Scanner & software recs

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# Scanner recommendations
Paperless operates by watching a folder for new files so doesnt care what scanner you use, but sometimes finding a scanner that will write to an FTP, NFS, or SMB server can be difficult. This page is here to help you find one that works right for you based on recommendations from other Paperless users.
## Physical scanners
Brand | Model | FTP | SFTP | NFS | SMB | SMTP | API | Recommended By |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Brother | [ADS-1700W](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads1700w) | yes | yes |   | yes | yes |   | [holzhannes](https://github.com/holzhannes)
Brother | [ADS-1600W](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads1600w) | yes |   |   | yes | yes |   | [holzhannes](https://github.com/holzhannes)
Brother | [ADS-1500W](https://www.brother.ca/en/p/ads1500w) | yes |   |   | yes | yes |   | [danielquinn](https://github.com/danielquinn)
Brother | [ADS-1100W](https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=fr&lang=fr&prod=ads1100w_eu_as_cn) | yes |   |   |   |   |   | [ytzelf](https://github.com/ytzelf)
Brother | [ADS-2800W](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads2800w) | yes | yes |   | yes | yes |   | [philpagel](https://github.com/philpagel)
Brother | [ADS-4300N](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads4300n) | yes | yes |   | yes | yes |   | [derlucas](https://github.com/derlucas)
Brother | [ADS-4700W](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads4700w) | yes | yes |   | yes | yes |   | [ocelotsloth](https://github.com/ocelotsloth)
Brother | [MFC-J6930DW](https://www.brother.ca/en/p/MFCJ6930DW) | yes |   |   |   |   |   | [ayounggun](https://github.com/ayounggun)
Brother | [MFC-L5850DW](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/mfcl5850dw) | yes |   |   |   | yes |   | [holzhannes](https://github.com/holzhannes)
Brother | [MFC-L2750DW](https://www.brother.de/drucker/laserdrucker/mfc-l2750dw) | yes |   |   | yes | yes |   | [muued](https://github.com/muued)
Brother | [MFC-J5910DW](https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/inkjet-printers/mfcj5910dw) | yes |   |   |   |   |   | [bmsleight](https://github.com/bmsleight)
Brother | [MFC-8950DW](https://www.brother-usa.com/products/mfc8950dw) | yes |   |   | yes | yes |   | [philpagel](https://github.com/philpagel)
Brother | [MFC-9142CDN](https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/laser-printers/mfc9140cdn) | yes |   |   | yes |   |   | [REOLDEV](https://github.com/REOLDEV)
Brother | [MFC-9140CDN](https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/laser-printers/mfc9140cdn) | yes |   |   | yes |   |   | [Obidose](https://github.com/obidose)
Canon | [Maxify MB 5350](https://www.canon.de/printers/inkjet/maxify/maxify_mb5350/specification.html) |   |   |   | yes [2] | yes |   | [eingemaischt](https://github.com/eingemaischt)
Fujitsu | [ix500](http://www.fujitsu.com/us/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/scansnap/ix500/) | yes |   |   | yes |   |   | [eonist](https://github.com/eonist)
Epson | [ES-580W](https://epson.com/Support/Scanners/ES-Series/Epson-WorkForce-ES-580W/s/SPT_B11B258201) | yes |   |   | yes | yes |   | [fignew](https://github.com/fignew)
Epson | [WF-7710DWF](https://www.epson.de/en/products/printers/inkjet-printers/for-home/workforce-wf-7710dwf) | yes |   |   | yes |   |   | [Skylinar](https://github.com/Skylinar)
Fujitsu | [S1300i](https://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/soho/s1300i/) | yes |   |   | yes |   |   | [jonaswinkler](https://github.com/jonaswinkler)
Doxie | [Q2](https://www.getdoxie.com/product/doxie-q/) |   |   |   |   |   | yes | [Unkn0wnCat](https://github.com/Unkn0wnCat)
HP | [MFP M277 dw](https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-color-laserjet-mfp-m277-series/7089945/model/7089949) | yes |   |   | yes |   | yes | [glassbox_sco](https://github.com/glassbox_sco)
Scanners with API Integration allow to push scanned documents directly to Paperless API, sometimes referred to as Webhook or Document POST.
Canon Multi Function Printers show strange behavior over SMB. They close and reopen the file after every page. Its recommended to tune the polling and inotify configuration values for your scanner. The scanner timeout is 3 minutes, so 180 is a good starting point.
# Mobile phone software
You can use your phone to “scan” documents. The regular camera app will work, but may have too low contrast for OCR to work well. Apps specifically for scanning are recommended.
Name | OS | FTP | NFS | SMB | Email | WebDAV | Recommended By
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
[Microsoft Lens](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens) | Android, iOS | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | [jonaswinkler](https://github.com/jonaswinkler)
[Genius Scan](https://www.thegrizzlylabs.com/genius-scan) | Android, iOS | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | [hannahswain](https://github.com/hannahswain)
[OpenScan](https://github.com/Ethereal-Developers-Inc/OpenScan) | Android | no | no | no | no | no | [benjaminfrank](https://github.com/benjaminfrank)
[QuickScan](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quickscan-scanner-text-ocr/id1513790291) | iOS | no | no | no | no | yes | [holzhannes](https://github.com/holzhannes)
On Android, you can use these applications in combination with one of the [Paperless-ngx compatible apps](https://paperless-ngx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage_overview.html#usage-mobile-upload) to “Share” the documents produced by these scanner apps with paperless. On iOS, you can share the scanned documents via iOS-Sharing to other mail, WebDav or FTP apps.
There is also an iOS Shortcut that allows you to directly upload text, PDF and image documents available here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d234abc0885040129d9d75fa45fe1154 Please note this only works for documents downloaded to iCloud / the device, in other words not directly from a URL.
# API Scanning Setup
This sections contains information on how to set up scanners to post directly to [Paperless API](https://paperless-ngx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html#api-file-uploads).
## Doxie Q2
This part assumes your Doxie is connected to WiFi and you know its IP.
1. Open your Doxie web UI by navigating to its IP address
2. Navigate to Options -> Webhook
3. Set the URL to `https://[your-paperless-ngx-instance]/api/documents/post_document/`
4. Set the File Parameter Name to `document`
5. Add the username and password to the respective fields (Consider creating a user just for your Doxie) and click Submit at the bottom of the page
Congrats, you can now scan directly from your Doxie to your Paperless-ngx instance!