iHatePDF vs OpenDocScan

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iHatePDF compared with OpenDocScan
Detail	iHatePDF	OpenDocScan
What it does	Professional PDF tools for editing, converting and optimizing documents online, free with no signup or watermarks	Free document scanner that runs in your browser with no upload, no account, no watermark
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	EU	Not given
Pricing model	Free	Open source
Pricing	All core PDF tools are permanently free with no paid tier. Files up to 50 MB each. Optional premium features may be added in the future but will be clearly marked; existing free tools will remain free.	Free, no paid tier
Key features	Edit PDF text and content with automatic font matching Merge multiple PDFs, Word files, PowerPoint files and images into single document Compress PDF files with three quality levels: Less, Recommended, or Extreme Convert PDF to Word with preserved layout, fonts, images and tables Convert PDF to JPG, Excel and PowerPoint formats Convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HTML to PDF Scan documents with camera and convert to searchable PDF Split PDF into separate files and organize pages	Find and straighten page edges automatically OCR text recognition for searchable PDFs Lighting correction and image enhancement All processing happens locally on device Works offline after page load No account or sign-up required Add to home screen as web app Adjustable page size and image quality Search across all scanned documents
What makes it different	Powered by enterprise-grade processing engines used by professional software Works across all devices and browsers with optional offline capability	Entirely client-side with zero data upload—privacy verifiable in Network panel Open source under MIT or Apache-2.0 with code publicly auditable No watermarks, page limits, or paid tier—completely free Advanced processing in 182 KB core written in Rust and WebAssembly Works on any device with no installation via browser
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	25 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	21	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	138	4

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