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Cam Scanner Alternative for Desktop

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cam-scanner-alternative-for-desktop.206978/

gameranand
gameranand Original post #1
Oct 5, 2019 at 1:17 PM
I use Camscanner or the likes for scanning documents on mobile, however there are many residing on my desktop. Also I prefer to work on desktop instaed of smartphone.

So I would like to know if there are any alternative like that for desktop where I can select any image and it would brighten it like camscanner or tinyscanner does on mobile. I don't want advanced tools like GIMP or Photoshop. Working with that many options confuses me a lot.
meetdilip
Oct 5, 2019 at 2:24 PM
Nothing that I know of. I use Office Lens from Microsoft on mobile. It even flattens the image to make it look like flat-bed scanned. Not sure it is possible to find a desktop version.
W
Oct 5, 2019 at 3:36 PM
Office Lens is available as app on win 10 ms store.
B
Oct 7, 2019 at 12:56 PM
Will be weird to hold a piece of paper in front of the webcam/laptop camera lol
thetechfreak
Oct 11, 2019 at 12:37 AM
So I would like to know if there are any alternative like that for desktop where I can select any image and it would brighten it like camscanner or tinyscanner does on mobile. I don't want advanced tools like GIMP or Photoshop. Working with that many options confuses me a lot.
Enable Cloud Sync on CamScanner and enjoy the world of hassle free documents available everywhere. Most web cams won't give the same quality as your phones multi-megapixel camera.
gameranand
Oct 18, 2019 at 7:16 PM
I didn't meant to hold a paper in front of camera. I only wanted something that could have the import from PC option. I'll try Office Lens.
Zangetsu
Oct 19, 2019 at 12:01 AM
Try this: PaperScan :: Best Scanner Software for Windows.
meetdilip
meetdilip #10
Oct 19, 2019 at 7:47 AM
It uses scanner, right ? That is better. Office Lens will depend on webcam/laptop cam. Which is not very helpful.
W
Oct 19, 2019 at 8:34 AM
It uses scanner, right ? That is better. Office Lens will depend on webcam/laptop cam. Which is not very helpful.
Office lens can also import images from pc gallery & if one is using a proper scanner then there is no need for apps like cam scanner/office lens anyway as purpose of these apps is to imitate a scanner.
meetdilip
meetdilip #12
Oct 19, 2019 at 11:37 AM
I see. When I tested, I didn't see the import option. Will try to find it.

Office Lens can do magic even when we import from a scanner. It make the image " as in paper " from camera shots, which is much superior to flat bed scanned images as well.
W
Oct 19, 2019 at 11:49 AM
Import option should be there on taking photo screen(try 3 dots menu at that screen).
Cyberghost
Oct 19, 2019 at 10:49 PM
Use this website to brighten the image and do other adjustments: Photopea | Online Photo Editor
W
Oct 19, 2019 at 11:17 PM
Use this website to brighten the image and do other adjustments: Photopea | Online Photo Editor
Using online photo editors is alright for casual use but not for important/sensitive documents/images.