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24 alternatives to Adobe Scan

PDF, document & receipt scanner

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Adobe Scan launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Scanner Pro 7▲171

   Probably the best way to scan papers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDF Viewer▲161

   Read, review, and annotate PDFs with ease

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Doc Scanner for Mac▲119

   Scan documents and digitize them flawlessly on your Mac

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Adobe Scan▲494

   Adobe's free scan app with text recognition superpowers

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ScanPost▲106

   ScanPost lets you scan, print, and mail documents worldwide.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Doc Scanner▲106

   A powerful document scanning app

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scanbot▲111

   Create premium quality document scans with iPhone

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PDF Expert for Mac▲187

   The best PDF viewer, editor, and form filler available.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Doc Scan▲63

   Help you scan and organize hundreds of documents efficiently

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Genius Scan 4▲111

    A scanner in your pocket 📱

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Genius Scan▲63

    A scanner in your pocket

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PDF Scan + Edit and Sign PDF Document Scanner▲7

    Scan, edit , sign, draw, save and share any document in PDF

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Office for Mac▲220

    Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PDF Expert 2▲150

    Fast, robust and beautiful PDF editor

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PDFify▲230

    Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Codex Scanner by Baron Fig▲133

    Hashtag, back up, and share your notes and photos.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scanner for Me - PDF Scanner for Documents▲2

    Scan, print and manage documents with your iOS device!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    docs2epub▲201

    Get your favorite docs as eBooks

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Office Lens▲134

    Turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Notable PDF▲83

    Cloud-based PDF Viewer and Annotation

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Adobe Post▲120

    Create professional images

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PDFpen▲110

    Full-featured PDF editor for Mac, with OCR and Word export.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DocScan▲78

    Scan or import photo to OCR it & make a pdf

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Editorial▲100

    Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →