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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

If you travel a lot, and deal with a lot of paper documents (how old-fashioned can you get?), a lightweight, portable scanner could be very handy. One of the latest to come on the market is the HP ...

We also liked its simple, one-cord setup and compact, lightweight design. You'll have to deal with Canon's clunky, outdated software, but that's par for the course with scanners—and it's actually ...