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, SilverFast, XSane and SwingSane.

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  1. NAPS2 icon
     181 likes

    NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

    51 NAPS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    NAPS2 vs Simple Scan Comments
    Translator5
    Positive
    1

    Works fast, easy setup, works out of the box, is openSource

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    i use is and it's very good

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • NAPS2 is Free and Open SourceSimple Scan is also Free and Open Source
    • NAPS2 is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSimple Scan is not according to our users
  2. VueScan icon
     41 likes

    Scans documents, photos, and film on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with support for over 1200 scanners, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and TXT output, advanced adjustments, batch processing, OCR, color correction, obsolete device support, and easy-to-use interface.

    30 VueScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. SilverFast icon
     1 like

    Digitally archive, scan, and optimize photos with tools for advanced correction, batch jobs, printer calibration, real-time previews, and QuickTime tutorials. Works as stand-alone or Photoshop plug-in and supports over 340 scanner models for professionals and beginners.

    11 SilverFast alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. XSane icon
     18 likes

    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...

    20 XSane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
     
  5. SwingSane icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. ScanDrop icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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