Software Downloads: ScanSnap iX500
Important announcement
ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ will no longer be provided or supported from April 2026 onward.
The software will remain available for download and support until March 2026.
In ScanSnap Home 3.6.0 or later, the following features can be used without installing ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™:
- Scan to Word, Scan to Excel(R), Scan to PowerPoint(R)
Note: The text recognition (OCR) features for documents, business cards, and receipts remain available in ScanSnap Home.
Setup Programs
ScanSnap Home is a desktop application that edits, manages, and utilizes scanned data from documents, business cards, photos, and receipts to increase your productivity.
Attention
The following software will be uninstalled by installing ScanSnap Home:
- ScanSnap Manager
- ScanSnap Organizer
- ScanSnap Receipt
- CardMinder
- ScanSnap Cloud
Also, ScanSnap Home does not offer some functions which have been available with the software above. For details, please refer to 
Removed Functions.
| Software | Release date | |
|---|---|---|
| ScanSnap Home Offline Installer 3.6.0 | Download | March 3, 2026 |
| ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.5 [*1] | Download | February 27, 2020 |
When the setup has completed, check for the latest updates and apply them all prior to using the scanner.
For details on the software, refer to the ScanSnap Help
.
[*1]
Not supported on ARM-based Windows.
