Scan documents and old photos on Linux with Skanlite

Filing papers and documents

Although the world has mostly gone digital now, there are still times when you just have to print a form, sign it, and scan it back in. Sometimes, I find that a snapshot on my phone suffices, but some industries require a better copy than a hasty snapshot, and so a flatbed scanner is necessary. The KDE project provides an application called Skanlite that helps you import documents scanned on a flatbed, or even a tethered camera.

Install Skanlite on Linux

You can install Skanlite from your software repository. On Fedora, Mageia, and similar:

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