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    * Currently the KOffice Application and KView support it.
    * Currently the KOffice Application and KView support it.


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    For scanning on KDE 4 see [[Skanlite]].


    ==External links==
    ==External links==
    * http://kooka.kde.org/ - Project website (not up-to-date)
    * http://kooka.kde.org/ - Project website (not up-to-date)

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    Template:I18n/Language Navigation Bar Kooka is a raster image scan program for KDE 3.

    Kooka is an intuitive, easy to use open source GNU/Linux scan program. It is the scan application of choice for the KDE project and thus it is official part of the KDE Graphics Package.


    Preview view


    Gallery mode viewing a scan

    Features

    Scanning

    • Scanner support using the SANE library.
    • Handling of the important scanner options like resolution, mode, threshold etc. in a user friendly dialog.
    • Preview- and final scanning
    • Interactive and automatic scan area selection on a preview pane.

    Image Storage

    • The save assistant helps you to find the correct image format for your purpose and creates a filename for you automatically.
    • Images are stored in the gallery - no need to find a folder to save for every test scan.

    The Image Gallery

    • A treeview organised place where your images are stored.
    • Create and remove folders to organise your image collections.
    • Intelligent zooming for best viewing comfort.
    • Basic image manipulation functions like rotating, cropping and more.
    • Image printing in original and custom size.
    • Correct handling of picky tiff images like multipage tiffs.
    • Drag and drop with other KDE programs.

    OCR

    • Kooka supports GOCR, an open source ocr project.
    • Kooka works with KADMOS, a commercial OCR/ICR toolbox.
    • Kooka interfaces Ocrad, a Free Software OCR program.

    KDE Scan Service

    • The libkscan provides a user friendly scan service to all other KDE applications which want to use it.
    • Currently the KOffice Application and KView support it.


    For scanning on KDE 4 see Skanlite.

    External links