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Best alternatives to Document Scanner (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Document Scanner, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Document Scanner today

≈9K users3.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago13 permissions

Document Scanner alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    DocSend Extension

    Quickly insert links to any of your DocSend documents or Spaces right inside Gmail

    ≈20K users4.8★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions
    • About 2.2× more users than Document Scanner
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 13)
  2. 2

    Gmail Template with Attachment

    Save Gmail Template with Attachment! Easily create, manage, and reuse email templates with files, images, and docs in Gmail

    ≈1K users4.9★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions
    • About 9.0× fewer users than Document Scanner
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 13)
    • Listed under Tools
  3. 3

    Publicate – Save Content, Build & Track Newsletters In Gmail & Outlook

    Save articles, images & pages from the web in one click. Build newsletters and send natively from Gmail or Outlook with Publicate.

    ≈1K users3.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 9.0× fewer users than Document Scanner
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 13)
    • Listed under Communication
  4. 4

    Bulk Attachment Downloader for Gmail

    Adds a button to download all attachments from a message or an entire thread.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago6 permissions
    • About 9.0× fewer users than Document Scanner
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 13)
    • Listed under Tools
  5. 5

    Gmail Move-To-Top Attachment

    Automatically moves Gmail email attachments to the top of the email for a better experience

    ≈40K users4.2★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 15 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 4.4× more users than Document Scanner
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
  6. 6

    Email Sent - Dark Souls Notification

    Dark Souls themed notification when you send an email (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, ProtonMail, Yandex) and many others.

    ≈30K users4.7★ from 215 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago11 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than Document Scanner
    • Asks for fewer permissions (11 vs 13)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  7. 7

    Save Emails as PDF by cloudHQ

    Export, convert and save Gmail™ emails as a PDF document

    ≈100K users4.3★ from 611 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions
    • About 11× more users than Document Scanner
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 13)
  8. 8

    Save Email Template by SendPulse

    Save any Gmail™ or Outlook email as a PDF, PNG or HTML template in one click

    ≈6K users3.8★ from 98 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago14 permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Document Scanner
    • Asks for more permissions (14 vs 13)
    • Listed under Education
  9. 9

    Print all Gmail attachments

    Print all PDF attachments in a mail with just one easy click.

    ≈10K users2.9★ from 38 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Document Scanner
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 13)
  10. 10

    WAV Player for Gmail

    Play voicemail attachments directly in Gmail, including telephony-encoded WAV files Gmail cannot open. Free, no downloads required.

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions
    • About 4.5× fewer users than Document Scanner
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 13)

Document Scanner alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Document Scanner?

By users, the most popular alternative is Save Emails as PDF by cloudHQ with ≈100K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is DocSend Extension.

Which Document Scanner alternative has the best rating?

Email Sent - Dark Souls Notification has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 215 ratings.

Is there a Document Scanner alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Gmail Move-To-Top Attachment asks for 0 permissions, against 13 for Document Scanner.

How many alternatives to Document Scanner are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Document Scanner on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.