ExactScan

What ExactScan is

ExactScan is a document-scanning application for collecting, organizing, and finding paperwork in a paperless office workflow. It supports more than 500 scanner drivers, along with TWAIN and ImageCapture drivers. During scanning, its image processing can detect paper size, correct skew, optimize black-and-white scans, and identify blank pages. Users can create scan profiles, save scans in PDF or other formats, and create searchable PDFs as they scan. ExactScan can also act as a TWAIN driver and pass resulting image files to third-party applications that do not support TWAIN or ImageCapture. AppleScript support lets users access profiles, set scan options and destinations, and monitor processing status. ExactScan Pro adds OCR for 26 languages and batch tools for rotating pages, appending pages to PDFs, recognizing 1D barcodes, imprinting text, and processing existing PDFs or bitmap files. Enterprise supports high-speed scanners rated at 100 pages per minute or higher, PDF/A-1b, and recognition of 2D, Datamatrix, and PDF-417 barcodes. Licenses are one-time purchases: ExactScan costs 80.00 EUR, Pro 100.00 EUR, and Enterprise 250.00 EUR. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is available with a purchased license key. ExactScan runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Who it suits

ExactScan suits people and organizations that scan, sort, archive, and retrieve documents as part of a paperless office workflow. Pro adds multilingual OCR and batch PDF tools, while Enterprise is aimed at workflows using high-speed scanners and additional archival or barcode formats.

Limits

There is no free plan. The free trial lasts 14 days and must be unlocked with a purchased license key; Pro OCR and batch tools, and Enterprise scanner and format support, are tied to their respective paid editions.

Getting started

1. Visit https://exactscan.com/.
2. Choose ExactScan, ExactScan Pro, or ExactScan Enterprise and purchase a license key.
3. Use the purchased key to unlock the free 14-day trial.
4. Install ExactScan on Linux, macOS, or Windows.
5. Connect a supported scanner and create a scan profile.

Verdict

Choose ExactScan if you need a scanning workflow with profiles, broad scanner-driver support, and searchable PDFs. Pro is the relevant option for OCR and batch document tools; look at Enterprise if you need its high-speed scanner support or added barcode formats. The 14-day trial requires a purchased license key to unlock.