simple-scan

Installation

sudo apt install simple-scan

Scanning

  1. Set the page size

    Menu > Preferences > Scanning > Page Size

  2. Set the resolution and document type depending on the type of document

    • Black-and-white text documents

      1. Menu > Preferences > Quality > Text Resolution > 300 dpi
      2. Click the button to the right of Scan > Text

    • Colour documents

      1. Menu > Preferences > Quality > Image Resolution > 300 dpi
      2. Click the button to the right of Scan > Image

    • Photos

      Note: Tweak the DPI as needed for better image quality

      1. Menu > Preferences > Quality > Image Resolution > 1200 dpi
      2. Click the button to the right of Scan > Image

  3. Insert the first page into the scanner and click Scan

  4. If all the pages are the same size, crop the image after scanning the first page and it will apply to all subsequent pages

  5. For each of the remaining pages, insert it into the scanner and click Scan

  6. Click Save when you’ve scanned all the pages of the document

    • Change the File Format as needed, e.g. PDF for documents or JPEG for photos

  7. Click New Document if you have a new document to scan