VueScan
Universal scanner software for Windows, macOS and Linux
VueScan is a scanning application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that replaces the software shipped with a scanner. It includes built-in drivers for more than 8000 scanners, including models no longer supported by their manufacturers or modern operating systems, and works with flatbed, document, and film/slide scanners across reflective and transmissive media.
Features include film and slide scanning with Infrared Clean, Restore Fading, multi-exposure and multi-pass scanning, IT8 color calibration, histogram and RAW output; photo scanning with auto-crop, color restoration and orientation detection; document scanning with ADF support, automatic deskewing, blank page removal, built-in OCR and multipage PDF tools; and image stitching. AI features cover colorization, auto-crop, media type and orientation detection, super-resolution and touch-up. VueScan runs on Windows, macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Linux.
VueScan is aimed at home users and organizations, particularly those with unsupported scanners or needing more advanced scanning features. A free trial is available, and the software is offered in editions, with a Pro version mentioned.
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