Command-line tool

sane-backends

brew/sane-backends

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Backends for scanner access

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install sane-backends

Linux

brew install sane-backends

List available scanners to ensure the target device is connected and recognized

scanimage -L

Scan an image and save it to a file

scanimage --format pnm > path/to/new_image

Specify the device to scan from

scanimage -d device_name > path/to/new_image

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