One Free App for Every Scan — Documents, IDs, Receipts, Whiteboards
NexaLink Scanner replaces the whole category — CamScanner, Adobe Scan, the retired Microsoft Lens, Genius Scan — with one app that's free forever, watermark-free, and turns your scans into a knowledge agent your AI can read.
In one line: NexaLink Scanner is a free document scanner app for iOS and Android that handles every scan type — documents, ID cards front and back, receipts, invoices, whiteboards, business cards — with unlimited 100+ language OCR and real, watermark-free PDF export. Its Cloud Workspace also makes your scans searchable by your AI over MCP.
Updated July 2026
Everything you can scan
One app for every document type — each of these has a dedicated free scanning guide.
Free forever — everything that's included at no cost
No watermark, no ads, no account. On-device by default.
- ✓ Unlimited scans — no monthly cap, no countdown
- ✓ 100+ language OCR, on-device
- ✓ Edge detection + auto-capture
- ✓ Real multi-page PDF export (not a photo in a wrapper)
- ✓ Auto-enhance: flatten/brighten, B&W + grayscale, rotate/crop
- ✓ Multi-address capture, search, tags, collections
- ✓ Conference burst tagging
- ✓ Voice notes with on-device transcription
- ✓ vCard (.vcf) + CSV export
- ✓ Built-in digital business card
Your scans become a knowledge agent
The optional Cloud Workspace backs up and syncs your vault — then makes it available to your own AI over MCP. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor and ask questions across everything you've scanned. It's AI-Ready, not AI-Included: you bring your own AI, so there's no per-scan compute cost baked into the price.
Ask your vault things like:
- → "Total my Q2 receipts."
- → "Pull the vendor from the invoice I scanned last week."
- → "Find the ID I scanned for onboarding."
- → "What's the renewal clause in that contract?"
See the full feature matrix and download on the NexaLink Scanner product page.
Pricing
Free forever
All scanning: unlimited scans, 100+ language OCR, real PDF export, auto-enhance, voice notes, vCard/CSV export. No watermark, no ads, no account.
Cloud Workspace — $39.99 one-time (limited time; reg. $49.99)
Encrypted cloud backup, cross-device sync (iOS ↔ Android ↔ Web), web access at nexalink.co, AI-Ready via MCP. Lifetime, no subscription.
Premium — $2.99/mo (optional)
Managed server-side cloud AI OCR — real per-use compute, so it's the one subscription piece. Most people never need it.
Replace your current scanner
See how NexaLink stacks up against the scanner you're leaving.
| App | Free? | Watermark? | AI knowledge layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| NexaLink Scanner | ✓ forever | ✗ never | ✓ MCP |
| CamScanner | ✓ (ads) | ✓ yes | ✗ |
| Adobe Scan | ✓ (5-page OCR cap) | ✗ | ✗ |
| Microsoft Lens | retired 2026 | — | ✗ |
Why one app instead of five
Most people juggle a scanner, a PDF tool, a notes app, and a contacts app — and pay for two or three of them. NexaLink collapses that into one free app whose output is searchable by AI. Scanning, OCR, and PDF export are free forever; the one thing you can own for life is the Cloud Workspace at $39.99, so your vault syncs everywhere and your AI can read it. No stack of subscriptions, no watermark, no lock-in.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free document scanner app with no watermark?
Yes — NexaLink Scanner. Scanning, 100+ language OCR, and real multi-page PDF export are free forever and never watermarked, on any tier. It handles documents, ID cards front and back, receipts, invoices, whiteboards, and business cards, all on-device with no account required. Unlike CamScanner's free tier, there's no logo stamped on your exports.
What's the best free scanner app for iPhone and Android?
NexaLink Scanner is a strong pick because it's genuinely cross-platform — the same free app on both iOS and Android, with an optional web vault — unlike Apple-only Scanner Pro or the built-in iOS scan. You get unlimited scanning, unlimited OCR, real PDF export, and auto-enhance free forever, plus a Cloud Workspace that makes your scans AI-searchable.
Can one app scan documents, IDs, and receipts?
Yes. NexaLink Scanner replaces the whole category with one app: documents, ID cards (front and back), receipts, invoices, bank statements, whiteboards, sticky notes, transcripts, and business cards. Its most-used capability is free ID card scanning, front and back — see /scan/id-cards. Everything runs with unlimited on-device OCR, free.
Is it really free, or a trial?
Free forever, not a trial. There's no scan limit and no "AI included" upsell on the free tier — on-device scanning costs almost nothing to run, so it's free. The only paid pieces are optional: a one-time $39.99 Cloud Workspace (backup, sync, web, AI over MCP; reg. $49.99) and a $2.99/mo Premium tier for managed cloud AI OCR.
Can my AI read my scans?
Yes, with the Cloud Workspace. It exposes your vault to your AI over MCP, so Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor can search and answer questions across every scan. It's AI-Ready, not AI-Included — you bring your own AI, so there's no per-scan AI cost baked into the price. No traditional document scanner offers this.
What should I use now that Microsoft Lens is gone?
Microsoft retired Office Lens in early 2026, leaving free, watermark-free users without a direct successor. NexaLink Scanner is the closest match — free forever, no watermark, no limits — and it adds cloud backup and AI search that Lens never had. See our Microsoft Lens replacement guide.
One free app for every scan. Yours for life.
Unlimited free scanning + OCR + real PDF export, no watermark. Then let your AI search everything you've captured. iOS + Android.