A free CamScanner alternative with no watermark
CamScanner's free account has storage and feature limits, with a Premium plan above it. Here is a scanning alternative with no watermark and no tier to pay for.
What CamScanner does well
CamScanner is one of the most downloaded scanning apps for a reason: fast page detection, built-in OCR, cloud sync across devices and batch scanning to one PDF. For scanning on the go from a phone camera, it is a capable, mature app.
Why people look for an alternative
As of October 2026, per camscanner.com/premium, the Basic account lists 1 GB of cloud storage and 3 free uses of advanced text extraction, while Premium lists 10 GB of storage and 1,000 advanced text extractions a month. For a one-off scan of a form or a receipt, signing up for an account and a subscription feels disproportionate, especially for an ID or other personal document.
What changes with a browser-based tool
Stayput's document scanner tool takes photos you have already taken and straightens, flattens and cleans them up entirely in the browser, with no watermark on the result at any tier, because there is no tier: scan a stack of pages into one PDF or a single receipt, in colour, greyscale or black-and-white, for free. Since your photos are not uploaded, an ID or a signed contract is not sent to a third-party server to be scanned.
Where CamScanner still has the edge
CamScanner's live camera capture with instant edge detection while you are holding the phone over the page is more convenient in the moment than taking a photo first and then processing it in a browser. For occasional scans of photos you have already taken, though, a free tool with no watermark and no upload covers the job.
Questions
What are CamScanner's free account limits?
As of October 2026, per camscanner.com/premium, the Basic account lists 1 GB of cloud storage and 3 free uses of advanced text extraction; Premium lists 10 GB and 1,000 a month.
Is there a document scanner with no watermark and no subscription?
Yes. A browser-based scanner like Stayput's document scanner adds no watermark, and your photos are not uploaded.
Is it safe to scan an ID or personal document without an app?
A tool that processes the photo entirely in your browser, without uploading it anywhere, avoids sending the document itself to a third-party server.
Can a browser scanner combine multiple pages into one PDF?
Yes, Stayput's document scanner combines several scanned photos, in the order you drop them, into a single PDF.