The following table summarizes the backends/drivers distributed with the old version sane-1.0.3, and the hardware or software they support. When you experience any problems please update to the most recent SANE version before you send any bug reports or ask for help, your problem may be solved in the most recent SANE version.
This is only a summary! Please consult the manpages and the author-supplied webpages for more detailed (and usually important) information concerning each backend. But be aware: the manpage and the author's webpages deal with the most recent backend version!
There are special tables for parallel port and USB scanners from Jonathan Buzzard.
(For an explanation of the table, see the legend.)
| Backend | Version | Status | Supported Devices | Manual Page | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Model | Interface | Comment | ||||
| abaton | 0.1 | alpha | Abaton | Scan 300/GS | SCSI | All known modes and functions supported | sane-abaton |
| Scan 300/S | SCSI | Untested, use with caution | |||||
| agfafocus | 0.2 | alpha | AGFA | Focus GS Scanner | SCSI | 6 bit gray | sane-agfafocus |
| Focus Lineart Scanner | SCSI | Lineart only? Untested. | |||||
| Focus II | SCSI | gray only | |||||
| Focus Color | SCSI | ||||||
| Focus Color Plus | SCSI | 3-pass | |||||
| Siemens | S9036 | SCSI | gray only | ||||
| apple | 0.31 | alpha | Apple | Apple Scanner | SCSI | 4bit, 16 shades of gray | sane-apple |
| OneScanner | SCSI | 8bit, 256 shades of gray. The backend needs work especially in the quantization code but it may work. | |||||
| ColorOneScanner | SCSI | truecolor (needs much work) but it scans in non color modes. | |||||
| artec | 0.5.14 | stable | Artec/Ultima | AT3 | SCSI | all modes working | sane-artec |
| A6000C | SCSI | all modes working | |||||
| A6000C PLUS | SCSI | f/w <= v1.92 alpha, f/w >= v1.93 OK | |||||
| AT6 | SCSI | Unknown - please try | |||||
| AT12 | SCSI | all modes working | |||||
| AM12S | SCSI | all modes working | |||||
| parallel models | Parport | Unsupported, see http://as6edriver.sourceforge.net | |||||
| USB models | USB | Unsupported. | |||||
| BlackWidow | BW4800SP | SCSI | rebadged Artec AT3 | ||||
| Plustek | OpticPro 19200S | SCSI | rebadged Artec AM12S | ||||
| as6e | (0.4.0) | alpha | Artec/Ultima | AS6E | Parport | all modes working | ? |
| avision | 0.2.1 | beta | Avision | AV 6240 | SCSI | 1 pass, ??? DPI | sane-avision |
| AV 630 CS | SCSI | 1 pass, 1200*600 DPI | |||||
| AV 620 CS | SCSI | 1 pass, 1200*600 DPI | |||||
| bh | (0.1) | NEW! | Bell and Howell | COPISCAN II 6338 | SCSI | Duplex Scanner with ACE - development model | ? |
| COPISCAN II 2135 - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner | |||||
| COPISCAN II 2137(A) - limited testing | SCSI | Simplex Scanner (with ACE) | |||||
| COPISCAN II 2138A - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner with ACE | |||||
| COPISCAN II 3238 - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner | |||||
| COPISCAN II 3338(A) - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner (with ACE) | |||||
| canon | 0.1 | alpha | Canon | CanoScan 300 | SCSI | 1 pass; flatbed scanner | sane-canon |
| CanoScan 600 | SCSI | 1 pass; flatbed scanner | |||||
| CanoScan 2700F | SCSI | 1 pass; film scanner | |||||
| coolscan | 0.4.3 | alpha | Nikon | LS-20 | SCSI | The LS-20 has been replaced by the LS-30 | sane-coolscan |
| LS-30 | SCSI | alpha: only 24/30 bit RGB + 32/40 bit RGBI | |||||
| LS-2000 | SCSI | alpha: only 24/36 bit + RGB 32/48 bit RGBI | |||||
| LS-1000 | SCSI | Doesn't support gamma correction | |||||
| dc210 | 0.0 | alpha | Kodak | DC210 | Serial port | sane-dc210 | |
| dc25 | 1.2 | beta | Kodak | DC25 | Serial port | sane-dc25 | |
| DC20 | Serial port | DC-20 untested by author but reported to work | |||||
| dll | 0.73 | beta | Dynamic loading of shared-library backends. | sane-dll | |||
| dmc | 1.0 | stable | Polaroid | DMC | SCSI | sane-dmc | |
| epson | 0.1.33 | beta | Epson | GT-5000 | Parport | sane-epson | |
| Actionscanner II | Parport | US version of GT-5000 | |||||
| GT-6000 | Parport | ||||||
| ES-300C | Parport | US version of GT-6000 | |||||
| GT-5500 | SCSI | ||||||
| GT-6500 | Parport | ||||||
| ES-600C | Parport | US version of GT-6500 | |||||
| ES-1200C | Parport | US version of GT-9000 | |||||
| GT-7000 | SCSI | ||||||
| Perfection 636S | SCSI | US version of GT-7000 | |||||
| Perfection 636U | USB | ||||||
| Perfection 610 | USB | ||||||
| Perfection 1200S | SCSI | ||||||
| Perfection 1200U | USB | ||||||
| Perfection 1200Photo | USB | with TPU | |||||
| Expression 636 | SCSI | ||||||
| Expression 800 | SCSI | ||||||
| FilmScan 200 | SCSI | A better backend for the FilmScan 200 can be found at http://www.vjet.demon.cu.uk/scanner/ | |||||
| hp | 0.88 | beta | HP | HP ScanJet Plus | Propietary | Driver for HP parallel interface card required | sane-hp |
| HP ScanJet IIc | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet IIp | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet IIcx | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 3c | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 3p | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 4c | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 4p | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 4100C | USB | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 5p | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 5100C | Parport | Requires ppscsi driver and epst module | |||||
| HP ScanJet 5200C | Parport USB | Parallel interface requires ppscsi driver and epst module | |||||
| HP ScanJet 6100C | SCSI | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 6200C | SCSI USB | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 6250C | SCSI USB | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 6300C | SCSI USB | ||||||
| HP ScanJet 6350C | SCSI USB | ||||||
| HP PhotoSmart PhotoScanner | SCSI | ||||||
| hp4200 | (0.1) | alpha | HP | HP4200 | USB | 8bpp, 150/300/600 dpi only, and scanned image needs postprocessing | ? |
| lhii | (0.1) | alpha | Linux Drivers for Handheld Scanners | Proprietary | ? | ||
| m3096g | 1.11 | beta | Fujitsu | M3096G | SCSI | sane-fujitsu | |
| microtek | 0.12.1 | beta | Microtek | Scanmaker E6 | SCSI | sane-microtek | |
| Scanmaker E3 | SCSI | ||||||
| Scanmaker E2 | SCSI | 3-pass | |||||
| Scanmaker 35t+ | SCSI | slide-scanner | |||||
| Scanmaker 45t | SCSI | slide-scanner | |||||
| Scanmaker 35 | SCSI | slide-scanner | |||||
| Scanmaker III | SCSI | ||||||
| Scanmaker IISP | SCSI | ||||||
| Scanmaker IIHR | SCSI | 3-pass | |||||
| Scanmaker IIG | SCSI | gray only | |||||
| Scanmaker II | SCSI | 3-pass | |||||
| Scanmaker 600Z(S) | SCSI | untested (color?) | |||||
| Scanmaker 600G(S) | SCSI | gray only (see manpage) | |||||
| Color PageWiz | SCSI (Parport) | sheet-fed (preliminary, see mapage) | |||||
| Agfa | Arcus II | SCSI | Arcus *II*, not Arcus! | ||||
| StudioScan | SCSI | ||||||
| StudioScan II | SCSI | ||||||
| StudioScan IIsi | SCSI | ||||||
| DuoScan | SCSI | preliminary | |||||
| microtek2 | pre0.8.161099 | alpha | Microtek | parallel models unsupported | Parport | sane-microtek2 | |
| ScanMaker V300 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker V310 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker V600 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker E3plus | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker X6 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker X6EL | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker X6USB | USB | ||||||
| ScanMaker 330 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker 630 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker 636 | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMaker 9600XL | SCSI | only flatbed mode ? | |||||
| Phantom 636 | SCSI | ||||||
| Vobis | HighScan | SCSI | only E3plus based models | ||||
| mustek | 1.0-96 | beta | Mustek | Paragon MFS-6000CX | SCSI | 3-pass | sane-mustek |
| Paragon MFS-12000CX | SCSI | 3-pass | |||||
| Paragon MFC-600S | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon 600 II CD | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMagic 600 II SP | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon MFC-800S | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon 800 II SP | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon MFS-6000SP | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon MFS-8000SP | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon MFS-1200SP | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon MFS-12000SP | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanExpress 6000SP | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanExpress 12000SP | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanExpress 12000SP Plus | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon 1200 III SP | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMagic 9636S | SCSI | ||||||
| ScanMagic 9636S Plus | SCSI | ||||||
| Paragon 1200 A3 Pro | SCSI | Please test! | |||||
| Paragon 600 II N | Proprietary | ||||||
| Trust | Imagery 1200 SP | SCSI | Please test! | ||||
| Imagery 4800 SP | SCSI | Please test! | |||||
| SCSI Connect 19200 | SCSI | Please test! | |||||
| mustek_pp | 6 | alpha | Mustek | ScanExpress 6000 P | Parport (EPP) | works | sane-mustek_pp |
| ScanMagic 4800 P | Parport (EPP) | works | |||||
| ScanExpress 1200 ED Plus | Parport (EPP) | doesn't work yet | |||||
| ScanMagic 1200 ED Plus | Parport (EPP) | doesn't work yet | |||||
| ScanExpress 12000 P | Parport (EPP) | doesn't work | |||||
| 600 III EP Plus | Parport (SPP,EPP) | works | |||||
| ScanExpress 600 SEP | Parport (EPP) | works | |||||
| Medion | MD9848 | Parport (SPP) | aka. ``Aldi Scanner'' - works | ||||
| nec | (0.10) | beta | NEC | PC-IN500/4C | SCSI | PC-IN500/4C was sold only in JAPAN | ? |
| PC-IN600,700,800 series | SCSI, USB | PC-IN600,700,800 series is not supported | |||||
| net | 0.73 | beta | Network access to saned servers | sane-net | |||
| pint | ? | alpha | Scanners with the machine-independent PINT interface | sane-pint | |||
| plustek | 0.36 | stable | Plustek | OpticPro 4800P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | sane-plustek |
| OpticPro 4830P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 600P/6000P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 4831P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 9630P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 9630PL | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=1 | |||||
| OpticPro 12000P/96000P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 9636P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, but should work. | |||||
| OpticPro 9636P+/Turbo | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 9636T | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | |||||
| OpticPro 12000T | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, but should work. | |||||
| OpticPro AI3 | Parport | Not supported. | |||||
| OpticPro P8 | Parport | Not supported. | |||||
| OpticPro P12 | Parport | Not supported. | |||||
| OpticPro PT12 | Parport | Not supported. | |||||
| OpticPro 19200S | SCSI | rebadged Artec AM12S (supported by Artec Backend) | |||||
| OpticPro 1212U/U12/UT12 | USB | Not supported. | |||||
| Primax | Colorado 4800 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, (same as OP4800P) | ||||
| Compact 4800 Direct | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=2 | |||||
| Compact 4800 Direct-30 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, (same as OP4830P) | |||||
| Compact 9600 Direct-30 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, (same as OP9630P) | |||||
| pnm | ? | beta | Reads PNM files | Used for debugging frontends | sane-pnm | ||
| qcam | ? | alpha | Connectix | Color QuickCam | Parport | Require root privileges. | sane-qcam |
| Greyscale QuickCam | Parport | Require root privileges. Partly working. | |||||
| ricoh | ? | alpha | Ricoh | Ricoh IS50 | SCSI | ? | sane-ricoh |
| Ricoh IS60 | SCSI | ? | |||||
| s9036 | ? | alpha | Siemens | 9036 Flatbed scanner | SCSI | sane-s9036 | |
| sharp | 0.31 | beta | SHARP | JX-610 | SCSI | sane-sharp | |
| JX-250 | SCSI | ||||||
| JX-350 | SCSI | ||||||
| JX-330 | SCSI | ||||||
| SnapScan | 0.7 | alpha | AGFA | SnapScan 300 | SCSI | Only 8 bits/sample at present. | sane-snapscan |
| SnapScan 310 | SCSI | Ditto | |||||
| SnapScan 600 | SCSI | Ditto | |||||
| SnapScan 1236s | SCSI | Ditto. Have no specific programming info yet. | |||||
| Vuego | 310s | SCSI | Close SnapScan 310 compatible. | ||||
| Acer | 310s | SCSI | Same thing as the Vuego 310s. | ||||
| 610s | SCSI | ||||||
| 610plus | SCSI | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible. | |||||
| Prisa 620s | SCSI | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible. | |||||
| Guillemot International | Maxi Scan A4 Deluxe (SCSI) | SCSI | May be a repackaged Vuego 310s or SnapScan 310s. | ||||
| sp15c | 1.12 | beta | Fujitsu Computer Products of America | SP15C | SCSI | sane-fujitsu | |
| st400 | 1.6 | alpha | Siemens | ST400 | SCSI | sane-st400 | |
| ST800 | SCSI | 6 bit gray | |||||
| tamarack | 0.5 | beta | Tamarack | Artiscan 6000C | SCSI | 3 pass, 300 DPI | sane-tamarack |
| Artiscan 8000C | SCSI | 3 pass, 400 DPI | |||||
| Artiscan 12000C | SCSI | 3 pass, 600 DPI | |||||
| umax | 1.0-21 | stable | UMAX | parallel scanners | Parallel | Not supported - will propably never be supported by this backend | sane-umax |
| USB scanners | USB | Not supported - will propably never be supported by this backend | |||||
| Vista S6 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Vista S6E | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UMAX S-6E | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UMAX S-6EG | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Vista-S8 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Supervista S-12 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UMAX S-12 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UMAX S-12G | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Astra 600S | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Astra 610S | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Astra 1200S | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Astra 1220S | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Astra 2200 (SU) | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Astra 2400S | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Mirage D-16L | SCSI | OK | |||||
| Mirage II | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Mirage IIse | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| PSD | SCSI | OK | |||||
| PowerLook | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| PL-II | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| PowerLook III | SCSI | OK | |||||
| PowerLook 2000 | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| PowerLook 3000 | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Gemini D-16 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UMAX VT600 | SCSI | not tested | |||||
| Vista-T630 | SCSI | OK for some firmwareversions, on others only lineart OK | |||||
| UC 630 | SCSI | Version 1.6(?) or 2.8(?) OK, others only lineart OK | |||||
| UG 630 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UG 80 | SCSI | OK | |||||
| UC 840 | SCSI | Version 1.6 OK, others only lineart OK | |||||
| UC 1200S | SCSI | unknown - please try | |||||
| UC 1200SE | SCSI | unknown - please try | |||||
| UC 1260 | SCSI | Version 1.6 OK, others unknown | |||||
| Linotype Hell | Jade | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office | ||||
| Jade | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell JADE | |||||
| Jade2 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office2 | |||||
| Saphir | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Saphir2 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell SAPHIR2 | |||||
| Saphir Ultra | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Saphir Ultra II | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Saphir HiRes | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Opal | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Opal Ultra | SCSI | Not tested | |||||
| Vobis/Highscreen | Scanboostar Premium | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office2 | ||||
| Escom | Image Scanner 256 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=UMAX UG 80 | ||||
| Nikon | AX-210 | SCSI | OK | ||||
| Genius | ColorPage-HR5 (Pro) | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=KYE ColorPage-HR5 | ||||
| Epson | Perfection 600 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=EPSON Perfection600 | ||||
| v4l | 0.1 | alpha | Interface to Video For Linux API | sane-v4l | |||
| v4l2 | (19991125) | alpha | Interface to Video For Linux 2 API | ? | |||
- Backend:
- Name of the backend, with a link to more extensive and detailed information, if it exists.
- Version:
- Version of backend/driver distributed in the lastest SANE release. Newer versions may be available from their home sites. If the version number is in parentheses, the backend is not included in the SANE distribution.
- Status:
- A vague indication of robustness and reliability.
- NEW! means brand-new to the current release of SANE.
- alpha means it must do something, but is not very well tested, probably has bugs, and may even crash your system, etc., etc.
- beta means it works pretty well, and looks stable and functional, but not bullet-proof.
- stable means someone is pulling your leg.
- Supported Devices:
- Which hardware the backend supports.
- Manual Page:
- A link to the man-page on-line, if it exists.