XSane AlternativesImage Scanners and other similar apps like XSane

XSane is described as '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' and is a Image Scanner in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to XSane for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Flathub, Mac and Android apps. The best XSane alternative is NAPS2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XSane are Simple Scan, VueScan, Skanlite and PDFill.

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  1. NAPS2 icon

    NAPS2

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

    49 NAPS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about NAPS2 as an Alternative to XSane
    Bruno Finger
    Negative
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    NAPS2 is not a SANE front-end, it supports only Windows scanning protocols (SANE and TWAIN), thus network scanners can't be connected.

    PaulFinkelshtein
    Positive
    0

    Contrary to what Bruno Finger said, it works perfectly for me with my HP printer over WiFi. The interface is nice, much more comfortable and less buggy (or more predictable) than XSane

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Much more intuitive, easier to use

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think NAPS2 is a great XSane alternative.

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

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

    • NAPS2 is Free and Open SourceXSane is also Free and Open Source
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    Simple Scan

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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.

    26 Simple Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Simple Scan as an Alternative to XSane
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Simple interface, no missing resolution settings. It gets the job done.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    interface nowhere near as comprehensive as Xsane

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Simple Scan is a great XSane alternative.

    • Simple Scan is Free and Open SourceXSane is also Free and Open Source
  4. VueScan icon

    VueScan

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    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
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    • VueScan is the most popular commercial alternative to XSane.

    • VueScan is Paid and ProprietaryXSane is Free and Open Source
  5. Skanlite icon

    Skanlite

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    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.

    22 Skanlite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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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...

    162 PDFill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    The only free pdf-software able to split very big pdf-files over 200 pages
     
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    Skanpage

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    Skanpage is a simple scanning application designed for multi-page scanning and saving of documents and images.

    22 Skanpage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    SilverFast

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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about SilverFast as an Alternative to XSane
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Its too marketed but lack of features, do not support files ober 2 Gb needed for painting scanning and have bad marketing you need to pay separate 500 for every separate scanner support

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SilverFast is Paid and ProprietaryXSane is Free and Open Source
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    gscan2pdf

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    gscan2pdf can scan, clean the scan and do OCR on the scan or imported images (incl. existing PDFs, DjVus or other file types), and make PDF and DjVu-files with embedded OCR-text. It works together with tesseract, ocropus, cuneiform an...

    29 gscan2pdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    riveravaldez
    Positive
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    It has some of the most useful XSane characteristics. Also Free Software.

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    • gscan2pdf is Free and Open SourceXSane is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Scanitto Pro icon

    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).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. SwingSane icon

    SwingSane

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    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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