scanimage

Scan images from SANE-compatible scanners

TLDR

List available scanners

$ scanimage -L

Scan an image and save to file

$ scanimage --format png > image.png

Scan with a specific device

$ scanimage -d device_name > image.pnm

Scan at high resolution

$ scanimage --resolution 300 > image.pnm

Scan in color mode

$ scanimage --mode Color > image.pnm

Scan a specific area

$ scanimage -l 0 -t 0 -x 210 -y 297 > image.pnm

SYNOPSIS

scanimage [-d device] [--format format] [--resolution dpi] [-L]

DESCRIPTION

scanimage scans images using the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) interface. It provides command-line access to image scanners, supporting various output formats and scanner-specific options.

PARAMETERS

-L, --list-devices

List available scanner devices

-d, --device-name device

Use the specified scanner device

--format format

Output format (pnm, tiff, png, jpeg, pdf)

--resolution dpi

Set scanning resolution in DPI (default: 75)

--mode mode

Scan mode (Lineart, Gray, Color)

-l, --left mm

Left edge of scan area in mm

-t, --top mm

Top edge of scan area in mm

-x, --width mm

Width of scan area in mm

-y, --height mm

Height of scan area in mm

--brightness value

Set brightness level

--contrast value

Set contrast level

-b, --batch

Enable batch scanning mode

-p, --progress

Show progress during scan

-v, --verbose

Enable verbose output

-A, --all-options

List all available options for the device

CAVEATS

Scanner-specific options vary by device. Use -A to see available options for your scanner. Some features require root access depending on USB permissions.

HISTORY

scanimage is part of the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) project, providing a standardized interface for image scanners on Unix-like systems since 1996.