Getting Started

Installing ScanLister on Windows

September 27, 2026

1. Click Download for Windows

Download for Windows

2. Open the file when it finishes

From your browser’s downloads, or your Downloads folder.

3.  On the blue Windows screen, click More info, then Run anyway

Windows flags installers it hasn’t seen often. Publisher should read Book to the Future Inc.

Windows SmartScreen screen with More info and Run anyway

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4. Click Finish

Leave Run ScanLister checked.

ScanLister installer Finish screen

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5. Paste your license key and name this computer

The key is in your welcome email.

ScanLister license key activation screen

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6. Run the quick setup

Theme, Amazon account, pricing, label printer. You can skip any of it, since everything is also in Settings.

ScanLister quick setup wizard

Common questions

I don’t see a Run anyway button

It stays hidden until you click More info on the blue screen. Click that, and Run anyway appears next to Don’t run.

If More info does nothing, the PC is probably managed by an employer with SmartScreen locked down. Your IT admin can allow the file.

My antivirus deleted or quarantined the installer

Restore ScanLister-Setup.exe from quarantine or add it to the allowed list, then download it again and run it.

To confirm the file is genuine first: right-click it and choose Properties → Digital Signatures. The signature is Book to the Future Inc, of Coral Gables, Florida.

The download never started, or I lost the file

Press Ctrl + J to open your browser’s downloads and look for ScanLister-Setup.exe. If it isn’t there, click Download for Windows at the top of this page again. You can download it as often as you need.

Where do I find my license key?

In your welcome email. You can also click Manage license keys here on the activation screen to open your account, where every key is listed with the computers it’s on.

Can I use my key on more than one computer?

Yes, on up to 5 computers. Enter the same key on each and give each one a different workstation name.

If activation says the key is already in use, open Manage license keys here to see which computers are on it, and free the key from any you no longer use.

Keys issued before March 2026 work on one computer only. Those keys don’t start with sk_. Get in touch and we’ll move you to a current key.

I’m upgrading from an older ScanLister

On the activation screen, click Coming from a previous ScanLister? Import your old install to bring your settings across instead of starting fresh.

I closed the setup window too early

Nothing is lost. Every setup step also lives in Settings. Reopen the whole thing from Settings → Welcome.

I’m on a Mac

Follow Installing ScanLister on Mac instead.