NAPS2 vs SoftLoaf Negative
NAPS2
naps2.comSoftLoaf Negative
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| Figure | NAPS2 | SoftLoaf Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.49/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Photo Scanning Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.4 (#24) |
| Purpose | NAPS2 is free, open source scanning software for scanning documents and saving them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. | SoftLoaf Negative is a film negative conversion workflow built for film digitization with camera capture and scanner input. |
| Support | Users can file a support ticket and attach NAPS2 error logs to help diagnose a problem or report a bug. | The support page asks users to report the version, operating system, input format, and exact reproduction steps; product feedback goes to [email protected]. |
Plans
In their own words
NAPS2
NAPS2 is free, open-source software for scanning documents and saving them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports WIA and TWAIN drivers with flatbed or automatic document feeder scanners, including duplex scanning. Users can reorder, interleave, rotate, crop, deskew, and adjust scanned pages’ brightness and contrast. OCR makes scans searchable, supports more than 100 languages, and can add text recognition to imported PDFs. NAPS2 can share scanners across a local network using ESCL, including with compatible Android and iPhone apps, but it must remain running on the server for sharing to work. It can send email through Gmail and Outlook, with the email address and secure sending token kept on the user’s computer and sent only to the relevant provider. Optional developer tools include a command-line interface for automation and a .NET scanning library. The free plan has no ads or restrictions, though OCR results cannot be saved directly to a text file.
SoftLoaf Negative
SoftLoaf Negative has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.