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OpenDocScan vs PDFluent

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OpenDocScan compared with PDFluent
DetailOpenDocScan logo OpenDocScanPDFluent logo PDFluent
What it doesFree document scanner that runs in your browser with no upload, no account, no watermark Free PDF editor that runs locally without cloud or account
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inNot given NL
Pricing modelOpen source Free
PricingFree, no paid tier Editor: Free for everyone, including commercial use. SDK: Free under AGPLv3, or €999 for a commercial licence.
Key features
  • 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
  • Full-text search with command palette
  • Edit text size and color
  • True content redaction
  • PAdES digital signatures
  • Fill standard PDF forms and XFA forms
  • Merge and split PDF pages
  • Extract text with bounding boxes for AI
  • Markdown and JSON output
What makes it different
  • 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
  • Supports XFA forms that most other PDF libraries refuse to open or process
  • Highest performance on PDF text extraction benchmarks
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check10 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)02
Citation Flow (Majestic)1629
Referring domains (Majestic)437

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