MakeACopy Offline OCR Scanner

Name: MakeACopy Offline OCR Scanner
Rating: 4.142857 (121 reviews)
Author: egdels42

By: egdels42 App

Offline OCR document scanner with searchable PDFs, privacy and open source

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

16,903 ▲ 437

Data as of 2026-10-17

Rating:

4.14 +1

(121)

Version:

4.7.1

Last updated: 2026-10-04

Ranking

#471,549 ▲ 3,237

Overall

Features & Capabilities

MakeACopy is an open-source Android document scanner that digitizes paper documents entirely on your device. Capture pages with your camera, detect document edges, correct perspective, and use offline OCR to recognize text.

Export scans as searchable PDFs or plain text, then save them locally or share them with other apps. With no ads, tracking, or cloud uploads, your documents stay private. The app includes a Material 3 light and dark theme and is licensed under Apache 2.0.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security Open Source Photography

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Version:

4.7.1 Last updated: 2026-10-04

Version code:

407010

Creation date:

2025-07-24

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE Safe
de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

131.97MB

Email:

ch*****@schliweb.de

Privacy policy:

https://egdels.github.io/makeacopy/privacy.html

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-17

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Developed by:: egdels42
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schliweb.makeacopy
Email:: ch*****@schliweb.de

User Reviews

Reviews most often praise the app’s privacy, offline operation, and straightforward design. Many users report effective scanning and OCR, though others encounter recognition problems. Cropping and page navigation also draw recurring criticism. Other concerns, such as device heating, cloud-saving support, and requests for additional scan options, appear only once and are not included.

Pros

Privacy-focused and works offline; reviewers also value that it is open source and ad-free.
Many users find the OCR and document scanning accurate and effective.
The app is praised for being simple, minimal, and focused on its core features.

Cons

OCR results can be inaccurate or fail for some users.
Cropping and detecting document edges can be inconvenient or unreliable.
Moving between pages or reviewing scans can feel cumbersome or slow.

Recent reviews

Like customisability of app behaviour. Problems- 1. the image takes quite a lot of time to get captured after pressing 'scan' 2. the navigation between images after scanning and at final review is not immediate and slow. 3. device heating within 4-5 scanned images. i am using manual focus and manual cropping but still getting the device warm.

T ***** 2026-10-07

Device: Samsung Galaxy A34 1. Bug: The bottom UI bar is narrower than the device's screen width, leaving a small gap on the sides. 2. QoL: It would be nice to have settings for small, opinion-based refinements, such as disabling the flashlight warning. Ideally, all scan-related settings could also be grouped together in one place. The app is the best OCR scanning app I've tried on Android. It may not be the best-looking app, but in terms of OCR scanning, it's the GOAT. 🐐