Not sure how this compares to the scanner in the native Files app?
<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/scan-documents-ios-files-app/" rel="nofollow">https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/scan-documents-ios-files-ap...</a>
Thanks so much for crafting and sharing this app. Was just chatting with a friend about scanning via Notes[1], which is a little clunky for quickly and seamlessly sharing a scan.<p>A few feature suggestions:<p>* Allow setting default color mode (having to switch manually to B&W every time adds another step)<p>* Allow setting setting type (PDF, JPG, TXT) and size (Original, Medium, Small) in Sharing Options à la Scanner Pro[2]<p>* Allow sharing immediately after scanning rather than first having to tap Save then opening the image again<p>[1] <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/108963" rel="nofollow">https://support.apple.com/en-us/108963</a><p>[2] <a href="https://readdle.com/scannerpro" rel="nofollow">https://readdle.com/scannerpro</a>
Congrats on the release. Open Scanner looks like a good alternative to the paid TurboScan (it's what I've been using for over 5+ years):<p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turboscan-pro-pdf-scanner/id342548956" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turboscan-pro-pdf-scanner/id34...</a>
Looks incredible! As someone preparing a large iPhone-based scanning project, this couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m a longtime CamScanner user, but will happily move to something open source if it delivers on its promises. Will try it out asap!<p>Re:the common “why not just use the native functionality” questions, I think the simple answer is scale. If I want to scan a random receipt I’d use Apple, but as we all know well, Apple rarely caters to power users — someone scanning multiple times a day or for hours at a time will almost definitely be better served by a dedicated app.<p>Side note: these (two!!) devs are killing it. Great communication (their privacy policy is top-notch), great styling, and they have a whole <i>roster</i> of neat apps lined up, including an Apple Vision release. Thanks for putting them on my radar, OP! <a href="https://pencilresearch.com/" rel="nofollow">https://pencilresearch.com/</a>
I am partial to QuickScan[1] as it is free and has no ads. It does not seem to be open source though.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.quickscanapp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.quickscanapp.com/</a>
Does it support page dewarping[1] and 1bit color Palette PNG in PDF so shrink filesize[2]? I would love to See these features...<p>1: <a href="https://github.com/LittleTrickster/PDF-Doc-Scan/issues/17#issue-2521189713">https://github.com/LittleTrickster/PDF-Doc-Scan/issues/17#is...</a><p>2: <a href="https://github.com/LittleTrickster/PDF-Doc-Scan/issues/7#issuecomment-2345164811">https://github.com/LittleTrickster/PDF-Doc-Scan/issues/7#iss...</a>
For Android I recommend "OSS Document Scanner" it is just as good as MS Lens and CamScanner in my experience.<p>- <a href="https://github.com/Akylas/OSS-DocumentScanner">https://github.com/Akylas/OSS-DocumentScanner</a><p>- <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38848423">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38848423</a>
Awesome that it's free, open-source, and ad-free. My understanding is you have to pay to publish even free apps on the App store - are the devs providing this at their own expense?
What benefit does Open Scanner have over using the "Scan Document" iPhone shortcut? For sync/sharing I usually just AirDrop the scan to my Mac.
I will certainly give it a try, because I am not 100% happy with SwiftScan anymore.<p>The biggest threat to these kinds of apps is getting bought by one of the big app boutique shops and being neglected.<p>SwiftScan started as an ambitious project by a small shop of dedicated people, but since it has been sold it started to show some cracks.
I don't have an iPhone but thinking of switching from Android and my work flows. Can this sync saving to a SMB network folder so paperless-ngx imports it?