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Ken Fallon
on 2026-08-11 01:00:00
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MakeACopy
MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with OCR functionality. The app is designed to be privacy-friendly, working completely offline without any cloud connection or tracking.
Features
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Camera Scanning
: Capture documents using the device camera
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Edge Detection
: Automatic document edge detection using OpenCV, enhanced with an ONNX model (DocAligner)
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Perspective Correction
: Adjust and crop documents with manual or automatic perspective correction
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Image Enhancement
: Apply filters (grayscale, contrast, sharpening)
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OCR
: Offline text recognition with Tesseract
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OCR Review
: Interactive review and correction of OCR results with word-level editing, dictionary-based suggestions, confidence highlighting, and re-OCR for individual words
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PDF Export
: Save as searchable PDF with recognized text
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JPEG Export
: Export scans as high-quality JPEG images (configurable quality, color/BW)
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Multi-page Scanning
: Combine multiple pages into one document; reorder and manage pages before export
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Last Scans
: Quickly access and reuse your most recent scans
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Share & Save
: Export locally or share with other apps
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Dark Mode
: Material 3 theme with day/night support
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Privacy-Focused
: 100% offline functionality, no internet connection required
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