I’ve installed Windows 7 using Boot Camp in order to be able to use the Xcanex, and hope for the day I can remove Windows from my MacBook Pro when piQx releases Mac software for this neat little scanner. I’ve done something I had not planned to do. Currently, it is Windows only, although Mac software is planned. It has already done a good job for me when I took it to a library to gather reference material that’s not available online. Its software is still evolving, but it is tiny (7 ounces), USB powered and can clip to the lid of a laptop and so is highly portable. I checked book page output from both, and am now using the Xcanex. Now there are two options available at consumer-level pricing, the ScanSnap SV600 (under $600) and the Xcanex Portable Book and Document Scanner (under $300). I preferred taking occasional shots of book pages with a digital camera. If you have a flatbed scanner without sheet feeder, scanning is a chore compared to the speed and flexibility of a fast scanner with a good sheet feeder, and the ScanSnaps are as good as it gets in the latter category.įor bound copy such as books and journals sheet feeding isn’t an option, and up until recently one would have to use a flatbed scanner (sheer drudgery). I don’t know whether DEVONthink Pro Office can control your existing scanner or not, but it can produce searchable PDFs from your scanner’s output files. Yes, DEVONthink Pro Office can OCR existing image-only PDFs. I have some existing pdfs, will Devonthink Pro Offices OCR function work for these without using ScanSnap? Likewise my existing scanner does not have OCR so if I scan documents using my existing scanner and import to Devonthink Pro Office will the OCR function still work? I would rather hold off purchasing the ScanSnap if I have the OCR capability within Devonthink Pro Office.

The other applications you mentioned are not relevant and would not improve the ScanSnap/DEVONthink partnership. You will need ScanSnap Manager (supplied with the scanner) to control the ScanSnap and send scanner output to DEVONthink. Judging from the comments so far it would be ok to purchase ScanSnap without the additional software. I agree it looks like there is potential for database duplication which I am keen to avoid and trying to keep it DT. I wanted to check if the software gave any additional OCR benefits when using the ScanSnap product, thats why I wanted to check with others that are using ScanSnap.

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