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MakeACopy

egdels
Multimedia OCR Multimedia
Version
4.9.0
Size
103.1 MB
Requires
Android API 29+
4.1 / 5 · 14,051 ratings 75,681 downloads
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Updated Oct 7, 2026

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Privacy-focused document scanner with OCR and PDF export

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 with 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 searchable PDFs • Share & save: Export locally or share via other apps • Dark mode: System-based Material 3 theme with light and dark appearance • Privacy-focused: Fully offline — no data leaves your device

MakeACopy is F-Droid compliant and builds native libraries from source during the build process, ensuring that no prebuilt binaries are included in the repository. All components are open source and respect your privacy.

MakeACopy is free and open source. If you find it useful, please consider supporting development: https://ko-fi.com/egdels

License: Apache License 2.0

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What’s new

MakeACopy 4.9.0
* Changed: PaddleOCR is the only OCR engine, the Tesseract build is discontinued.
* Changed: the Light edition reads Latin-script languages with PaddleOCR.
* Changed: one output colour for PDF and JPEG; cleanup is Original or Enhanced.
* Improved: app about 20 MB smaller, image processing no longer needs OpenCV.
* Improved: black-and-white PDFs are about 9 times smaller.
* Fixed: an unfinished document is offered again after the app restarts.

How to install

  1. Download the APK from the button at the top of this page.
  2. Allow “Install unknown apps” for your browser or file manager only, not for every app.
  3. Open the downloaded file and confirm the installation.
  4. If installation fails with “App not installed,” remove an earlier build of the same app first. A signature conflict is the usual cause.

Data safety

  • Every file is checked against its published SHA-256 before it is listed.
  • Files are scanned for malware on every update.
  • The permissions each app requests are listed on its own page.
  • Read the full safety policy for how we test, flag, and delist files.

Frequently asked questions

What is MakeACopy?
Privacy-focused document scanner with OCR and PDF export
Who develops MakeACopy?
MakeACopy is developed by egdels.
Which Android version does MakeACopy require?
MakeACopy requires Android API 29 or later.
What is the current version of MakeACopy?
The synchronized F-Droid version is 4.7.1.
Which license does MakeACopy use?
The signed F-Droid metadata lists Apache-2.0.
Where is the source code for MakeACopy?
https://github.com/egdels/makeacopy

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