# Scan Guru - Scan to OCR PDF

> CamScanner with auto detection, magic filter, pdf, text recognition, and more

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.scanguru`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sukhendu Sadhukhan
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 28,501
- **Rating:** 3.64 / 5 (264 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-13
- **First published:** 2020-07-09
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scanguru)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sukhendusadhukhan.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy-sukhendu-sadhukhan-built\_9.html](https://sukhendusadhukhan.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy-sukhendu-sadhukhan-built_9.html)

## Description

**Scan Guru - Scan to OCR PDF** is a comprehensive and user-friendly scanning app that transforms your device into a portable scanner and PDF converter. It supports converting paper documents into clear, searchable PDFs, JPGs, or PNGs with just one tap. Core features include automatic document edge detection, magic color filters, batch processing, and support for multiple camera modes tailored for documents, books, ID cards, photos, and QR/barcode scanning.

This app prioritizes security, keeping your documents on your device with options to encrypt files and add password protection. Scan Guru supports editable OCR technology, enabling text extraction from images that you can copy, search, and share. The app also offers professional quality scans with smart cropping, enhancement filters, e-signature inclusion, watermarking, PDF editing tools like merge/split/compress, and multilingual support. Best of all, it's completely free with no ads or watermarks, optimized for both older and latest Android versions.

## Rankings

- #377,417 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.scanguru.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Scan Guru is praised for being a user-friendly, lightweight, and efficient scanning app with useful features such as auto cropping and multiple input sources. It is highly appreciated for being an Indian-developed, free app. Users desire expanded language support, additional features like watermarking, and an integrated PDF reader. Some want better control over scanning full pages, especially for documents with tables. Overall, it offers fast, quality scans in a compact and accessible package.

### Pros

- User-friendly and easy to use scanning application.
- App size is small (under 10 MB), suitable for devices with limited storage.
- Multiple useful features like auto crop sensing, filter modes, scanning from gallery, camera, and file manager.
- High scanning speed and good quality output.
- App is free and developed by an Indian team, which users appreciate.

### Cons

- Limited language support; users desire more language options beyond the current selection.
- Lack of a built-in PDF reader within the app was noted as missing by a user.
- Some users want an option to capture entire pages especially when tables are involved rather than automatic crop only.
- Request for additional features such as Google Lens integration or watermark addition before saving PDFs.

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