Works with your scanner
Any Windows (WIA) scanner on USB, plus office printers on the network through AirScan, found automatically.
New in 0.8: Free plan forever, Pro for offices
Scan it once.
Scan it once.
Find it forever.
Quire turns stacks of paper into clean, straight, searchable PDFs. It works with the scanner you already have, reads text in any language, and keeps every file on your own PC.
- Works offline
- PDF/A ready
- 14-day Pro trial
600DPI colour scans, under 250 MB memory
<33milliseconds to search 10,000 pages
5export formats: PDF, PDF/A, TIFF, JPEG, PNG
100+text languages through Tesseract
Features
Everything a busy desk needs,
Everything a busy desk needs,
nothing it doesn't.
From a single receipt on the glass to a 500-sheet feeder batch, Quire handles the boring parts so the paperwork just ends up where it belongs.
Auto straighten and rotate
Crooked and upside-down pages are turned upright and deskewed to a twentieth of a degree. Your original scan is never altered.
Searchable text
Every page is read in the background, in English, Hindi or any other installed language, and saved as a searchable PDF.
Import PDFs and photos
Drop in PDFs, phone photos or multi-page TIFFs. They are cleaned up and made searchable just like a scan.
Automatic clean-up
Dark edges, punch holes, specks and blank backs are tidied away, so documents look sharp and files stay small.
Page editor
Crop, turn, reorder by dragging and delete pages. Deleted pages wait in a bin, so nothing is lost by accident.
Feeder and two-sided
Run whole stacks through the document feeder, both sides at once. A jam pauses the batch, you clear it, and Quire carries on.
Split batches automatically
Put a separator sheet or QR code between documents and one scan becomes many neatly named files.
Search every document
Find that one invoice from last March across your whole library in milliseconds, with every hit highlighted on the page.
PDF/A and TIFF archives
Archive-grade PDF/A (1b to 3u) and multi-page TIFF with the right compression for each page, checked against the standard.
Password protection
Lock PDFs with AES-256, or allow opening but block printing, copying or changes.
True redaction
Black out names, account numbers or every match of a word. The text underneath is removed for good, not just covered.
How it works
Three steps. Most of them automatic.
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1
Scan or import
Pick your scanner, glass or feeder, and press Scan. Pages appear one by one while the scanner is still running.
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2
Quire tidies up
Each page is straightened, cleaned and read in the background. Fix anything by hand, or just carry on scanning.
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3
Find and share
Search by any word, then save as PDF, PDF/A, TIFF or images, straight into the right folder with a name you choose.
Made for offices that run on paper
- Private by design. Scans, text and search stay on your computer. No account, no cloud upload.
- Activates offline. A license key works without an internet connection.
- Survives the bad days. Jams, double feeds and crashes never cost you the pages already scanned.
- Light on old PCs. Big 600 DPI colour batches stay under 250 MB of memory.
Pricing
Free for home. Pro for the office.
Every new install gets all Pro features free for 14 days, then keeps working as Free. No card needed.
Free
For home and occasional scanning
₹0forever
Download free
- Scan from the glass
- Import PDFs and photos
- Straighten, clean up and edit pages
- Searchable text in any language
- Search within a document
- Save as searchable PDF, JPEG or PNG
Pro
For offices and heavy paperwork
₹X,XXXper computer / yearPrice to be confirmed
Buy Pro
- Everything in Free, plus
- Document feeder and two-sided scanning
- Split batches with separator sheets
- Network (AirScan) scanners
- PDF/A and multi-page TIFF
- Save exports straight into folders
- Password protection and redaction
- Search across all documents
- Updates for a year
Office
For teams of 5 computers or more
Customvolume pricingTerms to be confirmed
Talk to us
- Everything in Pro, plus
- One key for all your computers
- Invoice with GST
- Help setting up network scanners
- Priority email support
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Flatbed scanning and import | ✓ | ✓ |
| Straighten, clean up, page editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| Searchable text (OCR) | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF, JPEG, PNG export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document feeder and two-sided | – | ✓ |
| Separator sheets and batch splitting | – | ✓ |
| Network scanners | – | ✓ |
| PDF/A and TIFF | – | ✓ |
| Password protection and redaction | – | ✓ |
| Search across all documents | – | ✓ |
Which plan do I need?
Tick what you do. We'll tell you.
Tick anything that applies.
Download
Get Quire for Windows
Free to download. All Pro features unlock for 14 days, then Quire keeps working as Free until you add a key.
Before you install
- Windows may show "Windows protected your PC". The installer isn't code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway.
- For searchable text, install the free Tesseract OCR and tick any extra languages you need.
- Updates are automatic. Quire checks for new versions on start and installs them in one click.
Release notes: see what's new · SHA-256: published with the installer
What's new
0.8.1 Free plan and Pro plan
Quire Free never runs out. Pro adds feeder, two-sided, separators, network scanners, PDF/A and TIFF, protection, redaction and library-wide search. License keys, 14-day trial and automatic updates.
0.7.0 Protection and redaction
AES-256 password-protected PDFs, opening locked PDFs, and permanent redaction of boxes or every match of a word.
0.6.0 Network scanners
Scan from office multifunction printers over AirScan, found on the network or added by address.
0.5.0 Feeder batches
Two-sided scanning, jam and double-feed recovery, and splitting batches at separator sheets or QR codes.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Which scanners work with Quire?
Any scanner with a Windows (WIA) driver, which covers almost every USB flatbed and document scanner, and office printers that support AirScan, eSCL or Mopria scanning over the network.
Do my documents leave my computer?
No. Scans, recognized text and the search index are stored in your Documents folder. Quire only goes online to check for updates, and you can switch that off.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
Quire keeps working on the Free plan with no time limit. Pro features show a small Pro tag until you enter a license key.
How do I activate Pro?
After purchase you receive a license key or a .quirelicense file. Open About in Quire, paste the key, and Pro unlocks right away, even offline.
Can I move my license to a new computer?
Yes. Remove the key from the old computer in About and enter it on the new one.
Is there a Mac or Linux version?
Not yet. Quire is Windows only for now.