ScanIt

I recently tried out the software ScanIt, and I must say it's a great tool for anyone who needs to obtain data from images of graphs scanned from articles or available as images. With ScanIt, you can import the graph into the software from a scanner or file, or even from the clipboard. This feature is great, as it saves a lot of time that would go into transcribing the data from the image. Once the graph is imported, users can indicate the known points on the graph to define the location of the graph's axes.

Picking points manually or scanning along curves are some of the methods used by ScanIt to extract data. And that's not all - this software also supports multiple data sets in a single graph. After scanning the data, one can copy it to Excel or export it to a file.

One unique advantage of ScanIt is that the files can be saved for later inspection or re-analysis. This feature guarantees easy access to scanned data whenever and wherever it's needed. ScanIt comes with support for a wide selection of image formats, which is great news for users who use different image formats. Furthermore, ScanIt files are saved in open document format (zipped XML), meaning that exporting data via clipboard or file is no problem.

Image import is made easy via clipboard, scanner, or even from an image file. Lastly, the best part of ScanIt is that it's free-of-charge, made available by AmsterCHEM. In conclusion, I highly recommend ScanIt as a must-have for anyone who needs to analyze or extract data from images of graphs.