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OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App on Windows Pc

Developed By: Ethereal Developers

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 171 votes

Last Updated: December 29, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.2.0
Size 32.7 MB
Release Date December 13, 23
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (4)]

What's New:
- Multiple image picker- Quick action- Remove margins during PDF export- Bug Fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
Open source document scanner app with compression features, selective exports and great cropping features with filters.

Scan documents into a PDF or a bunch of images and share it... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App and install on Windows PC. OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App is free Productivity app, developed by Ethereal Developers. Latest version of OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App is 2.2.0, was released on 2023-12-13 (updated on 2023-12-29). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 171 users, 12 users had rated it 5*, 120 users had rated it 1*.

How to install OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App on Windows?

Instruction on how to install OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App 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 OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App 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 "OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App" 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 OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App 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 "OpenScan - Free Document Scanner App" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Open source document scanner app with compression features, selective exports and great cropping features with filters.

Scan documents into a PDF or a bunch of images and share it with your contacts.

Our open source document scanner app will enable you to scan anything (official documents, notes, photos, business cards, etc.) and convert it into a PDF file and save to your device or share it directly via any messaging app.

Why use this app? Sometimes, you require to scan several documents and share them in this fast paced professional world. Maybe, you want to scan and store your receipts and billing information for filing taxes. In this day and age, we look for not only easy of use in technology, but also apps which respect our data privacy and apps which doesn't force ads on our screen every other second.

We bring you OpenScan, an app which respects your privacy coupled with comprehensive and beautiful user interface and a flawless user experience.

We differentiate our self from the rest of the apps in the market by:

- Open Sourcing our app
- Respecting your data privacy (by not collecting any document data knowingly)

KEY FEATURES

* Scan your documents, notes, business cards.
* Simple and powerful cropping features.
* Share as PDF/JPGs.
* PDF compression options

WORK PRODUCTIVITY:

- Increase your office/work productivity by scanning and saving your documents or notes quickly and share them with anyone.
- Capture your ideas or flowcharts that you jot down hurriedly and upload them to your choice of cloud storage instantly.
- Never forget anyone's contact information by scanning the business cards and storing them.
- Scan printed documents and save them to be reviewed later or send them to your contacts to review it.
- Never worry when it comes to receipts anymore. Just scan the receipts and save them to your device and share them whenever necessary.

EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

- Scan all your handwritten notes and share them instantly to your friends during stressful exam times.
- Never miss another lecture notes. All documents are timestamped, so just look up the date or time of the lecture to quickly bring up the lecture notes.
- Take pictures of the whiteboards or the blackboards for future reference and save those as PDFs.
- Upload your class notes to your choice of cloud storage instantly.

Source Code: https://github.com/Ethereal-Developers-Inc/OpenScan

Made with ❤️ from India
- Multiple image picker
- Quick action
- Remove margins during PDF export
- Bug Fixes
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to request installing packages.