# ethereal-developers/OpenScan

Document Scanner that protects your privacy

Repository: https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openscan
Language: C++
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: privacy, android-app, document, open-source, scanner-app
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:54:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2260, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1801, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:38.055362+00:00)

## What it is
OpenScan is an open-source Android document scanner app built with Flutter that converts photos of documents, notes, and business cards into PDF or JPG files. It emphasizes privacy with no ads and no data collection.

## Use cases
- scan paper documents to pdf on android
- digitize handwritten notes and share them
- scan receipts for tax filing
- save business cards to my phone
- privacy-respecting alternative to scanner apps
- crop and export scans as jpg or pdf

## When to choose
- you need a free, ad-free document scanner on Android
- privacy and no data collection are priorities
- you want open-source software you can self-build

## When to avoid
- you need OCR or text extraction from scans
- you need a desktop or iOS scanner app
- you need cloud-synced scanning workflows built in

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, pdf, file-upload
- domain: mobile-development, privacy, developer-tools, files, pdf
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: document-scanner, flutter, no-ads, open-source-android-app, pdf-export, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- ethereal-developers/OpenScan (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.055362+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:12.561271+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.055362+00:00, sha 31a6d57f9a69)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.