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BCS-2

BCS-2 is paid Windows software for digitising documents, books, records, and other source materials through scanning and structured workflows.

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#21 of 26
Score
5.8
BCS-2's website

What BCS-2 is

BCS-2 is paid Windows software for digitising documents, books, records, and other source materials through scanning and structured workflows. It handles capture, post-processing, quality checks, indexing, and output to defined formats or systems. Image correction tools include cropping, rotation, deskewing, and masking. BCS-2 office provides import, processing, export, job management, PDF output, and indexing for standardised scanning. BCS-2 pro adds extended batch processing, scripting, workflow functions, and broader OCR. The software works with scanners using a suitable 64-bit TWAIN driver and selected digital-camera integrations, and supports searchable PDFs. Export formats include TIFF, MTIFF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, PDF/A, XML, TXT, and METS/MODS. Office costs €2,495, paid once; pro costs €3,950, paid once. Annual maintenance and support are listed separately. ImageWare is headquartered in Bonn, Germany, and was founded in 1994. BCS-2 does not support multi-user access by default.

Good

  • Supports scanner and camera capture
  • Batch scanning and searchable PDFs
  • Multiple image, PDF, and text exports
  • Pro edition adds OCR and scripting
  • Workflow and indexing features

Watch out

  • Windows-only platform
  • No multi-user access by default
  • High one-time licence costs
  • Annual maintenance costs listed separately

Who it suits

It suits libraries, archives, museums, businesses, public administration, scanning services, and digitisation projects using Windows capture workflows. Organizations should have a locally available user profile and compatible scanner drivers.

Verdict

BCS-2 provides a broad Windows workflow for capturing, correcting, indexing, and exporting scanned material. Its editions differ in automation and OCR depth, while deployment limits and licence costs deserve attention.

Plans and prices

From BCS-2's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
BCS-2 office€2,495, paid onceStandardised scanning workflows · optional extensions and services quoted by use case · Single licence from €2,495.00 net; annual maintenance and support contract €480.00 net
BCS-2 pro€3,950, paid onceExtended batch processing, scripting, workflow functions and broader OCR · optional extensions and services quoted by use case · Single licence from €3,950.00 net; annual maintenance and support contract €720.00 net

The facts

Each one read from BCS-2's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Deployment limit
The manual says BCS-2 does not support multi-user access and requires a locally available user profile; server-profile or virtual-machine installations are not supported by default and are the customer's responsibility.checked 8 Oct 2026
Image processing
Post-processing includes cropping, rotating, deskewing, masking and other corrections.checked 8 Oct 2026
Integrations
The software supports scanners with a suitable 64-bit TWAIN driver and offers selected scanner and digital-camera integrations.checked 8 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker describes use in libraries, archives, museums, businesses, public administration, scanning services and digitisation projects.checked 8 Oct 2026
Modules
Included modules are ImportSuite, PDF Suite and IndexSuite; BCS-2 pro also includes WorkflowSuite and OCR Suite, while BarcodeSuite is optional.checked 8 Oct 2026
MyBib connectors
Optional MyBib connectors transfer BCS-2 output to mybib eDoc for document delivery or work with it as a scanning client for catalogue enrichment.checked 8 Oct 2026
Office edition
BCS-2 office provides import, processing, export, job management, PDF output and indexing for standardised scanning workflows.checked 8 Oct 2026
Pro edition
BCS-2 pro adds extended batch processing, scripting, workflow functions and broader OCR capabilities to the office feature set.checked 8 Oct 2026
Purpose
BCS-2 is professional scanning and workflow software for digitising documents, books, records and other source materials.checked 8 Oct 2026
Security and compliance
The pages reviewed do not state a named security certification or compliance standard.checked 8 Oct 2026
Support
For customers with a maintenance and support package, the hotline is available on weekdays from 9:00 to 17:00; the maker also accepts support requests by email.checked 8 Oct 2026
System requirements
The manual lists Windows 11, a 64-bit multicore processor above 2.2 GHz, 4 GB memory and 20 GB free disk space as minimum requirements.checked 8 Oct 2026
Workflow
It supports capture, post-processing, quality checks, indexing and output or handover to defined formats, repositories and systems.checked 8 Oct 2026

The company

Founded
1994checked 28 Sep 2026
Headquarters
Bonn, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026

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