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VueScan's 10th Anniversary

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

VueScan 8.5.18 was released on June 26, 2009, and you can read about what's new in this version. You can get more information in the Release Notes. In the past few months we've added support for 450 more scanners, 180 more types of digital camera raw files, zooming with the mouse wheel, many small improvements, EXIF tags and 40 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

VueScan's 10th Anniversary

We've been working on VueScan for 10 years now and have made thousands of improvements in this time. We'd like to thank everyone who has ever purchased VueScan by giving them a free upgrade to VueScan 8.5.

To get your free upgrade, just click the DOWNLOAD button above. If you don't have your old serial number, you can get your serial number online.

VueScan 0.1 was first released in 1998 with support for a single scanner on Windows only. Within 5 years VueScan supported more than 400 scanners and after 10 years of development, VueScan now supports more than 1200 scanners on 3 operating systems and in 40 languages, has been downloaded more than 5 million times and has been purchased by more than 170,000 people worldwide.

For the past ten years we've continued to add support for more scanners and we've made thousands of improvements and added hundreds of features that customers have asked for. Since we first released VueScan 8.4 two years ago, we've made more than 600 improvements and it's really changed a lot in this time.

So, Happy 10th Anniversary to VueScan and thanks for your support!

Regards,
Ed Hamrick

January 2009 Computer Express Magazine "superior user interface, well thought-out features and great value"

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.

If you need to scan thousands of slides quickly (and you don't need infrared cleaning) or you need to scan 8-mm or 16-mm film, try moviestuff.tv.

Learning More

There's an excellent web site with scanning tips maintained by Wayne Fulton. It contains scanning tips for flatbed scanners and film scanners, a summary of available film scanners , a review of VueScan and an example of using VueScan's cleaning, intensity, and contrast options.

A VueScan user has produced a nice tutorial on using VueScan, and another VueScan user has produced an article on how to use a flatbed scanner as a camera.