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MakeACopy

Privacy-focused document scanner with OCR and PDF export
New in version 3.7.0
MakeACopy 3.7.0
* New: Hindi language support (OCR, dictionary, UI, PDF export)
* Fully offline, no cloud or tracking
MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with offline OCR functionality. The app is privacy-friendly and works completely offline — no cloud connection, no tracking.

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 the open-source Tesseract engine
• 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

MakeACopy is F-Droid compliant and builds OpenCV 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

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 3.7.0 (307004) suggested Added on Mar 29, 2026

    x86_64

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 104 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.7.0 (307003) - Added on Mar 29, 2026

    x86

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 101 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.7.0 (307002) - Added on Mar 29, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 101 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.7.0 (307001) - Added on Mar 29, 2026

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 92 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • New in version 3.6.0
    MakeACopy 3.6.0
    * Build: Migrated from JDK 17 to JDK 21 for improved performance and long-term support
    * Build: Updated Android Gradle Plugin, Gradle wrapper, and compileSdk to latest versions
    * Build: ONNX Runtime build files pinned and adapted for JDK 21 compatibility
    * Fixed: Crash (IllegalStateException) when confirming back navigation in multipage export after view was destroyed
    * Improved: Export option buttons now scale properly with font size and display size changes
    * Improved: DPI sett
  • Version 3.6.0 (306004) - Added on Mar 22, 2026

    x86_64

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 103 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.6.0 (306003) - Added on Mar 22, 2026

    x86

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 100 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.6.0 (306002) - Added on Mar 22, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 100 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.6.0 (306001) - Added on Mar 22, 2026

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 91 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • New in version 3.5.0
    MakeACopy 3.5.0

    * New: Inbox Mode – configure a default export folder for frictionless scanning, no file picker needed (ideal for paperless-ngx, Nextcloud, Syncthing workflows). Guide: https://github.com/egdels/makeacopy/blob/main/docs/inbox_mode_guide_en.md
    * Fixed: File picker now remembers the last used folder correctly (improved initial URI handling for better OEM compatibility)
    * Fixed: Crash (OutOfMemoryError) during JPEG-compressed PDF export caused by alpha channel extraction in large i
  • Version 3.5.0 (305004) - Added on Mar 10, 2026

    x86_64

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 103 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.5.0 (305003) - Added on Mar 10, 2026

    x86

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 100 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.5.0 (305002) - Added on Mar 10, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 100 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.5.0 (305001) - Added on Mar 10, 2026

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 91 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log