SilverFast AlternativesImage Scanners and other similar apps like SilverFast

SilverFast is described as 'Is renowned as the worldwide standard when it comes to scanner and digital imaging software. SilverFast is able to bring out every device's maximum quality and considerably exceed the results of the manufacturer's own software' and is a Image Scanner in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SilverFast for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best SilverFast alternative is NAPS2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SilverFast are Simple Scan, VueScan, XSane and Skanlite.

SilverFast alternatives are mainly Document Scanners but may also be Image Scanners. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SilverFast.

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NAPS2
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Free • Open Source
Document Scanner
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 NAPS2 alternatives
NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.
- - NAPS2 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SilverFast.
- - NAPS2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SilverFast.
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NAPS2 Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
2. Ad-freeNAPS2 doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortableNAPS2 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Works OfflineNAPS2 can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. LightweightNAPS2 consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. Command line interfaceNAPS2 either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
7. Built-in viewerNAPS2 shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
Scan to PDF
Multiple Profiles
Split and merge PDF files
Export to PDF
PDF Page Merge
Works out of the box
Support for Batch Mode
PDF OCR
Multiple languages
Reorder pages
Simple Scan
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Free • Open Source
Document Scanner
Image Scanner
Linux
Flathub
25 Simple Scan alternatives
Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format.
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Simple Scan Features
Scanner
Photo scan
Export to PDF
Scan to JPEG
Document Capture
VueScan
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
Linux
29 VueScan alternatives
Third-party software for film scanners and flatbed scanners.

VueScan is a powerful, easy-to-use program that: -Scans documents, photos and film -Creates PDF, JPEG, TIFF and TXT files -Supports over 1200 scanners.
- - VueScan is the most popular commercial alternative to SilverFast.
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VueScan Features
Scanner
Scan to PDF
Multi Scan
Photo color correction
Photo scan
Driver Emulation
XSane
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Free • Open Source
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
Linux
AmigaOS
20 XSane alternatives
XSane is a graphical scanning front-end for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy). It uses the SANE-library to talk to scanners. It is designed for acquiring images with scanners (there are other devices like cameras and videodevices supported by SANE and you will see that xsane may...
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XSane Features
Scanner
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.998, released in November 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Skanlite
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Free • Open Source
Document Scanner
Image Scanner
Linux
22 Skanlite alternatives
Skanlite is a simple image scanning application to scan and save images. Skanlite is based on libksane, an interface for SANE library to control image scanners.
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Skanlite Features
1. LightweightSkanlite consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Scanner
KDE
GNU/linux-libre
Scan2pdf
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
30 Scan2pdf alternatives
Super simple scanning tool, that works with majority of scanners out of the box. This software does one thing - you can quickly and simply scan to PDF.
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Scan2pdf Features
1. PortableScan2pdf can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Scan to PDF
Discontinued
Development of KOMA Code apps stopped in January 2017. Last version of Scan2pdf can be still downloaded from the official website.
FreeKapture
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Free • Proprietary
Image Scanner
Windows
24 FreeKapture alternatives
FreeKapture give you the option to scan from your scanner, and then save the image: its a free Twain image capture application from TSoft that should work on any Windows (98 and on) Twain compliant system.
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FreeKapture Features
Scanner
SwingSane
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Free • Open Source
Image Scanner
Document Scanner
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
18 SwingSane alternatives
SwingSane is a powerful, cross platform, open source Java client (frontend) for Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) servers (backends). SwingSane provides access to scanners connected to SANE servers on a network on any platform that supports Java and Swing.
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SwingSane Features
1. PortableSwingSane can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Scanner
Discontinued
Last update is from 2015.
Windows Scan
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Free • Proprietary
Document Scanner
Windows
22 Windows Scan alternatives
If you have a scanner, this app makes it easy to scan documents and pictures and save them where you'd like.
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Windows Scan Features
Scanner
GpScanner
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Free • Open Source
Document Scanner
Image Scanner
Windows
44 GpScanner alternatives
This document scanner application is developed for windows only. Compatible with both WIA and TWAIN. Users can Rotate, crop, rearrange scanned images and identify texts using OCR module
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GpScanner Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in GpScanner without registration.
2. Text to SpeechGpScanner allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
3. PDF compressionGpScanner can reduce the size of your PDF without losing quality
4. Full-Text SearchGpScanner lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
5. Works OfflineGpScanner can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. PDF annotationGpScanner support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
7. Built-in viewerGpScanner shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
8. No TrackingGpScanner will not track you or use your personal data.
9. PDF encryptionGpScanner can encrypt and decrypt PDF documents.
Sign PDF files
Portable
OCR
Lightweight
Ad-free
Scanner
Combine PDF
Split PDF files
Profile Prism
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
4 Profile Prism alternatives
Profile Prism is software that allows monitor calibration and can generate ICC profiles for digital cameras, scanners, and printers using an IT8 reference target.
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Profile Prism Features
Calibration
Scanner