The private document scanner for Android: Paper in. PDF out. Nothing leaves.
Scanly turns paper into clean PDFs offline. Snap a page, clean it up, and share when you are ready — no sign-up, no ads, nothing uploaded unless you choose to send it.
- Works offline — Even on a plane
- No account — Open and scan
- No ads — No paywall either
- Stays on device — You decide what leaves
Most scanners want your data. We don't.
Other apps nudge you into accounts, cloud folders, and subscriptions just to scan one page. Scanly keeps the whole job on your phone so your documents stay yours.
Private by default
Scanning, editing, and storage happen on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere until you export or share it yourself.
Quick when you're in a hurry
The camera shows you the page edges as you aim. Auto-capture can grab the shot when things look steady — or tap the shutter yourself.
Built for real paperwork
Multi-page scans, folders for school or work, and a home screen that brings you back to what you last touched.
Paper in, PDF out.
The same path you'd expect — just without the cloud detour.
Take a photo or pick one
Use the camera, or pull pages from your gallery.
Let Scanly find the page
Edges show up live. Auto-capture when it's steady, or snap manually.
Clean it up
Crop, rotate, and choose a filter that fits the page.
Check the pages
Retake one, move it, or drop it before you export.
Keep things tidy
Group related scans and search by name later.
Share when you're ready
Export a PDF or image ZIP and send it through Android.
What you'll actually use.
Real screens from the app — from the home screen to a finished PDF.
Your home base
Scan, import photos, or make a folder. Recent work is right there when you come back.
Point and scan
See the page outline while you aim. Hold steady and Scanly can capture for you — or use the shutter.
Fix the page
Crop, pick a filter, and tweak brightness or contrast until the page looks right.
Many pages, one document
Check every page, add more, and long-press to reorder before you export.
Find it later
Folders, documents, and search — so last week's receipt isn't lost in a camera roll.
Handy extras
QR codes and offline PDF tools sit next to scanning when you need them.
Export your way
Password, page numbers, paper size — set it, then generate the PDF.
The tools you need, nothing you don't.
Everyday scanning for receipts, forms, notes, and homework — kept simple and private.
Live edges and auto-capture
See the page as you aim. Auto-capture when it's steady, or take the shot yourself.
Camera or gallery
Scan live or import photos you already have. Same editing tools either way.
Filters that help
Try Auto, shadow reduction, color, grayscale, and more — per page, not forced on everything.
Edit without worry
Your original photo stays safe. Crop and filters can always be redone.
Documents and folders
Stack pages into one file, put work in folders, and jump back from Home.
Export and share
PDFs, image ZIPs, merged collections — share through the apps you already use.
Free to use. Open to inspect.
Scanly is AGPL-3.0. No paywall, no hidden tier, no sneaky tracking library — just an app you can install, read, and improve.
- On your phone (where it runs): Scanning and editing don't need the internet or a cloud account.
- Local only (where files live): Your library stays on the device until you export or share.
- PDF and more (how you share): PDFs, image ZIPs, and normal Android share sheets.
- AGPL-3.0 (the license): Full source on GitHub if you want to build or contribute.
Built with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material 3, CameraX, LiteRT, OpenCV, Room, Hilt, DataStore.
Fair questions.
- What is Scanly?
- Scanly is a free offline document scanner for Android. It turns receipts, notes, forms, and other paperwork into clean PDFs on your phone — with no account, no ads, and no cloud upload for everyday scanning.
- Is Scanly really free? Are there ads or watermarks?
- Yes, Scanly is free. There are no ads, no watermark on your PDFs, and no subscription wall for capture, editing, and export. The project is open source under AGPL-3.0.
- Does Scanly work offline?
- Yes. Scanly is offline-first. Capture, edge detection, crop, filters, library storage, and PDF export all run on your device. You only need the internet if you choose to open links or download updates.
- Is Scanly a good CamScanner alternative?
- If you want a scanner that keeps documents on your phone, yes. Scanly covers the everyday scanning workflow — auto edge detection, crop, filters, multi-page PDFs — without ads, watermarks, accounts, or cloud sync, and its source code is public.
- What can I use instead of Microsoft Lens?
- Microsoft retired its Lens scanner app in 2026. Scanly is a free Android replacement that scans documents, receipts, and whiteboards to PDF fully offline, so your scans never depend on a cloud account.
- What can I scan with Scanly, and how do I export it?
- Scan receipts, notes, contracts, forms, ID cards, book pages, and whiteboards. Combine many pages into one document, then export a PDF (with optional password, page numbers, and print sizes) or a ZIP of images, or share directly.
- Is Scanly private and safe to use?
- Scanly keeps your documents on your phone by default and needs no sign-up. Files only leave the app when you export or share them yourself. Because the code is open source on GitHub, anyone can verify how it handles your data.
- Where do I download Scanly?
- Get Scanly free on the Google Play Store (Android 10 and later). The official website is www.usescanly.co.in and the source code is at github.com/c1ph3rj/Scanly.