The Kyocera HyPAS apps marketplace explained for everyday users
HyPAS is the Kyocera name for the apps layer that sits on the touch panel of every TASKalfa and most ECOSYS multifunction units shipped since 2014. From the user's perspective it is the row of coloured tiles on the home screen. From the IT manager's perspective it is a Java-based runtime that lets the device talk to scanning, accounting, security, and document-management software without a PC in the middle. This article walks through what HyPAS is, which apps come pre-loaded, what is available through the marketplace, how installation works in practice, and what the licence cost looks like across a typical Spanish office.
The home screen of every TASKalfa is an app store
HyPAS (Hybrid Platform for Advanced Solutions) is the apps platform Kyocera builds into its multifunction devices. Each tile on the panel is an app; each app talks to the engine through a documented set of APIs. Spanish offices buy from a marketplace of 120-plus apps maintained by Kyocera and its partner network.
How HyPAS fits into the device
Every TASKalfa and most ECOSYS units ship with a 7 to 10.1 inch capacitive touch panel. Behind the panel sits a Java virtual machine running a Kyocera-specific runtime. Apps are installed as signed JAR files; each app is sandboxed and runs against documented APIs that expose the engine functions (scan, print, fax, copy), the file system, the network connections, and the panel UI. Apps from Kyocera Connect, partners such as Square 9, PaperCut, EFI, ePower, Tungsten, and customer-developed apps all run on the same platform.
The four app categories on the marketplace
The 120-plus apps sit inside four functional categories. Most Spanish offices end up running two to four apps across categories one and two. Categories three and four are typically deployed at enterprise scale through IT-led rollouts.
Capture and workflow
Scan-to-cloud, scan-to-document-management, scan-with-OCR, scan-with-classification. The largest category in the marketplace by app count.
Security and authentication
Card-release, follow-me printing, user authentication, audit logs. Apps that lock the device to authenticated users only.
Accounting and cost control
Per-user, per-department, per-project page accounting. Integrates with PaperCut and SafeQ for fleet-wide rules.
Industry-specific
Healthcare ID scanning, legal redaction, education forms, government accessibility. Vertical-specific apps from third-party partners.
The seven apps most Spanish offices run
Across the Spanish fleet sample, seven apps appear on more than 60 percent of TASKalfa devices. The row below covers what each one does, the user audience, and the licence cost where applicable.
Kyocera Capture Manager
One-touch scan to a pre-configured destination (Drive, SharePoint, email, network folder) with OCR. The most-installed app on the marketplace.
MyQ Embedded
Card-release printing, user PIN authentication, and per-user accounting. The single most common security app in Spanish public sector deployments.
PaperCut MF
Fleet-wide print quotas, per-department billing, follow-me release. Dominant in education and large corporate.
Square 9 GlobalCapture Connect
Intelligent classification of scanned invoices, contracts, and HR forms. Pulls metadata at the panel and routes the document into an ECM.
SafeQ Cloud
Cloud-hosted secure print release, used when the network does not allow a print server on premises. Common in retail and distributed offices.
Kyocera Scan to SharePoint
Walks the user through site, library, and folder selection on the panel; uploads scan directly without going through the PC.
Teaching Assistant
Optical mark recognition for multiple-choice exam sheets. Spanish secondary schools use it widely for monthly assessment marking.
How an app gets onto the device
HyPAS apps are installed through one of two channels. The first is the device panel itself, used for free or pre-purchased apps. The second is the Kyocera Net Admin fleet console, used by IT when the install needs to roll across multiple devices in one batch. Either way the install runs through the same four-step routine below.
The four-step install routine
Download from marketplace
Pull the signed JAR file from the Kyocera Connect or partner app marketplace.
Upload to device
Through the panel, or via Net Admin for fleet rollout. JAR signature is verified.
Activate licence
For paid apps, enter the licence key on the device. Free apps activate automatically.
Add tile to home screen
The app appears in the app drawer. The user pins it to the home screen by long-press and drag.
The licence cost, in real numbers
The cost of running HyPAS apps depends on the mix between bundled free apps and paid partner apps. Kyocera-native apps (Capture Manager, scan-to-cloud connectors, fax forward, ID card copy) ship at no extra cost on every TASKalfa device. Partner apps charge per device or per seat. The table below covers the seven apps in the previous section at their typical Spanish list price; transactional discount through the dealer usually lands the actual cost 10 to 25 percent below the figures shown.
| App | Pricing model | Per device · 12 months | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyocera Capture Manager | Bundled | Free | Ships on every device, no licence key required. |
| Scan to SharePoint | Bundled | Free | Bundled with TASKalfa from firmware 2v1 onwards. |
| MyQ Embedded | Per device, annual | 120 to 180 EUR | Volume discounts above 10 devices. |
| PaperCut MF | Per device, annual | 220 to 320 EUR | Server licence sold separately. |
| Square 9 GlobalCapture Connect | Per seat, annual | 180 to 260 EUR | Seat licence shares across the fleet. |
| SafeQ Cloud | Per device, monthly | 14 to 22 EUR per month | No server licence; cloud-hosted. |
| Teaching Assistant | Per device, annual | 95 EUR | Education licence; restricted to schools. |
What custom HyPAS apps can do for a specific office
Beyond the marketplace · custom apps
For offices with workflows that none of the marketplace apps cover, HyPAS supports custom apps developed in Java against the SDK. Three Spanish examples from the past 24 months show what is possible inside a typical project budget.
Madrid law firm
Custom app to redact Spanish DNI numbers on scan, then upload to internal SharePoint with case ID metadata.
Barcelona logistics
Custom app to scan shipping manifests, OCR the tracking numbers, and post to the warehouse management API.
Valencia city hall
Custom app to capture citizen ID, scan attached documents, and route into the case management system with classification metadata.
Custom HyPAS apps run in the same Java sandbox as marketplace apps. Development cycles run 6 to 12 weeks for a typical scan-routing app and 12 to 24 weeks for a more involved integration. Spanish dealers including fotocopiastrebol partner with local development shops to deliver the build; Kyocera signs the JAR before deployment.
Three rules for choosing apps
Spanish offices building a HyPAS app shortlist tend to follow three rules. The first is to start with the bundled Kyocera apps and only add paid apps when a measurable gap appears; most small offices never need to leave the bundled set. The second is to choose accounting and security apps as a single decision since the two categories overlap heavily and a single vendor (MyQ, PaperCut, or SafeQ) covers both. The third is to test custom apps on the smallest reasonable pilot (one device, two users, four weeks) before fleet rollout; the testing window catches panel-layout problems and authentication edge cases that the SDK simulator misses.
For Spanish buyers building a Kyocera fleet with HyPAS at the centre, reading the ECOSYS vs TASKalfa comparison first sets the right hardware baseline; the larger TASKalfa panel runs the broadest set of HyPAS apps without layout compromises. For ongoing fleet management, the common Kyocera error code list covers the issues HyPAS apps will surface on the panel during day-to-day operation.