\item[SANE] An acronym for ``Scanner Access Now Easy,'' SANE is an open-source API that provides standardized access for any raster image scanner. It is commonly use on Linux and its API is in the public domain. There are a number of GUIs for accessing SANE, including gscan2pdf, Simple Scan, Skanlite (KDE), SwingSane (cross-platform), and XSane (cross-platform).