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Document Scanning Apps

Users recommend and compare mobile apps, built-in tools, and hardware scanners for digitizing paper documents, highlighting features like OCR, multi-page support, and alternatives to traditional flatbed scanners.

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therein • Jan 26, 2023 • View on HN

I was looking for someone to mention VueScan. Wasn't it built for exactly this issue with scanners?

tibu • Apr 29, 2018 • View on HN

How is this different from Evernote's scan function?

netrus • May 22, 2014 • View on HN

You might want to try the Google Drive document scanner function!

alexshm • Oct 9, 2017 • View on HN

Hi! I use FineScanner a lot and it literally saves me during my study period. I scan all abstracts and textbooks to not carry them with me all the time (that's about OCR). It also works pretty well with multi-page docs :) Good luck!

october8140 • Sep 18, 2024 • View on HN

Document scanning is built into Files and Notes.

post_break • May 17, 2021 • View on HN

Try scannable for iOS pdf scanning. Evernote hasn’t screwed it up yet.

m000 • May 12, 2024 • View on HN

It's 2024. Why my freaking document scanner app still doesn't have this built-in?

nubinetwork • Dec 25, 2023 • View on HN

Is this better than using a flatbed scanner?

larsbrinkhoff • Oct 5, 2018 • View on HN

Would it be possible to scan those in?

eva1984 • Aug 16, 2016 • View on HN

What is the difference between this and CamScanner?