# SlideScan - Slide Scanner App

> Analog Photo Slide Scanning

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.photomyne.slidescan](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.photomyne.slidescan)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.photomyne.slidescan`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Photomyne Ltd.
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 379,242
- **Rating:** 4.09 / 5 (2,516 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2020-08-06
- **Publisher country:** IL
- **Size:** 271 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.photomyne.slidescan)
- **Website:** [http://photomyne.com](http://photomyne.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://photomyne.com/privacy-policy](https://photomyne.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

SlideScan by Photomyne is an AI-powered photo slides scanning app designed to instantly digitize your old analog slides. Simply hold your slides against a backlight, long-press capture, and let the smart algorithm automatically crop, rotate, enhance, and save your memories as digital photos. Easily save and share your newly scanned photos, with optional in-app purchases allowing unlimited scanning, photo backup, and multi-device access. Experience hassle-free slide scanning and preservation of your precious slides with SlideScan.

## Rankings

- #115,588 — Overall
- #11 — camera scanning

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.hardware.camera.autofocus`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.photomyne.photo_import`
- `com.photomyne.slidescan.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for ease of use, automatic cropping, and fast bulk scanning, especially for aging slides. However, recurring complaints center on inconsistent focus and color quality, aggressive pricing/subscription upsells with trials, ads interrupting workflow, and limited control over output resolution and cropping, plus concerns about cloud storage/transfer behavior.

### Pros

- Easy to use with an intuitive interface
- Automatic cropping and straightening helps produce straight images without manual edits
- Fast workflow suitable for scanning hundreds of slides
- Good quality scans when focus and lighting are correct
- Helpful for digitizing old slides / memory lane use

### Cons

- Inconsistent focus and blur; difficulty achieving sharp focus across different slides
- Pricing model perceived as pushy: trials, subscriptions, and upsells
- Ads interrupt the scanning workflow and push for upgrades
- Limited control over image resolution/export and automatic cropping may crop important content
- Unclear data handling / cloud storage and transfer process

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.photomyne.slidescan)