NAPS2 — fast, free scanning for macOS

NAPS2 is a free, open-source tool for scanning and organizing documents on macOS. It converts scans into PDF files quickly and is built to simplify routine digitization tasks with a clean, approachable interface.

Supported devices

  • Works with a wide variety of scanners from well-known manufacturers such as Canon, Brother, and HP.
  • Compatible with both WIA and TWAIN drivers so you can pick the connection method that best matches your hardware.

Quick setup and customization

Getting started takes only a couple of minutes. Create a scanning profile and tailor settings like DPI and paper size to suit each job, then save those preferences for future use.

Editing tools and OCR

NAPS2 includes a built-in PDF preview and editing workflow so you can adjust scans before exporting.

  • Trim away unwanted margins or extraneous areas with the crop tool.
  • Rotate pages to correct orientation issues.
  • Reorder pages within a document to assemble multi-page files correctly.

The app also offers OCR for more than a hundred languages, enabling full-text search inside scanned documents and simplifying document management.

Suggested alternative

  • Adobe Reader DC (free) — a widely used option for viewing and managing PDFs if you prefer a more familiar mainstream tool.

Technical

Title
NAPS2
Requirements
  • Windows
  • Mac
Language
English
Available languages
  • Arabic
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Turkish
License
  • Free
Latest update
2025-11-21
Author
Ben Olden-Cooligan

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