exactscan ☆

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Description:
Document scanner

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 25.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: scanning ocr document-management pdf productivity

Install: brew install --cask exactscan

About:
ExactScan is a professional document scanning application for macOS optimized for high-volume batch processing. It provides advanced image processing features like automatic page detection, deskew, and OCR to convert scans into searchable PDFs. The software supports hundreds of document scanners and offers direct integration with cloud storage services.

Key Features:

Batch scanning with automatic document feeder (ADF) support
Built-in OCR for creating searchable PDFs
Advanced image processing (deskew, despeckle, edge detection)
Direct upload to cloud services like Dropbox and Evernote

Use Cases:

Digitizing large archives of paper documents
Creating searchable PDF libraries for business or legal documents
High-volume invoice and receipt processing

Alternatives:

VueScan – VueScan supports more legacy scanners, while ExactScan offers more streamlined workflow automation for macOS.
Adobe Acrobat – Acrobat is a full PDF editor with scanning features, whereas ExactScan is a dedicated scanning utility with deeper hardware integration.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:17pm	25.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	1c07c109
Jul 10, 2024 4:20pm	23.2	0	VERSION_BUMP	da482f53