Folio — Document Scanner & OCR

Hamza El Mekkoudi

About this app

Turn paper into searchable PDFs — without uploading anything to the cloud.

Most scanner apps upload your receipts, contracts, and medical files to
their servers — even when they claim to be secure. Folio is different.
Everything happens locally on your device.

Your documents stay where they belong — in your hands.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Scan documents with auto edge detection and perspective correction
- Export to PDF or JPG in one tap
- Extract text with on-device OCR (copy and search)
- Organize scans in local folders
- Share via any Android app (email, WhatsApp, Drive, etc.)

WHY FOLIO IS DIFFERENT
No account required — Scan on first launch, no signup wall
No internet required — Works completely offline
No cloud processing — OCR runs locally using Google ML Kit
No ads — Not on free tier, not ever
No subscriptions — Scan, OCR, and PDF export are permanently free

PERMISSIONS WE NEED
- Camera — to scan documents (requested only when you tap Scan)
- Storage — to save PDFs and images to your device

That's it. No location, no contacts, no microphone.

WHO IT'S FOR
- Professionals scanning sensitive documents (contracts, medical, legal)
- Students and researchers who need reliable OCR
- Small business owners tracking receipts and invoices
- Privacy-conscious users tired of forced cloud uploads
- Anyone looking for a free PDF scanner without subscriptions

FAQ
Q: Is OCR really on-device?
A: Yes. We use Google ML Kit which processes text entirely on your phone.
No images or text are transmitted to any server.

Q: Does it work without internet?
A: Yes. Everything works offline — scanning, OCR, PDF export, and storage.

Q: Will you add subscriptions later?
A: Scan, OCR, and PDF export are permanently free. We may add optional
Pro features (multi-cloud sync, advanced tools), but the core document
scanner will never be limited or paywalled.

Privacy Policy: https://hamzamekk.github.io/privacy-policy.html

What’s new

first release <3