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HPR4702: MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android
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MakeACopy
MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with OCR functionality. The app is designed to be privacy-friendly, working completely offline without any cloud connection or tracking.
Features
Camera Scanning
: Capture documents using the device camera
Edge Detection
: Automatic document edge detection using OpenCV, enhanced with an ONNX model (DocAligner)
Perspective Correction
: Adjust and crop documents with manual or automatic perspective correction
Image Enhancement
: Apply filters (grayscale, contrast, sharpening)
OCR
: Offline text recognition with Tesseract
OCR Review
: Interactive review and correction of OCR results with word-level editing, dictionary-based suggestions, confidence highlighting, and re-OCR for individual words
PDF Export
: Save as searchable PDF with recognized text
JPEG Export
: Export scans as high-quality JPEG images (configurable quality, color/BW)
Multi-page Scanning
: Combine multiple pages into one document; reorder and manage pages before export
Last Scans
: Quickly access and reuse your most recent scans
Share & Save
: Export locally or share with other apps
Dark Mode
: Material 3 theme with day/night support
Privacy-Focused
: 100% offline functionality, no internet connection required