NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Free VueScan Alternatives for Windows
There are many alternatives to VueScan for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is NAPS2, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to VueScan and 13 are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to VueScan are XSane, Scanner (Simon Knuth), iCopy Free Photocopier and SwingSane.
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51 NAPS2 alternatives
20 XSane alternativesXSane 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AmigaOS
4 Scanner (Simon Knuth) alternativesAn all-in-one scanner app built for the Universal Windows Platform.
iCopy Free Photocopier is a free and open source application that lets you combine your scanner and printer into a powerful, easy to use photocopier by only pressing a button. You can use Automatic Document Feeders (ADF) too!
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
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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23 Windows Scan alternativesIf you have a scanner, this app makes it easy to scan documents and pictures and save them where you'd like.
ScanPapyrus is a Windows desktop application for quick scanning of documents, books, or printed photos. Learn more about the features of ScanPapyrus.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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
23 WinScan2PDF alternativesSave scanned documents into new or existing PDF ... by using installed scanner.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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
fiScanner is a relatively simple application which should provide for better ease-of-use and functionality when scanning documents in Windows Vista or Windows 7, over the default utility, Windows Fax and Scan.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
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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It doesn't emulate the driver twain of old scanners