# pencilresearch/OpenScanner

Fast, reliable, and free document scanner app for iPhone

Repository: https://github.com/pencilresearch/OpenScanner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openscanner
Homepage: https://openscanner.app
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ios-app, swift, swiftui
Last push: 2024-09-17T21:27:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 24/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 40, longevity 51
- inputs: {"age_days": 716, "days_push": 715, "days_rel": 715, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1104, forks 65 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:36.250489+00:00)

## What it is
Open Scanner is a free, open-source document scanning app for iPhone built with Swift and SwiftUI. It captures receipts, notes, and documents into a built-in library with CloudKit sync, with no ads, subscriptions, or tracking.

## Use cases
- scan receipts and notes with my iphone
- free document scanner app without ads or subscriptions
- digitize paper documents on ios
- open source scanner app i can audit
- sync scanned documents across apple devices
- scan textbooks and save as pdf

## When to choose
- you want a free, ad-free document scanner on iphone
- you value privacy and want an auditable open-source app
- you need automatic syncing across apple devices via iCloud
- you want to build or fork your own private scanner app

## When to avoid
- you need an Android or desktop scanner app
- you require advanced OCR or text extraction features
- you need enterprise document management workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, ocr, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, files
- platform: -
- tags: document-scanner, swiftui, cloudkit, privacy-respecting, free-app, visionos, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- pencilresearch/OpenScanner (main) score 24

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.250489+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 2026-08-30T06:45:29.144084+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pencilresearch/OpenScanner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.250489+00:00, sha 90fa7ee2c003)
  - homepage: https://openscanner.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:48:01.415543+00:00, sha 153d3adf8889)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.