Commands for installing NAPS2 without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id Cyanfish.NAPS2 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Cyanfish.NAPS2 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Cyanfish.NAPS2 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\naps2"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NAPS2 - Not Another PDF Scanner_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\NAPS2
64-bit · MSIX
Silent install
Add-AppxPackage -Path naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msixUninstall
Get-AppxPackage -Name NAPS2Software.NAPS2-NotAnotherPDFScanner | Remove-AppxPackage64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\naps2-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {507191D7-79F9-4754-93B6-754ECC2BB6CA} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {507191D7-79F9-4754-93B6-754ECC2BB6CA}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{507191D7-79F9-4754-93B6-754ECC2BB6CA}
- UpgradeCode
- {FEB82971-B3E6-4F19-9684-1D543E644D73}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\NAPS2
ARM64 · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
naps2-8.6.0-win-arm64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
naps2-8.6.0-win-arm64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\naps2"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NAPS2 - Not Another PDF Scanner_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\NAPS2
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-naps2.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/cyanfish/naps2/releases/download/v8.6.0/naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '684E26D2145BCEAB5199971B8620DD715CBEB824ECDC080FE122912B1486DA22'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait install-naps2.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/cyanfish/naps2/releases/download/v8.6.0/naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msix'
$sha256 = 'BD0275244BFBC6D16144F9EA5916E41BA050C5EC6027E1E093C2210D544282A1'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msix'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Add-AppxPackage -Path $file install-naps2.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/cyanfish/naps2/releases/download/v8.6.0/naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msi'
$sha256 = '37CA3798BFD414AA2D101D64F1F249A05CC6A1710A7F5B90BFE7303EF3537F26'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'naps2-8.6.0-win-x64.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait install-naps2.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/cyanfish/naps2/releases/download/v8.6.0/naps2-8.6.0-win-arm64.exe'
$sha256 = 'B646A4D85A4D59208F21466A0CED4DE29663F852F87462921265C67813F98A5B'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'naps2-8.6.0-win-arm64.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait 
