Simple Scan Alternatives for Windows

Simple Scan is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows 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 many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Simple Scan are VueScan, XSane, PDFill and WinScan2PDF.

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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 alternatives page was last updated Apr 6, 2024
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  1. NAPS2 icon
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    NAPS2

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

    48 NAPS2 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Top NAPS2 Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  OCR
    4.  Multiple Profiles
    5.  Split and merge PDF files
    6.  Export to PDF
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works out of the box
    9.  PDF Page Merge
    10.  Portable
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  No registration required
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    Comments about NAPS2 as an Alternative to Simple Scan
     
    Translator5

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

    Positive comment •Apr 9, 2019
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    i use is and it's very good

    Positive comment •Jul 3, 2020
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    • Almost everyone thinks NAPS2 is a great Simple Scan alternative.

    • NAPS2 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Simple Scan.

    • NAPS2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Simple Scan.

    • NAPS2 is Free and Open SourceSimple Scan is also Free and Open Source
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    VueScan

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    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.

    31 VueScan alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    VueScan Features

    1.  Photo color correction
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Scan to PDF
    5.  Multi Scan
    6.  Driver Emulation
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    • Some users think VueScan is a great Simple Scan alternative, some don't.

    • VueScan is the most popular commercial alternative to Simple Scan.

    • VueScan is Paid and ProprietarySimple Scan is Free and Open Source
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    XSane

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Scanner
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.998, released in November 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    PDFill

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    With PDFill you can create, fill, delete and submit PDF form fields; insert new formatted text, check, image, hyperlink, whiteout, highlight, drawing, comment and annotation anywhere in the document; save, print or email the filled and password-protected PDF; save and resume...

    156 PDFill alternatives
    The only free pdf-software able to split very big pdf-files over 200 pages

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rotate PDF Pages, but only 90, 180 or 270°
    Split or Reorder PDF

    Top PDFill Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Split PDF files
    6.  Convert images to PDF
    7.  Convert PDF to image
    8.  Support for Batch Mode
    9.  Swiss Army Knife Tool
    10.  Create PDF files
    11.  Scan to PDF
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  6. WinScan2PDF icon
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    WinScan2PDF

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    Save scanned documents into new or existing PDF ... by using installed scanner.

    23 WinScan2PDF alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinScan2PDF Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Multiple languages
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    SilverFast

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    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.

    11 SilverFast alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    SilverFast Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Color management
    3.  Color correction
    4.  Image Processing
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  9. CloudScan icon
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    CloudScan

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    CloudScan. Free Scanning Software. (Scan to PDF and TIFF Everywhere Easily)

    CloudScan is a completely free scan application. It provides a new, simple way to scan your documents, pictures or photos and save them to mulitpage PDF files. Cloud can be successfully used on one compu.

    9 CloudScan alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    • CloudScan is the most popular Web-based alternative to Simple Scan.

    • CloudScan is Freemium and ProprietarySimple Scan is Free and Open Source

  10. Smart OCR

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    Convert scanned text, images and scanned PDF files into editable documents with Smart OCR.

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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Smart OCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Built-in PDF converter
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  11. Scanned Image Extractor icon
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    Scanned Image Extractor

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    Scanned Image Extractor is a tool for efficiently extracting rectangular photographs from album or (multiple) photograph scans.

    4 Scanned Image Extractor alternatives
    Scanned Image Extractor on Windows 10

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Scanned Image Extractor Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Zoom icon  Zoom integration
    4.  Image Preview
    5.  Crop images
    6.  Scanner
    Discontinued

    No update since 2015, dependencies on Linux systems are broken since it's too old.

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    Scan2pdf

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    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.

    30 Scan2pdf alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Scan2pdf Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Scan to PDF
    How many pages do you want to scan?
    "Expert" mode with some sample scanned documents
    Discontinued

    Development of KOMA Code apps stopped in January 2017. Last version of Scan2pdf can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  13. Scanitto Pro icon
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    Scanitto Pro

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    Scanitto Pro is Windows-based software application for image scanning, direct printing and copying, basic editing and text recognition (OCR).

    44 Scanitto Pro alternatives
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    • Windows

    Scanitto Pro Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Scan to PDF
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    Discontinued

    The last update was at 12/13/2017.https://www.scanitto.com/download.html

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    FreeKapture

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    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.

    23 FreeKapture alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FreeKapture Features

    1.  Scanner
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