Is MakeACopy safe?

MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with offline OCR functionality. The app is privacy-friendly and works completely offline — no cloud connection, no tracking. Features: • Camera scanning: Capture documents using your device’s camera • Edge detection: Automatic document boundary detection using OpenCV, enhanced by a custom-trai…

Developer: egdels
Category: Graphics
Earliest archived version: 11 Jul 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

14 Oct 2026

4.7.1

MakeACopy 4.7.1 New: every setting now lives in one options dialog, grouped into collapsible sections. New: the low-light flashlight prompt can be switched off ("Don't ask again" or in the camera options). Fixed: the bottom button bars span the full width and reach the bottom edge of the screen.…

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04 Oct 2026

4.7.0

MakeACopy 4.7.0 New: manual dewarping for curved book pages in the crop screen. New: multi-page workflow – import several PDF pages, batch OCR, memory-friendly export; unfinished documents survive a restart. New: re-crop any page of a multi-page document from its original photo; a curved-page crop…

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21 Sept 2026

4.6.2

MakeACopy 4.6.2 New support for vertical Japanese text: correct detection, reading order and PDF text layer for vertical layouts. Added Noto Sans JP (Kana subset) font for better Japanese rendering in exported PDFs. Added support for "Multi-column layout" OCR Updated build tooling (Gradle 8.14.3).…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDde.schliweb.makeacopy

Latest APK SHA-256b000260a40c7d4aa9f333c330a94f57d4a12af3f8237f7ebed2adf1cbb589345

Signing certificateAE:32:2D:3F:B7:1A:FE:21:DF:47:27:E3:7A:5C:68:03:51:1D:5A:2F:E1:FC:31:35:43:0C:EE:06:99:FA:1B:34

MIN ANDROID29TARGET36ARCHITECTUREx86_64

04 / History

Archive history

4 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 4.6.1 (11 Jul 2026), latest 4.7.1 (14 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 4.7.0 and 4.7.1.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

4 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

4.7.114 Oct 202629+x86_64→4.7.004 Oct 202629+x86_64→4.6.221 Sept 202629+x86_64→4.6.111 Jul 202629+x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions3 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessCAMERA

Declared permissions

android.permission.CAMERA android.permission.VIBRATE de.schliweb.makeacopy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗