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FairScan

FairScan is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Scan a document and get a clean PDF you can save or share instantly. It has 991 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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About FairScan

FairScan is a document scanner designed to be truly simple and respectful. With FairScan, it takes only a few seconds to get a clean PDF you can share or save. • Fast capture, optional review, instant export • Clear, distraction-free interface • Live automatic document detection • Automatic crop, perspective correction, and enhancement • Export to shareable PDFs All document scanning and processing happen locally on your device. Minimal permissions required: • Camera • Internet: used only for optional OCR language downloads • On Android 9 and below: storage (to save PDFs to Downloads)

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds FairScan from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

Screenshots

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

FairScan FAQ

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Is FairScan free and open source?

Yes. FairScan's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install FairScan?

You can install FairScan from F-Droid (package org.fairscan.app) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.3.0).

Is FairScan still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 10, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 22, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.