VueScan is a powerful, easy to use program that:
- works with 1200 flatbed and film scanners
- lets you use your old scanners with new computers
- improves your productivity and scan quality
- has been downloaded more than 5 million times
Download VueScan Now!
VueScan 8.4.95 was released on November 14, 2008, and you can read about
what's new in this version.
In the past few months we've added support for EXIF tags, 450 additional scanners and
35 languages.
If you've never used VueScan, you can get more information from the
VueScan User's Guide
(also available in PDF).
There is also a list of supported scanners.
You can download versions of VueScan for:
Upgrade to the Latest Version
To upgrade to the latest version of VueScan, just click the Download button.
It will automatically recognize if you've already purchased it, and the
latest version should just work. You don't need to uninstall old versions
before upgrading.
You can use the version you've purchased for as long as you'd like, and
upgrades to new versions are free in the first year after you purchase the
Standard Edition. Upgrades are always free if you purchase the
Professional Edition.
VueScan Editions
There are two Editions of VueScan - Standard and Professional - but
only one file to download. VueScan operates as a trial version when you
first download it. After you purchase and enter a serial number,
the Standard Edition or Professional Edition features are enabled
and the dollar-sign watermark is disabled.
| Edition |
Standard |
Professional |
| Create raw scan files |
no |
yes |
| ICC profiles and color spaces |
no |
yes |
| IT8 color calibration |
no |
yes |
| Free upgrade period |
one year |
unlimited |
| Purchase price |
$39.95 |
$79.95 |
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August 2008
Computer Shopper Magazine
"it's an essential program for any photo enthusiast"
23 June 2008
Mac Guild
"VueScan is great for hobbyists ... as well as for advanced users"
May 2008
Advanced Photoshop Magazine
"It is extremely easy to get good results"
January 2008
Photography Corner
"I was really impressed with VueScan and how easy it was to use"
22 September 2007
Amateur Photographer
"VueScan excels ... will save you upgrading your expensive hardware ... extraordinarily good value."
August 2007
MacWorld Magazine
"If you've got an older scanner ... or a supported scanner that's sorely lacking software features - check out VueScan"
July 2007
Connected Photographer
"VueScan earns itself a perfect score of 5 out of 5."
June 2007
Windows XP: The Official Magazine
"Save our scanners! Get trusty scanners working once again."
May 2007
MacFormat Magazine
"There's no need to throw an old scanner away - try VueScan instead!"
11 May 2007
Applelinks
"I've found that VueScan lives up to its claims, and is a powerful and pleasant, even fun to use piece of software."
May 2006
Digital Camera Shopper
"VueScan really can create very high quality scans from almost any scanner."
18 October 2004
Macworld
"VueScan opens the door to professional-quality scanner control..."
27 July 2004
PC Magazine
"should be of interest to imaging pro or enthusiast who wants the best possible photo scan quality"
Other Reviews
User Stories
Batch Scanning
If you plan to scan large numbers of prints,
slides or negatives, there are a number of
useful tips for batch scanning.
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| VueScan Feature Comparison |
VueScan and SilverFast are the two leading multi-vendor scanner programs.
Some differences are:
- Supported scanners - VueScan supports 1200 scanners and
SilverFast supports 289 scanners.
- Supported languages - VueScan supports 35 languages and
SilverFast supports 7 languages.
- Universal Binary - VueScan runs faster on Intel Macs because
it is a universal binary. Silverfast is an older PowerPC program
that runs slower on Intel Macs (it has a universal binary
launcher, but the SilverFast plugin is PowerPC only).
- Multi-processor - VueScan runs faster on multi-processor
systems (including multi-core systems) on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Silverfast doesn't have multi-processor support and is slower.
- Number of scanners - a single copy of VueScan can work with all
supported scanners, but you need to purchase and install a separate copy
of SilverFast for each scanner you use.
- Cost - VueScan Standard Edition costs $39.95 and
Professional Edition costs $79.95.
SilverFast SE costs $39.95 and SilverFast Ai costs up to $424.
- Upgrades - VueScan Standard Edition includes one year of
free upgrades and VueScan Professional Edition includes unlimited
free upgrades. SilverFast upgrades can cost up to $304.
- Film scanning - VueScan is widely acknowledged to produce
superior scans of color negative film
- Infrared cleaning - VueScan supports on all scanners with
an infrared lamp, SilverFast doesn't support on any Canon scanners
and on some Epson scanners.
- 2 GByte scans - VueScan can do high-resolution scans that
produce more than 2 GBytes of scan data, SilverFast can't. This
is useful when scanning 4x5 or 8x10 film.
- Ease of use - VueScan has a simpler, more consistent user
interface than SilverFast, and is easier to learn, easier to use,
and more productive for batch scanning.
Copyright © 2008 Hamrick Software
Last updated: November 19, 2008
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