FairScan – PDF Scanner & OCR
Overview
• A Stand for Digital Respect Your data belongs to you.
• FairScan honors this by keeping your information exactly where it should be: on your device.
+ Maintain total privacy with offline processing, requiring no accounts and no data tracking.
+ Experience true focus with zero advertisements or persistent prompts to upgrade.
+ Exercise your freedom with no watermarks, no page limits, and no restrictions on how you share your files.
+ Trust in transparency through a fully open-source codebase available for public review.
Advanced Features for Modern Needs
Despite its minimalist design, FairScan delivers a powerful suite of professional capabilities.
• Create multi-page PDF documents with ease.
• Utilize automatic shadow reduction and perspective correction for crystal-clear scans.
• Leverage OCR technology to recognize text in over 100 languages.
• Generate searchable PDFs or extract text to use in other applications.
• Customize your workflow by selecting specific save folders, compatible with private cloud solutions like Nextcloud.
Minimal Permissions, Maximum Security
Every permission requested is vital to the app's function and nothing more.
• Camera access is used solely to capture your documents.
• Internet access is restricted to the optional download of OCR language packs.
• Storage permissions on older Android versions are used only to save your completed PDFs.
The Power of Open Source
• As a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project, FairScan is driven by purpose rather than profit.
• It exists to provide a reliable, respectful solution to a universal need.
• Project Source: https://github.com/pynicolas/FairScan
• Official Website: https://fairscan.org/ Support and Inquiries: contact@fairscan.org
FAQ
Q: Is FairScan completely free, or are there hidden costs, ads, and watermarks?
A: FairScan is 100% free with no hidden catches. You will never encounter annoying advertisements, persistent prompts to upgrade to a paid tier, restricted page limits, or watermarks stamped onto your saved documents.
Q: What does it mean that FairScan is an open-source software project?
A: Being a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project means FairScan is driven by community purpose rather than financial profit. Anyone can publicly review, inspect, or audit the codebase on GitHub to verify its security standards and privacy promises.
Q: Can I scan multi-page documents into a single PDF file using FairScan?
A: Yes, FairScan allows you to effortlessly capture multiple pages sequentially and combine them into a single, organized PDF document in just a few taps.
Version History
v2.2.0——17 Aug 2026
Securely scan documents with FairScan, a free, open-source PDF scanner & OCR app. Enjoy offline processing, no ads, and total privacy. Download the latest version of FairScan – PDF Scanner & OCR to enjoy new features and updates immediately!
*2.2.0
Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!
*5.1.0
Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!
*2.0.0
Minor bug fixes and improvements. Install or update to the newest version to check it out!
