SANE Network Scanning
Allow remote clients to access image acquisition devices (scanners) available on the local host.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
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| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | C |
Is SANE Network Scanning actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. SANE Network Scanning is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at www.sane-project.org — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What SANE Network Scanning actually does
SANE Network Scanning enables remote client machines to communicate with physical image acquisition devices connected directly to a host server. It acts as a bridge so that networked workstations can utilise shared scanning hardware without requiring direct USB or parallel cable attachments. Because specific documentation on its protocol details is scarce here, it generally serves the standard function of exposing local peripheral hardware over a network.
Best fit: It is a suitable choice if you need to share a legacy document scanner attached to a dedicated local server with other users on your internal network.
Worth knowing: The repository shows no recent release activity or community stars, which may indicate a lack of active maintenance or difficult troubleshooting for modern setups.
Deployment notes
As a compiled C application, it typically runs as a system daemon without requiring an external database, though you will need to configure host-level permissions to access the physical hardware device.
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