MakeACopy
* New support for vertical Japanese text: correct detection, reading order and PDF text layer for vertical layouts.
* Added Noto Sans JP (Kana subset) font for better Japanese rendering in exported PDFs.
* Added support for "Multi-column layout" OCR
* Updated build tooling (Gradle 8.14.3).
* Bulk-delete scans; cleanup fix.
* Faster preview updates for multi-page scans: page bitmaps are now decoded in the background with an instant thumbnail placeholder (fixes slow B/W preview ref
Features:
• Camera scanning: Capture documents using your device’s camera
• Edge detection: Automatic document boundary detection using OpenCV, enhanced by a custom-trained ONNX inference model
• Perspective correction: Manually or automatically adjust document perspective
• Grayscale export: Optional grayscale filter applied during PDF creation
• OCR: Offline text recognition using PaddleOCR in the published paddle flavor
• PDF export: Save scanned documents as searchable PDFs
• Share & save: Export locally or share via other apps
• Dark mode: System-based Material 3 theme with light and dark appearance
• Privacy-focused: Fully offline — no data leaves your device
The F-Droid and Google Play listings provide the paddle flavor with PaddleOCR. The standard flavor with Tesseract remains available through GitHub Releases for users who still need Tesseract language data or workflows.
MakeACopy is F-Droid compliant and builds native libraries from source during the build process, ensuring that no prebuilt binaries are included in the repository. All components are open source and respect your privacy.
MakeACopy is free and open source. If you find it useful, please consider supporting development: https://ko-fi.com/egdels
License: Apache License 2.0
- Author: egdels
- License: Apache License 2.0
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* More accurate corner detection in the crop view: corners now stay on the document edges after layout changes.
* New edge-snap corner refinement for sharper document boundaries.
* Improved black & white conversion: cleaner pages, fewer speckles, better readability of faint text and low-res scans.
* Full-text search across your scan library, now including recognized OCR text (Room/FTS5).
* Search results are highlighted in the scan list for faster navigation.
* Various stability and performance improvements under the hood.