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Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by nialse »

chazeon wrote: post #6
miles wrote: post #3

Thanks so much for crafting and sharing this app. Was just chatting with a friend about scanning via Notes[1], which is a little clunky for quickly and seamlessly sharing a scan. A few feature suggestions: * Allow setting default color mode (having to switch manually to B&W every time adds another step) * Allow setting setting type (PDF, JPG, TXT) and size (Original, Medium, Small) in Sharing Options à la Scanner Pro…

You can actually directly scan in the Files app from the triple dots menu in the upper right corner, this will allow you to directly scan as a PDF file.

Mind blown. Thanks for telling me about this gem.

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by toomuchtodo »

chazeon wrote: post #6
miles wrote: post #3

Thanks so much for crafting and sharing this app. Was just chatting with a friend about scanning via Notes[1], which is a little clunky for quickly and seamlessly sharing a scan. A few feature suggestions: * Allow setting default color mode (having to switch manually to B&W every time adds another step) * Allow setting setting type (PDF, JPG, TXT) and size (Original, Medium, Small) in Sharing Options à la Scanner Pro…

You can actually directly scan in the Files app from the triple dots menu in the upper right corner, this will allow you to directly scan as a PDF file.

I love Apple, but this is so Apple: hidden powerful functionality you'll only know about through word of mouth or intentional exploration in the UI.

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by manmal »

chazeon wrote: post #6
miles wrote: post #3

Thanks so much for crafting and sharing this app. Was just chatting with a friend about scanning via Notes[1], which is a little clunky for quickly and seamlessly sharing a scan. A few feature suggestions: * Allow setting default color mode (having to switch manually to B&W every time adds another step) * Allow setting setting type (PDF, JPG, TXT) and size (Original, Medium, Small) in Sharing Options à la Scanner Pro…

You can actually directly scan in the Files app from the triple dots menu in the upper right corner, this will allow you to directly scan as a PDF file.

And you can scan to any cloud provider that integrates with Files that way. Dropbox etc

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by miles »

darknavi wrote: post #8

I am partial to QuickScan[1] as it is free and has no ads. It does not seem to be open source though. [1] https://www.quickscanapp.com/

QuickScan looks great and has loads of features, but it might be more accurately described as "nagware" since a donation request is shown on every export until a donation is made (after which point it can be disabled via Settings > Other settings > "Do not show donation request"). Nothing wrong with that; if I were a user I'd certainly donate, just wanted to let other potential users know.

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by terraplura »

chazeon wrote: post #6
miles wrote: post #3

Thanks so much for crafting and sharing this app. Was just chatting with a friend about scanning via Notes[1], which is a little clunky for quickly and seamlessly sharing a scan. A few feature suggestions: * Allow setting default color mode (having to switch manually to B&W every time adds another step) * Allow setting setting type (PDF, JPG, TXT) and size (Original, Medium, Small) in Sharing Options à la Scanner Pro…

You can actually directly scan in the Files app from the triple dots menu in the upper right corner, this will allow you to directly scan as a PDF file.

Came here to say the same. I wonder how this app compares. One perk this app provides is you have a button to press from your home screen. With the native feature, you could set up an Apple shortcut to start scanning a document and create a button on your home screen.

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by sandreas »

Does it support page dewarping[1] and 1bit color Palette PNG in PDF so shrink filesize[2]? I would love to See these features...

1: https://github.com/LittleTrickster/PDF-Doc-Scan/issues/17#is...

2: https://github.com/LittleTrickster/PDF-Doc-Scan/issues/7#iss...

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by criddell »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12
chazeon wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can actually directly scan in the Files app from the triple dots menu in the upper right corner, this will allow you to directly scan as a PDF file.

I love Apple, but this is so Apple: hidden powerful functionality you'll only know about through word of mouth or intentional exploration in the UI.

It’s also documented in the iPhone User Guide.

You can get it through Books or on the web:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iphf2746307f/18...

Re: Show HN: Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone

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Post by 0XAFFE »

teeray wrote: post #9

I would love paperless-ngx export support for this

There is Paperparrot[1] which allows to directly scan documents or add existing documents to your paperless instance from your phone.

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paperparrot/id1663665267

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