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PaperScan on Windows Pc

Developed By: DocuWare GmbH

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 312 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.5.1
Size 67.9 MB
Release Date November 27, 23
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (5)]

What's New:
Small improvements and bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
Scan your invoices, documents, recipes and any other pieces of paper with PaperScan. Then upload them to Dropbox, Google Drive or DocuWare and share them with others. Manage the da... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download PaperScan and install on Windows PC. PaperScan is free Productivity app, developed by DocuWare GmbH. Latest version of PaperScan is 2.5.1, was released on 2023-11-27 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of PaperScan is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 312 users, 72 users had rated it 5*, 135 users had rated it 1*.

How to install PaperScan on Windows?

Instruction on how to install PaperScan on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install PaperScan on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install PaperScan using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "PaperScan" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install PaperScan on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "PaperScan" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.5.1 , 2.4.

Download PaperScan 2.5.1 on Windows PC – 67.9 MB

Download PaperScan 2.4 on Windows PC – 92.8 MB

Scan your invoices, documents, recipes and any other pieces of paper with PaperScan. Then upload them to Dropbox, Google Drive or DocuWare and share them with others. Manage the daily paper avalanche with PaperScan. Oh and we almost forgot: PaperScan is free of charge and there's no advertising either!

Note: the app is currently not compatible with devices of the Galaxy S20 series

Highlights:
- Scans documents automatically
- Automatically crops and straightens the captured document
- Puts several scans in a document together
- Scans are exported as PDF
- Upload to Dropbox and GoogleDrive in batch mode
- Documents can be printed or sent per email
- Upload to Docuware
- Rename documents
- Improved edge detection when capturing manually
- Delete pages with swipe and undo if necessary
Small improvements and bug fixes
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.