Settings
A tour of the Settings page — the 14 tabs, search, and how Apply vs instant-save works.
Settings is where you tune how Scanix Desktop behaves across every job — the OCR engine, AI services, performance, updates, and more. It opens as a full-window page with a searchable list of tabs on the left and the chosen section on the right. This page explains how the screen is laid out and which controls save the instant you click them versus which wait for Apply, then points you to the section you need.
How the Settings screen works
The left column has a Search settings box at the top and 14 tabs below it; the panel on the right shows one section at a time. A persistent bar at the bottom holds Close and Apply.
- Search settings filters the tab list by name, so you can jump straight to, say, Performance without scrolling.
- Close returns you to the Home screen.
- Apply writes any changes that were staged rather than saved immediately (see below).
The 14 tabs, in order, are General, Resources, OCR Engine, AI Providers, AI Services, GPU Acceleration, Performance, Watch folders, Diagnostic logs, Notifications, Software updates, License, Privacy, and Data & Storage.
Screenshot
The Settings page: the left nav with the Search settings box and the 14 tabs, the General section open on the right, and the Close / Apply bar along the bottom. — shot settings-overview-01
Apply vs. instant save
Settings save in one of two ways, and it helps to know which is which so you don't lose a change by closing too soon.
- Instant save — the change takes effect the moment you click it, with no need to press Apply. This covers the OCR Engine choice, every AI Services toggle (active services, default provider, routing policy, confidence threshold, and the privacy toggles), your Privacy telemetry choice, the app theme, the document-viewer overlay toggle, and Auto-save OCR corrections. License actions and clearing data are immediate too.
- Apply-staged — the change is held until you click the bottom Apply button. This covers the Resources and Performance controls, GPU Acceleration, the Watch folders and Diagnostic logs settings, Locale & Formats, the high-compression output switch, and the Default OCR languages list.
When you make a staged change, the Apply button lights up; after you click it, a brief Settings applied confirmation appears. A few sections need an app restart to take effect, and Scanix flags those right where they live (for example, PDF rasterization workers under Performance shows a restart note).
Modals never close on an outside click
Dialogs opened from Settings — such as Locale & Formats and the clear-all-data confirmation — close only with Cancel, the ✕, or their own buttons. Clicking outside a dialog will not dismiss it.
Jump to a section
General settings
Startup, theme, the viewer overlay, auto-save corrections, high-compression output, and Locale & Formats.
Resources & performance
Parallel OCR jobs, machine profiles, image quality, OCR speed, and the soft CPU/memory caps.
OCR engine & languages
Pick the recognition engine, manage language packs, and set the default OCR languages.
AI services & automation
Local models, your own cloud key, active document services, routing, and the auto-accept threshold.
Updates, privacy & data
Software updates and channels, telemetry consent, license activation, and clearing local data.
Next steps
Most operators start in General settings to set the theme and number, currency, and date handling, then move to OCR engine & languages to confirm the engine and languages their documents need.