XSane Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to XSane for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. 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 10 alternatives to XSane and four of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to XSane are VueScan, SilverFast and SwingSane.
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XSane alternatives are mainly Document Scanners but may also be Image Scanners or PDF Editors. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of XSane.- Image Scanner
- Free • Open Source
- 155 likes46 NAPS2 alternatives
NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top NAPS2 Features
NAPS2 VS XSane
Is NAPS2 a good alternative to XSane? - 40 likes29 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 Features
VueScan VS XSane
Is VueScan a good alternative to XSane? - 1 like11 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.
SilverFast VS XSane
Is SilverFast a good alternative to XSane?Comments about SilverFast as an Alternative to XSane
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
0 - 1 like18 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
SwingSane Features
DiscontinuedLast update is from 2015.
SwingSane VS XSane
Is SwingSane a good alternative to XSane?
Comments about NAPS2 as an Alternative to XSane
NAPS2 is not a SANE front-end, it supports only Windows scanning protocols (SANE and TWAIN), thus network scanners can't be connected.
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
Much more intuitive, easier to use