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NAPS2 alternatives

Scan documents to PDF and other file types, as simply as possible.

NAPS2 Software PDF tools #5 PDF tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as NAPS2, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)

    The free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, signing, and commenting on PDF documents.

    Proprietary 26.002.22031 694.6M ↓ pdf
  • wkhtmltox

    Convert HTML to PDF using Webkit (QtWebKit)

    Open source 0.12.6-1 556.2K ↓ ★ 14.5K pdf, cli
  • PDF24 Creator

    A free and easy to use PDF solution with many features

    Proprietary 11.30.1 4.2M ↓ pdf
  • MiKTeX

    A modern TeX distribution for Windows, Linux and macOS.

    Free 25.12 514.9K ↓ pdf
  • Tesseract-OCR - open source OCR engine

    Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine.

    Open source 5.4.0.20240606 24.1K ↓ ★ 4.7K pdf, ocr
  • KillerPDF

    PDF editor for Windows. No account, no subscription, no telemetry.

    Open source 1.9.0 917 ↓ ★ 4.2K pdf, csharp, dotnet
  • diff-pdf

    A simple tool for visually comparing two PDF files

    Open source 0.5.3 6.9K ↓ ★ 4.3K pdf
  • CubePDF

    CubePDF is a Windows virtual printer that allows you to convert to PDF when you need it from any application, including Web browsers, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (PPT), bitmap files (PNG, JPEG, BMP), etc.

    Open source 4.3.7 8.5K ↓ ★ 311 pdf, csharp, dotnet
  • pympress

    Pympress is a PDF presentation tool designed for dual-screen setups such as presentations and public talks. Highly configurable, fully-featured, and portable.

    Open source 1.8.6 5.5K ↓ ★ 1.7K pdf
  • PdfCraft

    The PDF workbench; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat, rebuilt in pure Rust

    Open source 0.9.0 704 ↓ ★ 17.1K pdf, ocr
  • Stirling-PDF

    A locally hosted one-stop shop for all your PDF needs

    Open source 3.2.2 32 ↓ ★ 94.7K pdf
  • sioyek

    Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on technical books and research papers.

    Open source 2.0.0 661 ↓ ★ 10K pdf

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
NAPS2 Open source 8.6.0 October 26, 2026 4.7K 701.7K
Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit) Proprietary 26.002.22031 October 14, 2026 — 694.6M
wkhtmltox Open source 0.12.6-1 October 3, 2021 14.5K 556.2K
PDF24 Creator Proprietary 11.30.1 April 21, 2026 — 4.2M
MiKTeX Free 25.12 January 12, 2026 — 514.9K
Tesseract-OCR - open source OCR engine Open source 5.4.0.20240606 December 18, 2024 4.7K 24.1K
KillerPDF Open source 1.9.0 October 30, 2026 4.2K 917
diff-pdf Open source 0.5.3 July 29, 2026 4.3K 6.9K
CubePDF Open source 4.3.7 September 10, 2026 311 8.5K
pympress Open source 1.8.6 May 6, 2025 1.7K 5.5K
PdfCraft Open source 0.9.0 October 21, 2026 17.1K 704
Stirling-PDF Open source 3.2.2 October 24, 2026 94.7K 32
sioyek Open source 2.0.0 February 22, 2024 10K 661