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FigureOpen ScannerPDFgear
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
iOSYesYes
Android—Yes
Plans published12
Spec score · Scanner apps7.4 (#60)8.7 (#11)
Spec score · Mobile Scanning Apps7.4 (#61)8.6 (#14)
Free planYesYes
OCR includedYesIts OCR recognizes scanned documents and supports more than 30 languages.
SupportThe maker’s site links to an email contact for Pencil Research.Independent directory listings identify email/help-desk support, FAQs, documentation and videos.

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