Booxter 2.7 – Added barcode scanning from iOS to Mac

Posted by Matt | Filed under Updates

Booxter 2.7 has been released!  Now you can scan barcodes from your iOS device into Booxter wirelessly!

It’s easy to use:

1. Launch Booxter on your Mac and open either the multiple add panel (Command-Shift-M) or the code panel (Command-Option-C).  Now you are ready to receive scans.

2. Launch Booxter on your iOS device. Tap the camera icon at the top of the screen.  Hold up the barcode to the camera (in portrait mode), let it focus, and the scan will be sent wirelessly to Booxter on your Mac.

The multiple add panel has an ‘add later’ feature, and the code panel has a full screen view, so feel free to use whichever one works best for you. Check “Speak titles of scanned items” in the Preferences, and the code panel will speak the title names once they are scanned in. This comes in handy when you are scanning a lot of items and your back is to the computer screen.

If Booxter on the Mac is not running or you are not near your Mac, you can still scan barcodes with the iOS app.  The scans will be stored on your device, and will be uploaded when you bring up the add scan panels as above.  So feel free to scan at the bookstore or library and load the barcodes into Booxter when you get home.

Video scanning requires iOS 4.2 and an iPhone 3GS or later or iPod Touch with camera.  If you don’t have a camera on your iOS device, you can still use the included keypad to manually enter codes.

There are 2 known issues: on iOS 3.1.3, Booxter won’t launch, and on iOS > 4.2 the camera won’t show up.  I’ve fixed these bugs and uploaded a new version to Apple and asked them to expedite the approval, so hopefully that minor update will be approved very soon.

In addition, Amazon Italy has been added as a search site, a lot of searching, backfilling and importing bugs have been fixed, and there’s a new option in the Preferences to change the color scheme of the detail panel from dark to light.

Thanks for your patience, I hope you find this new feature useful.

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Permalink | March 8th, 2011

6 Responses to “Booxter 2.7 – Added barcode scanning from iOS to Mac”

  1. Mickael Says:
    March 10th, 2011 at 11:33 am

    Hello from France,

    Sin the upgrade from IOS 4.2 to IOS 4.3 the camera is not showing on ibooxter.

    Is this issue known too?

    Thanks a lot for this great app.

    Bye

    Mickael

  2. Matt Says:
    March 10th, 2011 at 11:54 am

    Yes, there are 2 current issues. Under iOS 4.3, the camera is missing, and under iOS 3.1.3 it will fail to launch. I’ve submitted an update to Apple and asked them to expedite the approval, so hopefully it will be approved very soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

  3. ptrourke Says:
    March 12th, 2011 at 11:05 am

    Matt, thanks for posting this response so quickly.

  4. Hans Winkler Says:
    April 4th, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    I have the latest version of iOS (4.3.1) and iBooxter and Boxxter.
    The camera opens but scans don’t transfer to my iMac.
    Any ideas?
    many thanks
    Hans

  5. Matt Says:
    April 4th, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Both Mac and iOS device should be on the same WiFi network. Make sure either the multiple add panel (Command-Shift-M) or the code panel (Command-Option-C) are open on your Mac. On your iOS device, tap the camera icon at the top of the screen. Hold up the barcode to the camera (in portrait mode), let it focus, and the scan will be sent wirelessly to Booxter on your Mac. If you’re still not able to receive scans, send me an email at support@deepprose.com and I’ll try to help more.

  6. Harvey Leff Says:
    January 1st, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    I’m still trying Booxter on my Mac and have now downloaded the ios app from the App Store. I can get the camera to work, and can scan barcodes, which do get sent to Booxter on my Mac. But I see no lists of books on the iphone and no way to sync with my library. When I’m away from my Mac, after scanning two or more books, I cannot see any list of the isbn codes that were scanned. Should I see such a list? Should I be able to sync with my Mac library? Is the ios app compatible with ios 6.0.1, which is what I’m using? Thanks. Harvey

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