Scanix documentation
Guides, tutorials, and reference for Scanix Desktop — scanning, OCR, AI capture, automation, and your account.
Scanix Desktop turns paper and image files into clean, searchable, structured documents — capture from any scanner, recognize text in dozens of languages, extract fields with templates or AI, and export wherever you need them. These docs take you from your first scan to fully hands-free batch automation.
New to Scanix?
Start with the Quickstart — you'll go from install to your first exported, searchable document in under five minutes.
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Quickstart
Install, activate, and export your first document in five minutes.
How Scanix works
The capture → enhance → OCR/AI → verify → export pipeline, and a tour of the app.
Tutorials
Guided, end-to-end walkthroughs of the core workflows.
Capture & organize
Scanning & capture
Pull pages from any connected scanner, with the right resolution, color, and duplex.
Importing
Bring in PDFs and images by file, in bulk, or automatically with hot folders.
Viewer & pages
Organize, rotate, delete, reorder, and move pages between documents.
Image enhancement
Deskew, denoise, crop, and convert color for cleaner scans and better OCR.
OCR
Recognize text in many languages and produce searchable PDFs.
Capture data & automate
Templates & the Designer
Define zones, index fields, and anchoring to capture structured data.
Data capture
Read MRZ, barcodes, QR codes, and per-page fields.
AI capture
Classify documents and extract fields with AI — little or no setup.
Job Groups
Split, route, OCR, extract, and export a mixed batch in one pass.
Output, configure & help
Export
Formats, filename patterns, combined files, and destinations.
Settings
Performance, OCR, AI providers, updates, privacy, and data.
Troubleshooting
Fixes for scanning, OCR, performance, and licensing issues.
FAQ
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Account & licensing
For everything about your account, subscription, and licenses, see the account docs:
Installation
System requirements and platform-specific install notes.
Activation
Activate Scanix Desktop on a device with your license.
Plans & feature access
What each plan tier unlocks, and how licensing works.
Billing
Plans, upgrades, invoices, and payment methods.
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