Simple Scan Alternatives for Mac

Simple Scan is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is NAPS2, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Simple Scan and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Simple Scan are VueScan, XSane, SilverFast and ScanDrop.

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

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Simple Scan

Free • Open Source
Document Scanner

Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document...

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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 Simple Scan.
- - NAPS2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Simple Scan.
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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
Comments about NAPS2 as a Alternative to Simple Scan
Almost everyone thinks NAPS2 is a great Simple Scan alternative.
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Works fast, easy setup, works out of the box, is openSource
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i use is and it's very good
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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 Simple Scan.
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VueScan Features
Scanner
Scan to PDF
Multi Scan
Photo color correction
Photo scan
Driver Emulation
Opinions about VueScan as a Alternative to Simple Scan
Some users think VueScan is a great Simple Scan alternative, some don't.
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.

Opinions about XSane as a Alternative to Simple Scan
Most users think XSane is a great Simple Scan alternative.
SilverFast
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
11 SilverFast alternatives
SilverFast 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.
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SilverFast Features
Scanner
Color management
Color correction
Image Processing
ScanDrop
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
15 ScanDrop alternatives
Scanner to Online. ScanDrop (beta) is simple - one easy, free scanning software application that helps you scan and upload your paper into your favorite online storage provider: Google Docs, Evernote or OfficeDrop Online. Press Scan, then Upload and your paper is now available y.
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ScanDrop Features
Scanner
Discontinued
Wesbite is gone.
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.