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MakeACopy

MakeACopy is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Privacy-focused document scanner with OCR and PDF export. It has 584 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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About MakeACopy

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 PaddleOCR in the published paddle flavor • PDF export: Save scanned documents as…

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds MakeACopy 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

MakeACopy FAQ

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Is MakeACopy free and open source?

Yes. MakeACopy's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 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 MakeACopy?

You can install MakeACopy from F-Droid (package de.schliweb.makeacopy) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v4.8.0).

Is MakeACopy still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 14, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.