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24 alternatives to ScanScan（白描）

OCR,Image to text,tool,

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

1. 1
   PhotoScan by Google▲1,219

   Photos from the past, meet scanner from the future

   2016 · blog.google · its alternatives →

2. 2
   LetterScan▲113

   Never type a text out again. Easy image to text conversion.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   OpenScan – open-source document scanner app▲200

   Document Scanner that protects your privacy. Contribute to ethereal-developers/OpenScan development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Adobe Scan▲498

   Adobe's free scan app with text recognition superpowers

   2017 · adobe.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ScanR▲180

   API to detect text in images, built for developers

   2015 · scanr.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DeepSeek-OCR▲350

   Advanced visual-text compression technology

   2025 · huggingface.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   OCR Text Detection Tool▲92

   Fast and efficient text recognition from any image and PDF

   2019 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scanlt▲103

   PDF & document scanner, ads-free, smart PDF converter

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LetterSnap OCR▲121

   Pictures to text, fast and exact.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OCR Scanner▲91

    Extract and translate text from image

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ocrX Image to Text▲125

    Scan and extract text from images on iPhone, iPad & Mac

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Text Scan OCR▲6

    Image to Text

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TextCapture▲74

    Capture text from images in seconds

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kaizen OCR▲31

    Fully offline OCR with 100+ languages support. Full Privacy

    2025 · kaizen-apps.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TranslateScan▲2

    Translate scanned PDFs, photos & docs into 130+ languages

    Jul 2026 · translatescan.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Text Scan▲2

    Scan text from images for free

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Free Online OCR▲6

    Image to text tool

    2025 · image2text.cc · its alternatives →

18. 18
    OCR Scanner - 132 Translator▲3

    Turn images and documents into editable text instantly

    Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    iScan▲14

    PDF & Document Scanner app

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ScreenOCR for iOS and Android▲6

    A text scanner for Your iOS and Android phone

    2020 · easyscreenocr.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Docsumo-OCR – Chrome extension to capture webpages and edit text▲18

    2021 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ImageText2Word▲8

    Convert image to text in multiple languages

    2025 · image2text-45pb.onrender.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    OCR Tool▲7

    Quickly extract text from images & PDFs with Python OCR

    2025 · mjpourk.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Image to Text (OCR Scanner)▲9

    OCR with support of 90 languages & instant translation to 60

    2016 · play.google.com · 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 →