XSane Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to XSane for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. 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 10 alternatives to XSane and 14 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to XSane are VueScan, PDFill, Scanitto Pro and Scan2pdf.

XSane alternatives are mainly Document Scanners but may also be Image Scanners or PDF Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of XSane.

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XSane

Free • Open Source
Image Scanner

XSane is a graphical scanning front-end for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy). It uses the SANE-library to talk to scanners....

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NAPS2
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Free • Open Source
Document Scanner
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 NAPS2 alternatives
NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.
- - NAPS2 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to XSane.
- - NAPS2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XSane.
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NAPS2 Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
2. PortableNAPS2 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Works OfflineNAPS2 can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Ad-freeNAPS2 doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Command line interfaceNAPS2 either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
6. Built-in viewerNAPS2 shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
Scan to PDF
Split and merge PDF files
Multiple Profiles
Export to PDF
PDF Page Merge
Works out of the box
Support for Batch Mode
PDF OCR
Multiple languages
Reorder pages
Comments about NAPS2 as a Alternative to XSane
Most users think NAPS2 is a great XSane alternative.
PaulFinkelshtein
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
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Bruno Finger
NAPS2 is not a SANE front-end, it supports only Windows scanning protocols (SANE and TWAIN), thus network scanners can't be connected.
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VueScan
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
Linux
29 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 is the most popular commercial alternative to XSane.
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VueScan Features
Scanner
Scan to PDF
Multi Scan
Photo color correction
Photo scan
Driver Emulation
PDFill
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Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Editor
Windows
147 PDFill alternatives
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...
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PDFill Features
1. Fill PDF FormsPDFill supports forms in PDF files.
2. Sign PDF filesPDFill support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
3. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
4. PDF annotationPDFill support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
5. Split PDF filesPDFill can split PDF files into multiple documents.
Convert images to PDF
Convert PDF to image
Support for Batch Mode
Swiss-army knife
Create PDF files
Scan to PDF
Swiss-army knife tool
Scanitto Pro
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Paid • Proprietary
Document Scanner
Windows
42 Scanitto Pro alternatives
This scanner software is lightweight, fast and not overloaded with tons of unnecessary features. Fine-tune your scanner settings, make one-click document copies and save documents to multi-page PDFs – its a choice you will never regret making!
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Scanitto Pro Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
Scanner
Multiple languages
Scan to PDF
Scan2pdf
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
30 Scan2pdf alternatives
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.
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Scan2pdf Features
1. PortableScan2pdf can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Scan to PDF
Discontinued
Development of KOMA Code apps stopped in January 2017. Last version of Scan2pdf can be still downloaded from the official website.
SilverFast
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Scanner
Mac
Windows
11 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.
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SilverFast Features
Scanner
Color management
Color correction
Image Processing
Comments about SilverFast as a Alternative to XSane
pros, cons and recent comments
Guest
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
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WinScan2PDF
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
23 WinScan2PDF alternatives
Save scanned documents into new or existing PDF ... by using installed scanner.
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WinScan2PDF Features
1. PortableWinScan2PDF can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Scan to PDF
Multiple languages
FreeKapture
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Free • Proprietary
Image Scanner
Windows
24 FreeKapture alternatives
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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FreeKapture Features
Scanner
Softi Scan to PDF
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
25 Softi Scan to PDF alternatives
Scan to PDF software for Windows 7 Vista and XP. Most Twain devices supported from HP, Canon, Brother, Kodak ect.
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Softi Scan to PDF Features
Scanner
Scan to PDF
Discontinued
Official website inaccessible but download still available at download sites.
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AXPDF Scan to PDF Converter
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Paid • Proprietary
Document Scanner
Windows
27 AXPDF Scan to PDF Converter alternatives
AXPDF Scan to PDF Converter scan your paper documents into PDF format quickly, accurately and directly. In addition, you can import existing images and combine all the image files into a single PDF. Create PDF from scanned files and images is as easily as clicking buttons.
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AXPDF Scan to PDF Converter Features
Create PDF files
Convert images to PDF
Support for Batch Mode
Scan to PDF