XSane

Windows · Linux

Freedom report

One barScore 5.4

XSane is ranked #10 of 21 in scanner software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Windows.

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Purpose: XSane is described as an improved graphical frontend for scanners.
Color management: XSane supports color management with ICC/ICM profiles.
Image adjustments: The frontend includes enhancement functions for gamma handling and a histogram.
Standalone tools: In standalone mode, XSane provides scan-and-save, scan-and-view, copy, fax, and email utilities.
File formats: The standalone scan-and-save utility supports JPEG, PNG, PNM, PS, raw, and TIFF formats.
GIMP integration: XSane is available as a GIMP plug-in.
Platforms: The project page lists Unix systems including Linux, IRIX, and AIX, an OS/2 version with X11, and a Windows 9x/NT/2000 network-scanning version.
Availability status: The SANE frontend listing labels XSane as temporarily offline.
Downloads: The SANE download page directs users to distributor or volunteer binary packages and recommends Linux users use their vendor’s packages.
Development builds: The project says Git snapshots may include fixes or features absent from stable releases and are untested.
Project updates: The SANE homepage lists sane-frontends 1.0.14 as released on 2005-09-18.
Support: The SANE project provides an issues system for reporting bugs or missing features in sane-frontends.

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