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CamScanner

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Optical character recognition (OCR) software

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This application is a life saver to me, it has helped me a lot at work. A very good value for money with an extreme simplicity of use.
I think the price is a little too high for me to keep the app for home use. After I cancel my free trial, maybe I will be presented with other less expensive options or find a promo code.

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Darina U.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Scanning with a camera

Reviewed 8 months ago
Pros

I'm amazed by the opportunity to have portable and easy to use scanner in my pocket, on my phone! It very useful for scanning, aligning, printing and editing documents. The greatest feature of it is that it is free. It is affordable for all regular users and can be easily upgraded with paid features when needed. I find it useful to be able to arrange the photos of documents and of other paper work in folders. I have used it successfully to store and classify my paper notes while studying.

Cons

In some cases, photos that I'm taking one after another are getting automatically sorted togetger in a separate folder by the app. I would like the app to have a feature for choosing whete to add the new photos to.

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Michael N.

Law Practice, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Good app, aleays adding lots of new features

Reviewed 2 months ago

Generally a positive experience given its cost and multiple functions.

Pros

Love it's affordability, ease of use, and multi-functionality. There's a free use component in case you get the professional version, but it watermarks everything as a result. Have used it for years when doing freelance work.

Cons

My only issue that alot of times, I would have to retake photos that I wanted scanned. While it's great that the app takes into account of my angle of tkaing the photo or lighting situation, theres kind of learning curve to get the perfect scan from the photo. Wish there was end to end sharpness when taking photos of large blueprints

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Chris C.

Package/Freight Delivery, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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A really useful app for a modern workplace

Reviewed a month ago

Overall its a simple app, with just a few functions, but all are easy to use and very handy in almost any workplace.

Pros

The best part about this software is scanning documents to transfer elsewhere. It's a simple concept, but it's ideal for remote working or someone who travels for work. It's simple, intuitive and very easy to pick up.

Cons

CamScanner really does everything pretty well, some functions (like converting to a word doc) are behind a paywall, but that reasonable and not a bad price if used regularly.

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Daniel R.

Computer Software, 1-10 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Better and cheaper than a scanner

Reviewed 2 months ago
Pros

It's super simple to take pictures of my documents and turn them into PDFs

Cons

When I scan a page that's not full, the app automatically crops the page, which isn't ideal for me.

MG
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Marcie G.

Construction, 1-10 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Great product a little pricey for personal use.

Reviewed 2 years ago

My overall experience with cam scanner has been excellent. I see the value in each of the features offered. I only wish I could have gotten more done during the 3-day free trial. I think the price is a little too high for me to keep the app for home use. After I cancel my free trial, maybe I will be presented with other less expensive options or find a promo code? If not I think I will find a free app with fewer features for home use.

Pros

My Husband used CamScanner daily at his previous job to send time sheets & other docs to the office from the field. He raved about it, saying you could turn anything into a PDF, attach pics & then send it directly from the app. He is not a tech person, so this says a lot about the ease of use. So, I signed up for the free trial to scan in some IDs & documents at home. I also used the e-signiture feature. I found it super easy to learn & use. There is an array of useful features ie. Collage so I can condense multiple pages of a contract into one. Encryption, to safely send sensitive documents & the list just goes on. If you have allot of this to do I would definitely recommend CamScanner.

Cons

For home or personal use I think the premium price is a little high unless you have enough to do to justify the price. They do however have a system of earning credits that can be exchanged for premium services over time. I don't completely understand how the program works so I don't want to comment on that too much. If you are using the application for a business I think the price is more than justified. I was only given the option to start a free trial for 3 days then pay the premium price of 49-ish dollars.

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Rachel M.

Writing and Editing, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Cam Scanner

Reviewed 2 years ago

Able to store my articles for future reference in the cloud and in case they are deleted on my mobile device plus it saves on storage space this way.

Pros

It is clear when scanning a document. And it has affordable packages depending on one's ability. What I love about Camscanner is the fact that it's mobile and doesn't require one carrying a printer when i want to scan my documents. As a Content Writer, I use CamScanner to store the articles i have written them it in the cloud and can get access to them at any time.

Cons

The only disadvantage is having a CamScanner watermark when using the free version.

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Elizabeth Michelle O.

Education Management, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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CamScanner is Just Wow!

Reviewed 10 months ago

It has made sharing of receipts easier and reduced time spent typing documents by the use of OCR to extract texts from scanned documents.

Pros

1. Cam Scanner is easy to use and affordable. In fact, one can get a lifetime permit of the app at 299$. 2. Converting some of the scanned documents into editable text documents has saved me a lot of typing time. 3. Super excited to convert my scanned documents into PDF before sharing. 4. The free version of Camscanner also has a good number of features. 5. I can use it wherever I am as long as I have my phone

Cons

Too many advertisemnets on the fremium one.

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oumayma m.

Hospital & Health Care, self-employed

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Camscanner Review

Reviewed 9 months ago

On my part, a very good discovery that has greatly facilitated my work and the sending of scanned documents. I highly recommend camscanner

Pros

This application is a life saver to me, it has helped me a lot at work. A very good value for money with an extreme simplicity of use. The application can be used by cell phone, making it easy to work anywhere. It allows the sharing of information in scanned documents without the need to type them. I highly recommend it.

Cons

I think there is many ads in the free version. and the name of the brand that must be specified below each document.

UA
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Umair A.

Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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CamScanner- Scan Document Anytime

Reviewed a month ago

It is a great tool to scan your document anytime and anywhere without any hurdles or hesitation. No additional system requirement. A free trial is also available and can be used easily. It's a great tool with a very low price.

Pros

It's handy and user-friendly.The price is low so anyone can subscribe to this.Provide free trial as well.

Cons

Sometimes it creates problems in loading and takes some time.

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Muhammad F.

Consumer Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Most reliable text editing and documents converter app

Reviewed 5 months ago

In document management for company using I use camscaner..

Pros

Easy to use convert documents easily in pdf format a lot of tool available for editing.

Cons

In app purchasing you can see buy different tool separately for example remove watermark and e-signature and it's expensive..

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Loay E.

Civil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Camscanner is awesome worker friend ❤️

Reviewed 4 months ago

I solve most of the work site documents by camscanner and its very helpful.

Pros

Easy to use and simple to modify also the functions that camscanner offers are extraordinary.

Cons

Nothing can be considered as bad but maybe is a little bit expensive.

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Harshil K.

Automotive, 10,001+ employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Makes Scanning so easy

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall I am completely satisfied with what is available and I highly recommend it to all the users as it makes the works pretty simple.

Pros

It is very easy to operate the software. Just a click will makes the other work automatically. There are many features which makes the images or the written document much more useful than what it was before. I used the application version of camscanner and it is working really good. I use this software for my presentations as well as report writing. The clarity and ease of features such as pdf conversion, auto detections are really worthy.

Cons

The pro version is a bit expensive but can be affordable if the use is in extensive way. More features of documentations can be added to it like grammar corrections, translation and many more.

MA
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Marissa A.

Education Management, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Great Scanner for your Endless Paperworks

Reviewed 2 years ago

It is great. A free app that will help you to scan the documents in handy. No need to buy scanner.

Pros

I would like to appreciate this app. They make it easier for my job as an educator especially right now that we have pandemic. I can scan the my personal documents, worksheets and other papers related to work. There is also option if you want a coloured or blank and white scan , what is totally great we have image to text! Great app

Cons

It would be really great if they can lower the price for upgrade and avail some privilege which is unlimited.

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Amjed A.

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Easy scanning software

Reviewed 2 months ago
Pros

CamScanner is great application that can be used on your pc or mobile phone. I like the OCR quality even if the image is low resolution. Also, it is free with many great features it is also easy to use just let it capture what you want.

Cons

CamScanner does not support many languages and cannot handle some complicated written languages like Arabic language.

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Lina S.

Education Management, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Easy scan without printer

Reviewed 2 years ago

I can scan any document and I just need to have my cell phone or tablet at hand. It is fast and without cost. Additionally, the documents are of good quality.

Pros

I like that it is easy to use and the documents are perfectly scanned. You do not need special light or a setting space because the application removes any shadow and converts the document as you need it

Cons

the application must have a better start guide or some manual to take advantage of all the features it has.

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Benjamin P.

Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Great application

Reviewed a year ago

Great experience for scanning documents when traveling. Makes sending documents easy.

Pros

Great easy to use application that is very useful for scanning documents especially when away from a scanner. Very conviennt and easy to use.

Cons

The free version of the application has several adds which makes the paid for a better value.

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haroon a.

Financial Services, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Good experience

Reviewed 2 months ago

Good

Pros

Scan and convert makes more easier then ever

Cons

This price software is too much for a middle class man