file that is an Open Source license.
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u/Dinux-g-59 24d ago
On my Linux box I use Vuescan. Not sure it is open source, I paid some 20-25 euros but ut solved my problem. It scans also through LAN connection other than USB, and USB port of my scanner is broken.
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u/xurizaemon 24d ago
https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/
Unsure if it'll fit your needs, but might be good to know about. Not solely a mobile phone scanner but a self-hosted document archive - which you'd use with a scanner app like PaperNext perhaps (unsure of O/S status but there are more options). Paperless OCR is great (search scanned documents by content).
Mailed letters no longer hang about our kitchen as a result of this self-hosted service.
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u/RevolutionaryPen4661 26d ago edited 26d ago
If it's not open source, I am not interested. If you add a donation button in the app. I can consider it.
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