SANE Frontends

The SANE Frontends project offers a range of frontends for SANE ("Scanner Access Now Easy"), including xscanimage, xcam, and scanadf. Xscanimage is an easy-to-use GTK-based software designed to scan images and can also function as a GIMP-plugin. Meanwhile, Xcam is utilized for retrieving images from cameras supported by SANE. Scanadf is a command-line frontend that works effectively with scanners that are equipped with automatic document feeders (ADF).

This complete package features the following frontends: XSane, QuiteInsane, Kooka, xscanimage, scanlite, FlScan, and a simple scan interface that is integrated into OpenOffice.org. XSane, in particular, is an improved graphical frontend best-suited for scanners that come with a range of enhancements including gamma handling, histogram, stand-alone mode, scan and view, copy utility, fax utility, email utility, GIMP plug-in, and supported platforms that include Unix (Linux, IRIX, AIX, ...) OS/2 version with X11, and Windows 9x/NT/2000 network scanning version.

Another frontend included with the software package is QuiteInsane, a graphical frontend with a user interface that relies on Qt 2.2.x. Additionally, there is Kooka - a KDE frontend that seamlessly works with SANE. The package also contains scanlite, which is a free beta version of a Java frontend using josi, designed for easy navigation. FlScan is another graphical frontend based on FLTK included in the package.

The release of this software includes bug fixes. In conclusion, the SANE Frontends project is highly appreciated for its variety of frontends for SANE, making scanning images and documents effortless. The set of frontends included is a combination of graphical and command-line interfaces, each designed to make scanning an easy and highly effective process.