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iCopy is a free and open source software that lets you combine your scanner and printer into a powerful,but easy to use photocopier by only pressing a button.Its simple user interface lets you manage scannerand printer options, like brightness, contrast, number of copies in a couple of seconds. Automatic Document Feeders (ADF)and duplex scanners are supported. You can also save the acquired image to file or to PDF.As it's small and no installation is required, iCopy is also suitable for USB pen drives.
Website: http://icopy.sourceforge.net
- Features
- Requirements
- Command line parameters
- Known bugs & solutions
- Support
- Please help!
1. Features
- Simple and quick interface
- Scanning mode selection
- Run by pressing scanner button
- Resolution, brightness and contrast, scaling settings
- Scan Multiple Pages before printing, including ADF support
- Scan duplex (with compatible scanners)
- Scan to file function
- Scan to PDF with no external software
- Preview function
- Command-line parameters
- No installation needed and little hard disk space required
- Compatible with all WIA scanners and all printers
2. System requirements
- Windows XP SP1/Vista/7/8
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher
- A WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) compatible scanner
NOTE: Some older scanners are not compatible with WIA. If you have troubles with your scanner, please report itto iCopy bug tracker.A list of the known compatible scanners can be found at http://icopy.sourceforge.net/?page_id=174
3. Command line parameters
iCopy can be run as a Windows application, but its functionality can entirely be controlled from the command line.
No parameters: standard mode with windows
icopy.exe [/copy /file /multiplePages ..] [params][params] are the parameters to be used. If a parameter is not specified, iCopy uses the values stored in settings
/copy /c Directly copy from scanner to printer, using settings provided or default settings/file /ScanToFile /f Scan to a file. If file path is not provided a dialog will let you choose where to save the acquired image/copyMultiplePages Scan a multipage document. Also /copymultiplepages/pdf Scans to PDF. Output path can be specified with the /path parameterParameters:
/adf Enable ADF support/duplex Enable duplex ADF/resolution -or- /r [value] Specify a valid scanning resolution in DPI (eg /resolution 100, /r 500)/color -or- /col Color acquisition/grayscale -or- /gray Grayscale acquisition/text -or- /bw Black and white (text) acquisition/copies -or- /nc [value] The number of copies to be printed (default one copy)/scaling -or- /s The scaling percentage (eg /s 150) default value: 100/brightness -or- /b [value] Value from -100 to 100 for brightness/contrast -or - /cnt [value] Value from -100 to 100 for constrast/preview -or- /p Enables preview mode/path "path" Specify the path for file acquisition. Paths containing spaces must be put between inverted commas (eg. /path "C:\my folder\file.jpg"). Valid file estensions are .jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png, or .pdf for PDF docs/printer "printer name" Specify the name of the printer between inverted commas. If not provided, the system default printer is used
NOTE: Parameters are not case sensitive
Examples:
icopy.exe /copy /r 200 /text Copy with 200 DPI resolution in text mode, with default brightness and contrasticopy.exe /file /brightness 0 /contrast 10 /path "C:\my folder\file.jpg" Saves to file "C:\my folder\file.jpg" with brighness 0 and contrast 10icopy.exe /copy /printer "Adobe PDF" Prints the file to PDF using Adobe Acrobat (if installed)- Advanced parameters
/silent No message boxes./wiareg /wr Registers WIA components. Use if WIA errors are thrown during execution./register /reg Registers iCopy to the scanner buttons./unregister /unreg Unregisters iCopy from the scanner button applications.
4. Known errors & solutions
Wiaaut.dll not registered error
iCopy asks if you want to register WIA Automation Layer. If it fails in doing so, you can register it manually:
- Copy the file wiaaut.dll that you find in iCopy directory to C:\Windows\system32\
- Open a Prompt command with administrator rights
Enter commands:
cd C:\Windows\system32\ regsvr32 wiaaut.dllYou should receive a confirmation of wiaaut.dll registration
- Now iCopy should run as expected.
Scanner isn't recognized by iCopy
If you think that your scanner is WIA compatible but it isn't recognized by iCopy, please file a bug report.Please attach the .log file that is created either in C:\Users\Your Username\AppData\Local\iCopy\ or in iCopy executable folder.
A list of the known compatible scanners can be found at http://icopy.sourceforge.net/?page_id=174
5. Support
Please read the F.A.Q.:http://icopy.sourceforge.net/?page_id=10
If you want to report an exception or a bug, to suggest a new feature or a change, or ask for support,please use Sourceforge Bug tracker:
6. Please Help!
iCopy is free software, so it is supported only by your generous donations and by advertisem*nts on the website.If you like iCopy, please help me to make it a better software! You can:
- Report problems, tell me your ideas or let me know what you like or don't like in iCopy.
- Tell your friends about iCopy, on your blog, on Facebook, Twitter or wherever you like, so that it getsmore and more famous.
- Surf the website, leave comments, and maybe give a look (and a click) at the advertisem*nts :-).
- Donate a small amount (even a few $) with Paypal: http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=201245.
