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MakeACopy

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What MakeACopy is

MakeACopy is a free, open-source Android scanner that digitizes paper documents with offline OCR. Camera scanning includes automatic edge detection, perspective correction, searchable PDF export, JPEG export, and multipage PDFs. Its PaddleOCR version recognizes language groups covering English, Latin-script languages, Chinese, Russian, Thai, Arabic, Hindi, and Greek. Users can review and correct OCR with word-level editing, dictionary suggestions, confidence highlighting, and re-running recognition on individual words. Inbox Mode places scans in a predefined folder for workflows using paperless-ngx, Nextcloud, or Syncthing. The project says the app works fully offline, without cloud services, telemetry, tracking, or third-party API dependencies. The Full edition includes 23 OCR languages and is about 99 MB for arm64-v8a; Light includes English and German and is about 58 MB. PaddleOCR releases are available through F-Droid and Google Play, while the Tesseract flavor and Light edition come through GitHub Releases. F-Droid requires Android 10 or newer. Official release signatures can be verified.

Who it suits

MakeACopy suits Android users who want local OCR, privacy-focused scanning, and self-hosted document workflows.

What it does well

  • Offline OCR processing
  • Searchable and multipage PDFs
  • Word-level OCR correction
  • Inbox workflows for self-hosted tools
  • Free and open source

What to know first

  • Android only
  • F-Droid requires Android 10 or newer
  • Edition sizes and language coverage differ
  • No iOS app

Limits

The Light edition includes only English and German OCR and is about 58 MB. The Full edition is about 99 MB for arm64-v8a and includes 23 OCR languages.

Plans

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Free and open source—Free

As github.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Open the MakeACopy website or project repository
  2. Choose PaddleOCR from F-Droid or Google Play
  3. Choose Tesseract or Light from GitHub Releases
  4. Install on an Android 10-or-newer device for the F-Droid build
  5. Scan pages with the camera and export PDFs or JPEGs

Verdict

MakeACopy offers local scanning and OCR with detailed correction tools and workflow folders. Its Android requirement and differing editions should guide installation choices.

Questions

Is MakeACopy free?

Yes. The listed Free and open source plan costs nothing.

Which platforms does it support?

MakeACopy supports Android. An iOS app is not provided.

Does OCR work offline?

Yes. The project says processing works fully offline without cloud services, telemetry, tracking, or third-party API dependencies.

Where can it be installed?

The PaddleOCR version is on F-Droid and Google Play. Tesseract and Light editions are available through GitHub Releases.

What export formats are supported?

Scans can be exported as searchable PDFs, multipage PDFs, and JPEG files.

Facts from MakeACopy's own pages

Android app
Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
Compatibility
The F-Droid listing says Android 10 or newer is required. · f-droid.org, 11 Oct 2026
Distribution
The PaddleOCR flavor is published on F-Droid and Google Play; the Tesseract flavor and Light edition are available through GitHub Releases. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Document workflows
Inbox Mode saves scans to a predefined folder for workflows involving paperless-ngx, Nextcloud, or Syncthing. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Editions and size
The Full edition includes 23 OCR languages and is listed at about 99 MB for arm64-v8a, while Light includes English and German and is about 58 MB. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Free plan
Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
Intended users
The project describes MakeACopy as suited to users seeking privacy-friendly document workflows with local processing and self-hosted storage. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
iOS app
No · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
Multipage PDF
Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
OCR
The published PaddleOCR version runs OCR offline and supports language groups covering English, Latin-script languages, Chinese, Russian, Thai, Arabic, Hindi, and Greek. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Offline privacy
The project says the app works fully offline without cloud services, telemetry, tracking, or third-party API dependencies. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Purpose
MakeACopy is an open-source Android document scanner that digitizes paper documents with offline OCR. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Review tools
OCR results can be reviewed and corrected with word-level editing, dictionary suggestions, confidence highlighting, and re-OCR for individual words. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Scanning and export
It supports camera scanning, automatic edge detection, perspective correction, searchable PDF export, and JPEG export. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Searchable PDF
Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
Security support
The security policy asks users to report vulnerabilities privately and says it aims to acknowledge reports within 3–5 business days. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Security verification
The project says official releases are signed and provides APK signature verification details and signing certificate fingerprints. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026

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