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24 alternatives to Live Text Scanner - PDF Writer (iOS App)

Scan and extract text from anything then format as you like!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Live Text Scanner - PDF Writer (iOS App) launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Adobe Scan▲498
Adobe's free scan app with text recognition superpowers
2017 · adobe.com · its alternatives →
2
PDFify▲230
Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression
2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →
3
ocrX Image to Text▲125
Scan and extract text from images on iPhone, iPad & Mac
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
ScanPost▲106
ScanPost lets you scan, print, and mail documents worldwide.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Doc Scan▲63
Help you scan and organize hundreds of documents efficiently
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Scanner Pro 7▲171
Probably the best way to scan papers
2016 · readdle.com · its alternatives →
7
DocScan▲78
Scan or import photo to OCR it & make a pdf
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Writer▲81
Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Textify▲202
macOS app to recognize text from your images/docs with OCR
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Audio Writer (iOS)▲110
Transcribe it, refine it and structure it for you
2024 · its alternatives →
12
Doc Scanner▲106
A powerful document scanning app
2019 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
13
Doc Scanner for Mac▲119
Scan documents and digitize them flawlessly on your Mac
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
PDF Scan + Edit and Sign PDF Document Scanner▲7
Scan, edit , sign, draw, save and share any document in PDF
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Scanlt▲116
Ads-free PDF & document scanner
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Photo Scanner – Scan, Edit & Manage PDFs▲6
Turn any paper into a editable document — instantly with AI.
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Document Scanner - PDF Editor App▲2
Scan, Edit, Compress & Convert Files, Images & PDF.
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Scanner Pro 7▲12
Mobile document scanning for iOS, now with OCR.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
QuickScan - a free scanner with OCR▲3
Create searchable PDF documents from your device's camera
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
ScanText: Simple OCR▲7
Easily convert any article to text!
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Scanner for Me - PDF Scanner for Documents▲2
Scan, print and manage documents with your iOS device!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Free Document Scanner In Your Browser▲8
Scan documents on your device just like regular scanner with our document photo scanner. Scan, edit, and export documents as PDF, JPG, or PNG directly in your browser.
2025 · onlinedocscanner.com · its alternatives →
23
PDF Scanner - Document Scanner▲10
Scan your documents with ease using our mobile app.
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
24
ScanPro: PDF Scanner & Editor▲6
Turn your phone into a professional PDF scanner in seconds
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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