Text Scanner - OCR

Real-time & Offline OCR Text & Document Scanner and Reader

Health & Fitness AI Lab · com.bluefish.ocr

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v0.0.7 3.8 MB Android 10+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v0.0.7 (7)
Updated: Mar 1, 2026 (7 months ago)
APK size: 3.8 MB
Requires: Android 10+ (API 29)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Mar 20, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8 (1 sensitive)
Website: smartailab.blogspot.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Text Scanner - OCR is an app by Health & Fitness AI Lab in the Productivity category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 0.0.6, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 10. It asks for 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: camera. Compared with version 0.0.6, it adds 1 new permission: “Advertising ID”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v0.0.7

Thank you for using "Text Scanner OCR" all the time. We regularly update the app on Google Play so that you can use it comfortably.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Real-time & Offline OCR text recognition 1. Instant and quick detection and extraction of texts from camera 2. Even support text scanning from existing local images like jpeg (image to text) 3. Real-time overlay of scanned and detected texts on camera preview 4. Camera scanner & Document scanner and thus live transcription from document Accurate and Reliable 1. Detect texts accurately and reliably even under less brightness (you still can use flashlight) 2. Our text scanner OCR is based on advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) developed recently 3. You can easily copy and edit scanned text and documents too Offline: No internet connection is required 1. Everything is done locally and offline without internet and network connection Support multiple languages 1. Support most of Latin Characters (e.g, English, German, French, Italian etc) 2. Unfortunately, we are not supporting Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean etc. It’s ALL FREE 1. No restrictive features (e.g., unlimited OCR docscan) 2. No Ads, No distraction Support auto backup (> Android 6.0) and free csv export 1. Share your scanned texts and docs: send an email, copy to clipboard and send to other apps 2. You can easily search previously scanned history via keyword or calendar * Our text scanner & text recognizer OCR app can be used for multiple purposes. Our app is best-in-class camscanner & docscanner. It can be used to scan business cards, receipts, credit cards, notes, and image to text. Note that it is difficult to scan handwritten or curved or cursive texts in practice. * We'd appreciate your valuable feedback. Please, report bugs or request features to [email protected].

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v0.0.6. Since v0.0.7 it requires Android 10+.

v0.0.7 LATEST Mar 1, 2026 3.8 MB TRUSTED v0.0.6 Dec 8, 2025 3.7 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Mar 1, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Bluefish” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Mar 1, 2026
Validated against Google Play Mar 1, 2026
Signed byCN=Bluefish, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)49:E4:23:F5:66:84:B9:D8:50:B3:0C:5A:A8:42:FD:EE:8A:85:82:68
File MD566381647260533a99788b48e8e02326a
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Text Scanner - OCR requests 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.bluefish.ocr.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Text Scanner - OCR APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Text Scanner - OCR for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 10 or later. Version 0.0.6 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 0.0.6 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Text Scanner - OCR APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 66381647260533a99788b48e8e02326a.