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Should I remove PaperScan Free Edition?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,275
United States Rank #15,449
Reach 0.0144%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.37 days
394.45 days >
Average installed length: 207.25 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.4 1.41%
2.0.3 0.71%
2.0.2 0.35%
2.0.1 1.41%
2.0.0 3.18%
1.8.8 18.37%
1.8.7 2.12%
1.8.6 4.59%
1.8.5 5.65%
1.8.4 6.01%
1.8 11.66%
1.7 9.54%
1.6 1.77%
1.5.5 15.55%
1.4.0000 8.48%
1.2.0000 1.06%
1.00.0000 8.13%

PaperScan Free Edition

What is PaperScan Free Edition?  (from ORPALIS)

PaperScan Free Edition is a universal scanning software designed to offer power as well as simplicity of use. While most scanning applications are dedicated to one scanner or one scanning protocol, PaperScan allows you to control any scanner, including network scanners (TWAIN or WIA protocols), cameras or acquisition c...  Read more

Overview

PaperScan Free Edition is a software program developed by ORPALIS. The most common release is 1.8.8, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named PaperScan.exe. The setup package generally installs about 27 files and is usually about 11.66 MB (12,227,152 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 49% of users of PaperScan Free Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.orpalis.com/products/paperscan/paperscan-free.php
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ORPALIS\PaperScan Free Edition\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{41D1AD50-4276-4DAF-8AAB-5D97D75E47B3}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 11.66 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by PaperScan Free Edition

Program executable:PaperScan.exe
Name:PaperScan
Path:C:\Program Files\ORPALIS\PaperScan Free Edition\PaperScan.exe
MD5:aaa9c062e3e275f23772f0465797b777
Additional files:
  • GdPicture.NET.jbig2.encoder.dll - JBIG2 Encoder Plugin for GdPicture SDK
  • GdPicture.NET.10.jbig2.encoder.dll - GdPicture.NET 9 JBIG2 Encoder Plugin
  • GdPicture.NET.9.jbig2.encoder.dll
  • GdPicture.NET.10.filters.dll - GdPicture.NET 10 Filters Core (GdPicture Filters Core)
  • GdPicture.NET.10.image.gdimgplug.dll - GdPicture.NET 10 Image Plugin (GdPicture Image Plugin)
  • GdPicture.NET.9.filters.dll - GdPicture.NET 9 Filters Core
  • GdPicture.NET.9.image.gdimgplug.dll - GdPicture.NET 9 Image Plugin
  • PaperScan.exe - PaperScan Scanner Software
  • GdPicture.NET.10.twain.client.dll - GdPicture TWAIN Plugin
  • GdPicture.NET.9.twain.client.dll
  • GdPicture.NET.filters.dll - GdPicture Filters Core
  • GdPicture.NET.image.gdimgplug.dll - GdPicture Image Plugin
  • GdPicture.NET.twain.gdtwain.dll
  • GdPicture.NET.ocr.tesseract.3.dll - GdPicture Tesseract 2 OCR Plugin - Based on Google Tesseract 3 engine
  • GdPicture.NET.9.wia.gateway.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WIA'.
  • GdPicture.NET.9.dll - GdPicture.NET 9 Document Imaging SDK (GdPicture.NET 9)
  • GdPicture.NET.dll - GdPicture.NET 8 Document Imaging SDK (GdPicture.NET 8)
  • TWAINDSM.dll (by TWAIN Working Group) - TWAIN DSM Dynamic Link Library (TWAIN 32 Source Manager (Image Acquisition Interface))
  • GdPicture.NET.9.PDF.dll - GdPicture.NET PDF Plugin
  • GdPicture.NET.PDF.dll

How do I remove PaperScan Free Edition?

You can uninstall PaperScan Free Edition from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program PaperScan Free Edition, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PaperScan Free Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win XP 1%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#17,275

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.90%
Windows 10 16.96%
Windows XP 11.66%
Windows Vista 8.48%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.03%
Windows 7 Professional 12.59%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.51%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.47%
Windows 10 Home 4.32%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.83%
  France 13.16%
  United Kingdom 5.85%
  Canada 2.34%
  Romania 2.34%
  Australia 2.05%
  Italy 2.05%
  Netherlands 1.75%
  Germany 1.46%
  Hungary 1.46%
  Belgium 1.17%
  Israel 1.17%
  DK 1.17%
  Switzerland 1.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 22.29%
Hewlett-Packard 22.29%
Acer 17.14%
ASUS 12.57%
GIGABYTE 7.43%
Toshiba 6.29%
American Megatrends 4.00%
Intel 2.86%
Samsung 2.86%
Medion 1.14%
Lenovo 1.14%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.80%
BIOSTAR Group TA785GE 128... 2.80%
ASUSTeK G75VW 1.87%
Dell Inspiron 620 1.87%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 1.87%
MEDIONPC MS-7501 1.87%

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