Linux: The default image scanning app on most Linux desktops, XSane, has many, many buttons and sliders. When all you want to do is make a PDF from text, or scan a picture, Simple Scan is there for ...

The software drivers needed to operate a wide variety of document scanning devices are preinstalled on distributions of Ubuntu Linux. In additon, Ubuntu includes a basic scanning application that lets ...

The HP FilmScan 7" doesn’t reinvent the film digitizing formula, but its larger screen should hopefully make it more ...

One of my favorite kinds of apps is simple utilities that solve a common problem and are straightforward to use. That’s exactly what Greg Pierce has created with Simple Scan, a scanning app for the ...

We’ve all got a pile of papers somewhere that we need to sort, scan and save, from birth certificates to medical records, old love letters and bank records. A good document scanner can make this ...

The Doxie One mobile battery-powered scanner makes scanning on the go so easy the user doesn’t even need a computer, thanks to the built-in SD card port. We’ve seen mobile scanning before, but two ...

You don’t need a professional document scanner machine. You can quickly turn any paper document into a digital file with your iPhone. This capability is beneficial for handling business receipts, ...