Open Scanner

Spec sheet

Purpose

Open Scanner scans receipts, notes, textbooks, and other documents with an iPhone.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openscanner.app

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · openscanner.app

Support

The maker’s site links to an email contact for Pencil Research.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pencilresearch.com

Accounts

The App Store listing describes Open Scanner as a native iOS app that requires no third-party accounts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Android app

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · openscanner.app

Data collection

The maker says the app has no third-party analytics or advertising SDKs and that Apple provides it only aggregated app telemetry.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openscanner.app

Document privacy

Pencil Research says it cannot access documents created in the app because they are encrypted with the user’s Apple ID and private to that user.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openscanner.app

Document tools

Users can organize and reorder pages, annotate and edit scans, and share or export them as PDFs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

iOS app

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · openscanner.app

iPad and Vision Pro

The App Store listing says the app supports Apple Pencil markup on iPad and native Vision Pro support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Library and sync

Scans are saved in a built-in library and synced to the user’s devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openscanner.app

Location tagging

The app can annotate scans with location data if the user grants optional location permission.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openscanner.app

OCR included

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · openscanner.app

Open source

The app is open source under the MIT License, and its maker says developers can audit or republish the source code.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openscanner.app

Platform requirements

The App Store lists the app as iPhone-only and requires iOS 16.0 or later; it also lists Apple Vision compatibility with visionOS 1.0 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Signatures

The App Store listing says users can add signatures saved on their other devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Text recognition

The App Store listing says the app provides automatic text recognition to build a page transcript.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

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