Professional Film & Slide Scanning Software
Breathe New Life Into Your Film Archives with VueScan
Transform your old negatives and slides into stunning digital images. Whether you're working with 35mm slides, medium format negatives, or vintage film stocks, VueScan's powerful features help you achieve professional-quality results from virtually any film scanner.
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The Universal Scanner Software
VueScan is a scanning application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that replaces your scanner's software. It works with flatbed, document, and film/slide scanners. Trusted by both home users and large organizations, VueScan is the perfect solution for unsupported scanners or those needing more powerful scanning features.
Works with Old Scanners
We have reverse-engineered old scanner drivers so you can use scanners no longer supported by manufacturers or modern operating systems.
Works with New Scanners
VueScan works with the latest drivers and plugins from manufacturers, ensuring compatibility with new scanners on all major operating systems.
Works on All Operating Systems
VueScan works seamlessly on Windows, macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), and Linux. The software is regularly updated to ensure compatibility with the latest OS versions while maintaining support for older systems.
Works on All Types of Media
VueScan works with all types of media including documents, photos, film, and slides. Works on reflective and transmissive media. Scan virtually any physical media with professional quality results.
Film & Slide Scanner Compatibility
Bring Any Film Scanner Back to Life
Get professional-grade scans from both dedicated film scanners and flatbeds with transparency adapters. VueScan handles the finer details of frame alignment, focus, and more to ensure sharp, accurate results.
- Works with dedicated film/slide scanners
- Compatible with a wide range of dedicated film scanners, from vintage to modern models.
- Works with flatbed scanners with transparency adapters
- VueScan will automatically crop and deskew whatever you place on the flatbed, either in the
- Manual & automatic frame detection
- Use the auto settings or precisely adjust frame numbering, offsets, and spacing for different film holders.
- Hardware Focus Control
- Leverage built-in focus motors (e.g., Nikon scanners) for sharper, more detailed scans.
Film Types
Scan Any Film Type, From Vintage to Modern
VueScan's extensive film database and flexible settings help you tackle any film format or type--no matter how old or unusual.
- Supports a wide range of film formats
- APS, 110, 126, 35mm, medium format, large format, and more.
- Built-in film database
- Includes 200 negative and 4 slide film profiles for accurate color rendering.
- Generic film profiles
- Ideal for older or expired stocks where official profiles may no longer apply.
- Kodachrome/Ektachrome presets
- Get great results on these iconic slide films.
- Advanced negative conversion
- Sophisticated algorithms for accurate color negative inversion.
Batch Scanning & Automation
Automate Your Film Scanning Workflow
Eliminate repetitive tasks and boost throughput with advanced batch scanning features. VueScan automates everything from cropping to saving, letting you work more efficiently.
- Auto media detection
- Automatically distinguishes between color negative, B&W negative, and slide film.
- Automatic multi-crop on flatbeds
- Scan and crop multiple slides or negatives in a single pass.
- Auto advance and eject
- Works seamlessly with slide feeders or strip adapters for hands-free scanning.
- Batch scan from disk
- Process image sequences (e.g., scan0001.tif to scan0036.tif) in one streamlined workflow.
- Custom batch naming
- Create naming templates with frame numbers, dates, and custom text.
Restoration & Cleanup
Restore and Perfect Your Film Scans
Powerful tools to repair and enhance your film scans, from removing physical damage to restoring faded colors. VueScan's restoration features help bring new life to old and damaged film.
- Dust and Scratch Removal
- Uses infrared channel to automatically detect and remove surface defects while preserving image detail. Similar to Digital ICE.
- Automatically Restore Faded Slides
- Revives the original colors of aged film using intelligent restoration algorithms.
- Colorize Black and White Images
- Adds natural-looking color to monochrome photos using AI-powered colorization.
- Grain Reduction
- Smooths excessive film grain while maintaining important image detail and texture.
Advanced Control
Take Full Control of Every Detail
Fine-tune every aspect of the scan for consistent, high-quality images—even when dealing with varied or tricky film stocks.
- Lock exposure, film base color, and image color
- Maintain uniform settings across an entire roll.
- Curve adjustments
- Independently tweak highlight and shadow curves (Curve low/high).
- Skew, rotation, mirroring, flipping
- Correct alignment issues and orientation directly in VueScan.
- Manual RGB/infrared exposure
- Perfect for balancing extra-dark slides or achieving precise color.
- Per-channel analog gain
- Fine-tune color channels on supported scanners (e.g., Nikon).
- Multi-exposure & multi-pass
- Capture a wider dynamic range and reduce noise.
- High bit-depth scanning
- Scan up to 48-bit or 64-bit (scanner-dependent) for maximum detail.
- Adjustable overscan
- Capture every millimeter of the film edges if desired.
Color & Quality Tools
Get Professional Color Accuracy
From quick auto-levels to detailed ICC profiling, VueScan delivers the color accuracy you need for top-tier results.
- Multiple color balance modes
- Choose from White Balance, Landscape, Portrait, Fluorescent, and more.
- Real-time histogram & curve previews
- See immediate feedback while making adjustments.
- IT8 Calibration
- Calibrate your scanner for accurate colors
- ICC Profiles
- Ensure consistent colors between scanner, display, and prints with ICC profile support
- Manual black/white points
- Precisely define tonal range and gamma.
File Output & Workflow
Save and Process Your Way
VueScan makes it simple to manage large projects by handling multiple output formats, file naming, and archival workflows.
- Multiple file formats
- Save as TIFF, JPEG, DNG, or RAW
- Auto file naming
- Timestamp or sequential naming for effortless organization.
- Save & load options
- Quickly reapply your favorite configurations for consistent results.
- Non-destructive workflow
- Scan once to RAW, then reprocess later in VueScan without rescanning.
Every day thousands of people download VueScan to fix their old scanner
Now it's your turn to bring your scanner back to life - and keep it out of the landfill