SANE
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Nov 30, 2025first mention
Jun 13, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“a Canon LIDE 100 that Just Worked with SANE”
Void Linux useron “Using the Epson Perfection V39 II Scanner on Ubuntu”
“Sane works out of the box on Linux”
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“SANE runs natively and works great”
“CUPS and SANE both support it out of the box”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“as a CUPS/SANE/printer/scanner drivers contributor”
contributor to CUPS and SANEon “Reviving old scanners with an in-browser Linux VM br…”
“Spent about 2 years improving printing and scanning stack of Linux: CUPS, SANE, AirSane”
Threads where it came up
- Reviving old scanners with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP 3 mentions
- Using the Epson Perfection V39 II Scanner on Ubuntu 1 mention
- Rescuing old printers with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP 1 mention
- Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (January 2026) 1 mention
- Atlas Shrugged (2024) 1 mention
Data: sane.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 5
“a Canon LIDE 100 that Just Worked with SANE”
“Sane works out of the box on Linux”
“SANE runs natively and works great”
“use the network sharing features of SANE and CUPS”
“CUPS and SANE both support it out of the box”