IRIScan™ Desk software for Mac OS: two versions to discover immediately

Use this comparison table to discover the technical specifications of both versions of this innovative document camera software. See their different features at a glance and choose the one that match your IRIScan Desk model.
Keep in mind that IRIScan Desk Pro software is only intended for the PRO model and vice versa.

Mac software for IRIScan Desk 5 - A4

IRIScan Desk

CA$129

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  • Camera Resolution: 8 MP
  • Scanning size: up to A4
  • OCR languages: 138 languages
  • USB Powered
  • Convert to PDF, Word, Excel
  • Document scanning
  • Book scanning (Pocket size only)
  • Multi camera recording
  • New hand recognition engine that improves book scanning speed
  • Faster document processing and exporting
  • Compatible Mac OS 10.12 & above, Big Sur included
  • Scanner compatible: IRIScan Desk 5 A4 only

Mac Software for IRIScan Desk 5 Pro - A3

IRIScan Desk

CA$159

+ DOWNLOAD delivery
  • Camera Resolution: 12 MP
  • Scanning size: up to A3
  • OCR languages: 138 languages
  • USB Powered
  • Convert to PDF, Word, Excel
  • Document scanning
  • Book scanning
  • Multi camera recording
  • Barcode scanning
  • ID & Passport scanning
  • New hand recognition engine that improves book scanning speed
  • Faster document processing and exporting
  • Compatible Mac OS 10.12 & above, Big Sur included
  • Scanner compatible: IRIScan Desk 5 PRO A3 only

IRIScan Desk 5 - Resources

Frequently-Asked Questions
What are the scanning speeds

Scanning an A4 page
Just scanning Scanning + Export to PDF image Scanning + Export to indexed PDF
Black and white 2.60 sec 3.02 sec 6 sec
Grey scale 2.70 sec 2.62 sec 6 sec
Colour 3.20 sec 3.20 sec 12 sec


Scanning a double page of a pocket-sized paperback book
Just scanning Export to PDF image Scanning + Export to PDF image
Black and white 5.10 sec 0.70 sec 5.80 sec
Grey scale 4.40 sec 0.70 sec 5.10 sec
Colour 4.40 sec 1.00 sec 5.40 sec


What are the limitations and best practices

  • Please always use the black mat supplied with the device.
  • The best OCR results are obtained from a matte document; a shiny surface may produce results of lower quality.
  • The best results are obtained in standard work environment lighting conditions; too much brightness can affect the quality of the result (direct sunlight, for example, does not suit the scanner).
  • The available book export formats are as follows: PDF image, indexed PDF image & text, JPEG, and ePub. Audio formats (MP3 and WAV) are available as an option with Readiris Corporate.
  • This scanner is not optimised for photo scanning.
  • A “passport holder” (available as an option for ease of use and optimised results) helps with passport scanning.
  • IRISPowerscan™ (optional) must be installed if you wish to extract meta data from official documents (passports, ID cards, health cards, etc.).


macOS® features

Please note that some Windows features are not yet included in the macOS® software. They will be implemented later in 2022.
Windows® macOS®
138 OCR languages V V
Document scanning V V
Book scanning V V
Video recording (+Facecam) V V
Barcode scanning V V
ID and Passport scanning V V
External capture button V V
Business card scanning (Cardiris™) V X (coming soon)
Document/Book editing V X (coming soon)
Convert to PDF, DOCX, XLSX V X (coming soon)
Image comparing V X (coming soon)
Convert to audio format with editable Text-To-Speech (TTS) V X (coming soon)
Email export V X (coming soon)
Full screen video V X (coming soon)
Manual cropping V X (coming soon)
Required system configuration:

macOS® software suite
- Processor: Intel® or Apple-ARM architecture
- Graphics card: Intel® Standard Graphics or higher graphics cards with 512 RAM
- RAM: 4 GB
- Hard disk space: 4 GB
- USB: USB 2.0 or above (1 available port) – USB adapter for macOS
- macOS® operating system: macOS® Catalina 10.15 or above

Quick Reference Guide
IRIScan Desk 5

- Product name: IRIScan™ Desk 5
SKU Ref.: 459524
EAN code: 5420079900820
UPC-A code: 765010744985
Personalised code: 847190

IRIScan Desk 5 Pro

Product name: IRIScan™ Desk 5 Pro
SKU Ref.: 459838
EAN code: 5420079900837
UPC-A code: 765010748303
Personalised code: 847190
Documentation
Brochure (IRIScan Desk 5)
English - Dutch - French - German - Italian - Spanish
Brochure (IRIScan Desk 5 Pro)
English - Dutch - French - German - Italian - Spanish