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featureful graphical frontend for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
http://www.xsane.org/

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Description:

Xsane can be run as a stand-alone program or through the GIMP image manipulation program. In stand-alone mode, xsane can save an image to a file in a variety of image formats, serve as a frontend to a fax program, or send an image to a printer.

SANE stands for "Scanner Access Now Easy" and is an application programming interface (API) that provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner, video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.). The SANE standard is free and its discussion and development are open to everybody. The current source code is written to support several operating systems, including GNU/Linux, OS/2, Win32 and various Unices and is available under the GNU General Public License (commercial applications and backends are welcome, too, however).

User reviews:

	Score	Comment
BinKIno 4 months ago	1	works but after 2 or 3 scans, the next scanned image is wrong colored. not fixed since years. morons!
callagg2 6 months ago	4	Good Scanner, does the job, maybe the UI could be improved upon opening, it's a bit like GIMP in that it hits you with too many initial options.
eleozz 6 months ago	4	Good Scanner, does the job and easy to use. combine the windows in 1 and will be excellent.
marcositz 9 months ago	4	It should have a single windowed mode. Unify the windows into one. In a single frame. “Deveria ter um modo de janela única. Unificar todas as janelas em uma.”
RocketWolf 1 year ago	2	Running LM 18.3 with a wireless Brother DCP-J172W printer/scanner. Everything about the printer works perfectly. Installed sane because simple scan couldnt connect. Luanched xsane and of course no devices found. printer/scanner is connected wirelessly on 192.168.0.4, shows up in the devices, prints fine. looking for another program as this one failed miserably.
mudslinger 1 year ago	4	Good Scanning Tool
Maxeee 2 years ago	4	xsane used as a stand alone application works great under linux mint 17.3 with usb-flatbed-scanner canon lide 35. Especially the sliders for controling brightness and contrast do their job in comparison to the tiny solution called "simple-scan". Only the handling could be optimized, for example I would whish to change the scanfieldsize directly on the main window, not on the options-window. And I would appreciate to store ONE single output pdf-file for a batch of several scanned pages instead of each scan stored on its own. But that is only a hint, not a complaint. All in all this scanning-tool does a great job!
elma73 2 years ago	5	Parfait pour utiliser mon vieux Canon Lide ! (Mint 18)
SyncSyncHalt 3 years ago	2	BEFEORE LM 17.3, worked wonderfully with Canon LiDE 210; after 17.3, spotty enough to be considered nonfunctional. There seem to be quite a few comments on these problems regarding the 14.04 kernel. Anything dependig upon the libsane library fails.
Bugeater 3 years ago	2	Didn't work for me. Preview wouldn't show fully and then when it did it would show blurry. I switched to default scanner and worked perfect.
Hagbard99 3 years ago	5	Working well with GIMP.
harrygrey 3 years ago	1	Die Bedienungsanleitung ist minimalistisch und falsch. Das Programm ist schlichtweg nicht zu gebrauchen. Nachdem ich versucht habe die gescannten Dateien zu speichern als PDF, waren plötzlich alle weg und es gibt keinen Hinweis, wie diese Dateien als PDF zusammengefaßt werden: Nicht empfehlenswert!
andrey81 3 years ago	1	Программа не работает со сканером от Canon MF 3010. Жутко тупит. Рекомендую использовать "Simple Scan". Он работает замечательно с этой моделью.
cmsahe 3 years ago	4	Works with the HP Deskjet F4280, in Linux Mint Rafaela
univet 3 years ago	5	Functions very well with my HP Scanjet G4010. Very user friendly.
Gerard-P 3 years ago	2	Dous not work with Canon MP280. Error during communication. A pity because it looks great
RayoVerde 3 years ago	5	A must if you want to use a scanner.
loki525 3 years ago	1	It won't recognize my brother printer no matter what I do. I guess I have to take my documents into work and scan them on the PC machines. As much as I hate Windows, it's less frustrating in this area than Linux. I just don't have a need to spend a lot of time to work out the solutions, if they exist.
nlin24 3 years ago	4	It works with HP Deskjet 3050A.
joerg_de 3 years ago	5	I'm using Linux Mint 17.1 xfce 32bit with a Brother MFC 7360N. I installed the printer and scan driver from brother and it worked with "Simple Scan". Even sane-project.org tells that my all-in-one is not supportet it works well and I'm satisfied with it.
xfrank 4 years ago	5	Amazing scanner program. Complete, professional, and yet easy to use. Way better than Windows "native" programs (bloated and confusing).
sigurd1701 4 years ago	5	Super! Professional Quality, easy to use
Dirkoir 4 years ago	2	Doesn't work with my Canon PIXMA MX922 even though that scanner is at least a year and a half old. If there is a way to make it work with that, it's not properly implemented or explained in the program. Disappointed. I have to make do with Canon's own ScanGear software I found on the web somewhere on an Asian server.
ChirmiPlay 4 years ago	5	Debería venir por defecto en la distro
tuprofe_demusica 4 years ago	5	Excelente. Comodo. Versátil. Profesional y fácil de usar.
Rocologo 4 years ago	4	Works fine on my Photosmart 3310 using wireless.
xargs 4 years ago	5	Using successfully for years with an Epson Perfection 1650
acoustionicus 5 years ago	3	Works fine with local (USB) scanners, but cannot get it to "see" network scanners.
Vector-full 5 years ago	4	importante herramienta a tener a mano!
foobarfoosome 5 years ago	4	">>It does not work with HP Deskjet 1050 Series" --- on Mint 15 it does, but you have to manually "apt-get install sane" first (not xsane). Seems odd that xsane does not automatically install sane, as it's obviously a dependency....
sievekings 5 years ago	5	This works as well, if not better than the propietary software that was included with that scanners that I use.
phil1199 5 years ago	3	Xsane did work with my Epson Expression home XP 305 in Lubuntu, but doesn't in Debian!!, anyone got any ideas??.
miib96 5 years ago	5	Bravo
tttshop 5 years ago	4	...
rainserpent 5 years ago	4	Easy to scan multiple pages into one file. HP Photosmart C3150.
parallax68 5 years ago	5	works fine with compatible devices
mrzip 5 years ago	5	Works fine with my Brother DCP-J715W.
meichu 5 years ago	5	Thanks for your work!
ericvictor66 5 years ago	4	works perfectly with Canon Pixma Mp140
Miguelito63 6 years ago	5	neo
rsrs 6 years ago	5	Perfect for MFC 215
Ed_Hunter 6 years ago	5	Works well on Samsung SCX-3205
Duffadash 6 years ago	4	Works with the Canon PIXMA MP495. The interface is a bit difficult for non-techies though.
rotundifolia 6 years ago	5	Works well on Epson Perfection 2450 Photo
kirgo4720z 6 years ago	2	Failed to open device `hpaio:/usb/HP_Color_LaserJet_CM1017?Serial=00CNBY69MG99': Error during device I/O
gordon3913 6 years ago	4	works well on HP Photosmart B110
Koljan 6 years ago	3	A good program but lacks features
ringerdoom 6 years ago	3	Canon LiDe 60 + Julia=???
Jchw 6 years ago	2	Does not work with my Epson SX235W or any of my earlier Epson all in one printers.
francheu 6 years ago	4	très utile
meshsci 7 years ago	1	1 star ONLY applies to KonicaMinolta Printers. For other printer brands (some mentioned by others), I'm sure XSane deserves all of its 5 stars. Sorry, but this was MY experience, but remember it ONLY applies to the many Konica Minolta scanner/printer/fax machines I tried at work, where they only have KonicaMinolta machines.
newpaul 7 years ago	5	This is like the Gimp for scanning devices!
ulysses 7 years ago	4	A good tool for a quick scan.
titohal 7 years ago	5	Wide range of hardware supported, good color profiles. It's a must have.
ali20 7 years ago	4	works fine and great with any scanner and i like it
sbrbot 7 years ago	5	Works fine with my Lexmark Prospect Pro205 All-in-one printer/scanner. I'm able to scan on my scanner over wireless network. But GUI could be improved little bit.
psyckers 7 years ago	5	This is the only software you need to scan documents. A function to identify and file sepearately multiple photos would be a nice extension though.
StratosJL 7 years ago	5	works perfectrly
oldrocker99 7 years ago	5	Works great with any scanner, a MUST.
uk1967 7 years ago	5	super best scan app!
luxy 7 years ago	5	Works well with my "old" Epson Perfection 1200S
gianpv 7 years ago	5	More complete but easy than SimpleScan
scda1234 7 years ago	5	Very nice works perfectly on canon mx340 running Linux Mint 11
glubbar 7 years ago	5	WOW. just wow. Works and is very compliant!
toto_de_France 7 years ago	5	Complet et puissant.
Bobkat 7 years ago	5	Works perfect with my Brother DCP-110C
blueXrider 7 years ago	4	It just works
Germmare 7 years ago	5	TOP 1 for me: XSANE
linuxnpl 7 years ago	1	It does not work with HP Deskjet 1050 Series
lbackstrom 7 years ago	5	Works perfect for my ScanPartner 15C
Dani 7 years ago	4	cool.
zapa 7 years ago	5	really, really nice
rel_dude 7 years ago	5	So much better than any of the manufacturers' bloatware for Windows...
CaM-CMID 7 years ago	5	Professional quality, easy to use... Great!
Tazik 7 years ago	5	Superb. A lot of options included.
Steampunk-Nick 7 years ago	5	wonderful!
phoinx 7 years ago	5	Simple and with many options avaiable! Works pretty good!
wsjohnston 7 years ago	4	Using on HP Photosmart 2575 connected to wireless router. Perfect for my usage.
Yuri 8 years ago	4	Great. xsane easy to use
seifmint 8 years ago	2	xsane
Xyie 8 years ago	4	Xsane opened up more features for my scanjet scanner. Simple scan worked well, but wouldn't offer to scan negatives or slides - two features of this scanjet scanner. Xsane not only offered those features, but also had features reminescint of the features that the HP software offered for scanning. If you want to want to use your scanner's full features, or are having trouble with scans using simple scan, try xsane.
efthialex 8 years ago	5	Great
wanda 8 years ago	4	Wenn notig .. gut.
grim 8 years ago	5	Always works!
romanybob 8 years ago	4	Always been good.
Elisa 8 years ago	5	Cool!
leproso 8 years ago	4	Muy completo para escanear imágenes
bluemeda 8 years ago	5	mantaff ini
dme3ha 8 years ago	5	works with my CANON MP198 without installing anything! wish found out about it earlier...
ft-Orchard 8 years ago	2	Does not work for Epson DX8450, which is 3 yrs old. So, I don't know why Sane does not support it!!
tommy_b 8 years ago	5	ok, aside from funky splash logo, this HANDS DOWN best scanner pkg. My scanner is 10 yrs old Canon, for which Canon does not even support, but XSANE does!
ulvhedin 8 years ago	4	prosta i przyjemna aplikacja
MGinity 8 years ago	5	Recuperou o uso da velha Lexmark X1195
mikhou 8 years ago	5	best scanning app i've ever used - linux or windows
kage 8 years ago	4	Ease of use. Works good with my Epson
huntman 8 years ago	5	Great app.
aibo 8 years ago	4	need it for my all in one Brother DCP-7030 ;)
punkrtekk 8 years ago	4	Easy to use, universal application.

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