OfficeDrop has released a new free desktop scanning software called ScanDrop that connects most scanners directly with Google Docs, sending scans straight to the "cloud."

From a very simple desktop interface, ScanDrop users are able to scan, verify, organise, re-order, and upload paper documents as PDFs and, from the same interface, upload these PDFs directly to their Google Docs accounts.

The ScanDrop software also lets users pick a specific Google Docs folder into which the scanned document will be uploaded and can also name the PDF prior to upload. Scanners supported include the Fujitsu ScanSnap, as well as TWAIN standard scanners like the Epson Perfection, Xerox DocuMate, HP ScanJet, Canon LiDE, Visioneer OneTouch, and Fujitsu fi along with many others.

The beta version of the software is available for Windows 7, XP or Vista at OfficeDrop’s website at: http://www.officedrop.com/scandrop-scanning-software/scan-google-docs/.