Download and install
Open the Mac disk image and drag SpellBook Capture into Applications, or run the Windows installer. Both packages are self-contained.
Desktop scanner
Scan MTG cards straight into your inventory.
SpellBook Capture is a free desktop app for Mac and Windows beta. It reads every card on device and drops reviewed cards into your bins as sellable stock with cost basis attached. No phone camera, no retyping.
Free. Mac DMG and self-contained Windows installer, no Windows .NET install.Mac is signed and notarized by Apple. Windows beta is a self-contained installer and may show SmartScreen until signing reputation is in place.
What you need
- macOS 13 Ventura or later, or Windows 10/11 x64 for the Windows beta
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac, or a Windows x64 PC
- A Ricoh fi-8170 sheet-fed scanner. Other Image Capture or watched-folder scanners may work, but fi-8170 is the supported beta path.
- A free SpellBook Finance account
How it works
From a stack of cards to sellable inventory in four steps.
Connect your scanner
Use a Ricoh fi-8170 for the supported beta path. On Mac it appears through Image Capture; on Windows the app can use Direct WIA or the watched folder flow.
Scan a batch
Load cards face up and scan. Each card is read on your desktop, then matched to its exact printing and finish for review.
Review and import
Confirm anything the scanner was unsure about, then send the whole batch into your SpellBook bins as sellable inventory with cost basis attached.
Your next step
Sign in, review, import, then set up your store when you are ready.
Capture is available to every signed-in SpellBook account. Scan a batch, review the matches, and import it into inventory. Store Setup keeps the next marketplace steps in one place without turning on automation.
Already have inventory in SpellBook?
See how scanned cards land in your bins and where they go next.
Scanner questions
How much does the scanner app cost?
The SpellBook Capture app is free to download. Scanning cards into inventory is rolling out to SpellBook seller accounts during the current beta.
Does it run on Windows?
Yes. The Windows beta is a one-click installer for Windows 10/11 x64, so testers do not need to install .NET. It can scan through Direct WIA with the Ricoh fi-8170 or watch a folder that scanner software writes into.
Which scanners are supported?
The supported beta scanner is the Ricoh fi-8170 sheet feeder. Other scanners that appear in macOS Image Capture or can write images to a watched folder may work, but we are validating the beta path on the fi-8170 first.
How do updates work?
The Mac app updates itself through Sparkle. The Windows beta uses the same public Velopack feed as the installer, so installed apps and the download page follow the newest published Windows build.