Complete Guide of React Native Document Scanner Library (Only iPhone)

Let’s start from the beginning, if you are looking for a document scanner the same as the Doc Scanner application then you are at the right place.

There is only one best library that I can suggest to you and that is react-native-document-scanner.

Let us now look at some of the best features of React Native Document Scanner Library.

Features:

• Live detection
• Live camera filters (brightness, saturation, contrast)
• Flash
• Easy to use the base64 image
• Get URI as well as base64 image

Installation:

Use version >=1.4.1 if you are using react-native 0.48+ $ npm install react-native-document-scanner –save$ react-native link react-native-document-scanner

By doing this you will have this library in your project. Now you can play with it.

Note:

This library uses the camera so you need to add NSCameraUsageDescription in Info. list, Please add a proper description that why you want this camera.

With Cocoapods – If you are installing with cocoa pods then you can write the below lines to the pod file and then use the pod install command to install.

Reference: <Scanner ref={(ref) =>this.scanner = ref} /> Capture: this.scanner.capture();

pod ‘RNPdfScanner’, :path => ‘../node_modules/react-native-document-scanner/ios’

AboutChetan Sheladiya

Director at Metizsoft Solutions, Chetan Sheladiya today stands at the top of a leading Mobile Application Development company, which further specializes in Online Business Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Web Development, amongst other areas. A tech-lover at heart, Chetan has had more than a decade's worth of experience, dealing with hundreds of projects, and creating a bunch of unique IT solutions along the way. His other interest lies in sharing his ideas and opinions with people as passionate about technology, as he is. You can find his thoughts expressed on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.