# MakeACopy (open-source utility app)

> MakeACopy is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Privacy-focused document scanner with OCR and PDF export. It has 557 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/egdels/makeacopy |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 557 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/de.schliweb.makeacopy/ (package de.schliweb.makeacopy) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schliweb.makeacopy |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://egdels.github.io/makeacopy |
| Official | no |
| Category | Utilities |
| Latest release | v4.7.0 (Sep 24, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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