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Doxiemizer

The free & easy way to max out your Doxie scanner and to OCR/stich any image file or PDF from any source with your Doxie software.

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Please note: The Doxiemizer script is 5 years old, but I am still using it with my Doxie Go every week. Maybe others will find Doxiemizer useful too. The Doxie software is very easy to use and the OCR is done with the included Abbyy FineReader software.

2022-11-27 Bug Fix

Fixed a bug that prevented Doximizer from working under Catalina and above! Tested with Monterey.

Background

The Doxie is great as long as the documents fit in the scanner. But how can you scan a document that is too large or too thick or has any glued or stapled objects on it? You simply can’t.

Doxiemizer allows you to combine documents from different sources in one Doxie document and save them as one OCR'ed PDF or stitched image.

Take a photo of the document with your camera or mobile phone and use Doxiemizer to prepare the image files for import. If the document wont’t fit on one photo, just take two or more photos, choose Prepare for Stitching, stitch them together and choose Send to Prepare for OCR.

Table of content

What is Doxiemizer?

Doxiemizer is a free add-on to your Doxie software to enable additional features and to speed up the work with your scanner.

Doximiezer vs. standard Doxie software

10 9 good reasons for using Doximiezer

  1. OCR documents with your Doxie Flip
  2. stitch scanned images with your Doxie Go, Doxie One or original Doxie
  3. combine any image from any source with Doxie scans
  4. OCR existing PDFs
  5. stitch any image from any source
  6. automatically detects a connected Doxie, USB stick or SD card with Doxie scans and opens the Doxie software
  7. easy to use Finder context menu options
  8. supports IRIScan Anywhere 3
  9. last but not least - Doxiemizer is free

Any questions or suggestions? Send me your feedback!

Free download

Doxiemizer Installer (2.5 MB)

Doxiemizer vs. standard Doxie software

Installation

Requirements

Download and installation

Download and open the latest Doxiemizer Installer (2.5 MB)

(scanned by VirusTotal MD5 = 986835df0ed8105e82f28c2de0c0436aa90c5fe8ecb9d2f4f6193b4e65fb1968)

Double click the Doxiemizer Installer - that’s all.

unopened Installer on Desktop

After the installation is finished you can start to use Doxiemizer right away.

How To Use Doxiemizer

How to OCR an image or PDF

  • Select some images or PDFs in the Finder
  • press the right mouse button to open the context menu
  • choose Prepare for OCR or Prepare for Stitching

Finder service menu items

Copies of the original files are made and the Doxie software is opened. You will find a new Doxiemizer volume ready for import.

Doxie software Doxiemizer volume

You can now import, OCR or stitch and Save the files like any scan from your Doxie scanner.

How To OCR Doxie flip images

To OCR images from your Doxie Flip or stitched images, use the new Prepare for OCR feature from the Send button.

Doxie software Send button

After choosing this option you will hear a short sound and your images are ready to import.

Doxie software Doxiemizer volume

You can now import, OCR and Save the files like any scan from your Doxie scanner.

IRIScan Anywhere 3 support

If you own an IRIScan Anywhere and a Doxie, Doxiemizer helps you to use the Doxie software with documents scanned on your IRIS scanner; you don’t have to rescan the files any more.

When you plug in your IRIS scanner or IRIS SD card or IRIS USB stick Doxiemizer automatically prepares a copy of the IRIS files and starts the Doxie software, just like the files were scanned by your Doxie.

F.A.Q.

Is the original Doxie software altered in any way?

No. Doxiemizer does not change one bit of the Doxie software.

Are the original image files altered in any way?

No. Doxiemizer always works with copies of your files.

I have noticed a temporary Doxiemizer volume - what is this?

The Doxiemizer volume is a RAM disc that holds the copy of your files. As the volume is only needed for the import it is unmounted directly after the Doxie software has finished importing the files.

What file formats are supported?

The Prepare for OCR feature supports jpg, gif, png, tiff, pict, bmp and PDF files. The Prepare for Stitching feature supports jpg, gif, png, tiff, pict and bmp files. If the original file is not a JPG the file will be converted to JPG automatically.

What is the maximum file size?

The maximum file size for OCR is 5100 x 9000 pixels and for stitching 2400 x 3600 pixels. Larger files will be scaled down and padded automatically, the original aspect ration is preserved.

I cannot see the Prepare for OCR or Prepare for Stitching options in the context menu

or

I am missing some files from my selection on the import

Please check if the file type of the selected files is supported by Doxiemizer. See above „Supported file formats

Is there any log file for Doxiemizer?

Open Applications/Utilities/Console.app and look for Doxiemizer.log

O.K. I’ve found the log but what do P4O and P4S mean?

These are indicators for the modules: P4O Prepare for OCR and P4S Prepare for Stitching

How to uninstall Doxiemizer?

To make uninstalling as easy as installing Doxiemizer comes with its own Uninstaller. Double click the Uninstaller and you are done.

I have accidentally deleted the Uninstaller

Download Uninstaller (66 KB)

(If your download won't start, click the Download button)

Download button

Any questions or suggestions?

Open an issue

Disclaimer

The software is provided „As Is“. You are only allowed to use the Doxie™ software within the boundaries of the license agreement between you and Apparent. You are not allowed to use this software, if you don’t own a Doxie Go/One/original for the OCR feature and/or a Doxie Flip for the stitching feature. If in doubt, don’t use it.

Doxie is a registered trademark of the Apparent Corporation

I.R.I.S. and I.R.I.S.’ product names are I.R.I.S. trademarks

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