Free and simple scanning program which can apply a number of adjustments to scanned images, PDF files and photos which can export to a variety of formats.
PaperScan Free 3.0 is a free, but ad-supported image scanner app and productivity tool developed by ORPALIS for Windows. It's powerful, comprehensive, advanced, well-designed and easy-to-use.
It is capable of connecting to online services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of PaperScan Free to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this image scanning program.
We have found that this software contains advertisements or other ad-supported elements during runtime.
Scanning software with limited features as a freeware product
PaperScan Free Edition is universal scanning software designed to offer power as well as simplicity of use. While most scanning applications are dedicated to one scanner or one scanning protocol, PaperScan allows you to control any scanner, including network scanners (TWAIN or WIA protocols), cameras or acquisition cards.
All features are automatically negotiated and handled by PaperScan. PaperScan Free Edition can scan and import ten pages, save as single page PDF/A, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, JBIG2, PDF Encryption support, and flatbed and document feeder support.
Features of PaperScan Free
- Advanced Editing: Crop, deskew and reduce the size of documents.
- Annotations: Add annotations, stamps and watermarks to documents.
- Automatic Color Detection: Automatically detect and scan color documents.
- Batch Scanning: Automate the scanning process with batch scanning.
- Direct Export: Export directly to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
- File Format: Create PDF, TIFF, JPEG and other file formats.
- Filters: Apply filters to documents for enhanced color and clarity.
- Image Processing: Adjust color, brightness, contrast and orientation of scanned images.
- Image Quality: Enhance document quality with automatic blank page detection.
- Multi-Page Documents: Create, append and merge multiple pages into one document.
- OCR: Extract text from documents with built-in optical character recognition.
- Post-Processing: Automatically run post-processing tasks on scanned documents.
- Scan Profiles: Create custom scan profiles with desired settings.
- Scanning: Automatically detect and scan paper documents.
- Security: Add passwords and encryption to protect documents.
Compatibility and License
Is PaperScan Free free?
PaperScan Free is a freeware, but ad-supported application available on Windows from office software. You may encounter different types of ads or offers when running and installing this program. Though ads might be present, download and installation of this PC software is free and 3.0.130 is the latest version last time we checked.
Is PaperScan Free for Windows 10?
Yes. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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- PaperScan Free Download
- Free Office Software
- PaperScan Free 3.0
- Image Scanning Software
- Software for Windows 10
