The 14 Best Photo Scanners of December 2023

Advanced Z-Lid accepts books and other thick media for scanning.

Entire unit runs off USB power.

Documents can be immediately uploaded to cloud services like OneDrive or Dropbox.

Compatible with Windows 10/8.1/7 SP1, Mac OS X 10.10.5 - 10.13, and Linux with ScanGear MP driver installed.

World’s Fastest Personal Photo Scanner (1) — scan thousands of photos as fast as 1 photo per second at 300 dpi (2); batch-scan up to 36 photos at a time

Preserve Your Priceless Photos — restore, organize, protect and share photos; scan Polaroid photos, panoramas, postcards and photos up to 8" x 10"

Share Stories for Future Generations — use the Epson FastFoto app (3) to add voice and text over your photos or create slideshows, right from your smartphone

Perfect Picture Imaging System — bring new life to old photos with auto enhancement, color restoration, red-eye reduction, de-skew, crop and rotate

Single-step Technology — capture both the image and any handwritten notes on the back of a photo in a single scan

Flexible Scanning — offers a variety of format options for easy sharing (300 dpi), archiving (600 dpi TIFF) and enlarging (1200 dpi (4)); handles multiple sizes in one batch; mobile (up to 600 dpi JPEG)

Powerful Document Scanning — includes Epson ScanSmart software with optical character recognition (OCR), which converts scanned images into readable text; scan documents up to 240"; scan speeds up to 45 ppm/90 ipm (5)

Easy Auto-upload and Backup — instantly share your memories as you scan via Dropbox and Google Drive(6)

Easy to Connect — includes both USB and wireless connectivity (7) for flexible placement; easy Wi-Fi setup with the Epson FastFoto app

SafeTouch Technology — for worry-free scanning of delicate photos; carrier sheet included, plus microfiber cloth to lightly dust photos

High quality scanning for photos and documents : 4800 dpi optical resolution (1) for amazing clarity and detail

Preserve priceless memories: Restore, archive and share family photos for generations to come

Scan to Google Drive and other cloud services (2): Epson Document Capture Pro and Easy Photo Scan software included

Convenient: Easy to use buttons for scan jobs, plus a space saving built in kickstand for vertical placement

Scan over sized prints, documents and artwork : ArcSoft Scan n Stitch Deluxe 2 included (3)

Restore color to faded photos: With one click, Easy Photo Fix technology makes it simple

Scan books and photo albums: High rise, removable lid

Remove dust from scanned photos : Advanced Digital Dust Correction

Convert scanned documents into editable text: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software included

USB powered: No AC adapter required

Scan documents quickly and easily with fast scanning up to 10 seconds

Digitize documents and images thanks to 2400 x 2400 dpi resolution, and with image enhancements, such as fade correction and dust reduction, your photos will continue to look great

Enjoy ease of use with 4 'EZ' buttons. With auto scan mode, the Scanner automatically detects what you're scanning; Built in PDF button, easily scans and saves pdf's that are editable and searchable

Create extraordinary enlargements from film: 6400 x 9600 dpi for enlargements up to 17 Inches x 22 Inches. Maximum Scan Area 8.5 x 11.7 inches. TPU 2.7 x 9.5 inches

Remove the appearance of dust and scratches from film: Digital ICE for Film

Remove the appearance of tears and creases from photos: Digital ICE for prints

Restore faded color photos with one touch: Epson easy photo fix included

Scan slides, negatives and medium format panoramic film: Built in transparency unit

Achieve greater productivity: Energy efficient Ready Scan LED light source means no warm up time, faster scans and lower power consumption

Convert scanned documents into editable text: ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR

Take your photos further: ArcSoft PhotoStudio included, to help edit and enhance your digital images

Quickly complete any task: Instantly scan, copy, scan to email and create PDFs with four customizable buttons

Stay organized: Easily convert your paper documents into digital formats (searchable PDF, JPG, and more) or scan directly to the cloud (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, QuickBooks Online, Evernote, SharePoint, and more)

Space saving design: Upright, with top feed and top eject, and a built-in cable organization system

Reliably handles many different document types: Receipts, photos, business cards, plastic or embossed cards, reports, contracts, long documents, thick or thin documents, and more

Fast and efficient: Scans both sides of a document at the same time, in color, at up to 25 pages per minute, with a 30 sheet automatic feeder, and one touch operation

Broad compatibility: Supports Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android; TWAIN driver also included

Bundled software: Powerful, yet easy to use scanning software, as well as a business card organizer and a tool for businesses to create, view, edit, convert, and collaborate with PDF files

USB and Wi-Fi capability: Allows the scanner to be used with desktop computers, smartphones or tablets, and shared among multiple users

Backed by a three year and US based technical support

Fare Level 3 delivers automatic dust and scratch removal as well as fading, grain and backlight correction

Zero warm-up time and lower power consumption with White LED

"Auto Scan Mode" automatically adjusts settings by detecting what you are scanning

Maximum Document Size: 8.5 x 11.7 Inch (21.6 x 29.7cm)

Pro quality color & detail - get unparalleled scans W/ 6400 dpi resolution & Adv

Remarkable tonal range - 4.0 Dmax for smooth gradations & fine Shadow detail

Exclusive dual lens system - selects from 2 lenses for optimum results

Operating systems: Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP professional x64 Edition and Mac OS X 10.6.X, 10.7.X, 10.8.X, 10.10.X

Stay organized: Easily convert your paper documents into searchable digital formats

Reliably handles many different document types individually or in mixed batches: documents, invoices, contracts, business cards, and more

Easy Setup: Simply connect to your computer using the supplied USB cable

Fast and Efficient – Easily scan both sides of a document at the same time, at up to 25 pages-per-minute, and with a 60 sheet automatic feeder

Built-in Software – Use your scanner with ease as the powerful scanning software is already built-in, requires no installation, and updates automatically

Optimized user experience: ScanSnap iX1600 features an intuitive 4.3 inch touch screen for complete end to end scanning and data utilization

Customize your preference: The scanner supports up to 30 customizable profiles; Customize the profile on the touch screen based on your scanning needs and personalize scanning icons using color, icons or letters

Scan anywhere you want whenever you want: Wi-Fi compatibility allows you to directly connect to your smart devices or cloud services without a PC, and allows for flexible placement wherever its convenient

Ideal for team sharing: One scanner supports up to 4 user licenses each allowing user profile and icon customizations

Preserve Photo Memories: Scan 4" x 6" photos or pictures in under a second with intelligent features such as auto facial orientation and red-eye reduction

Scan a variety of document types: Scan everything from invoices and receipts to hard plastic ID cards through the blazing fast two-sided automatic document feeder at up to 40 pages per minute

Scan envelopes, plastic cards, folded A3 documents, and documents with sticky notes with Manual Feed mode