ABBYY FineReader PDF Alternatives for Linux

ABBYY FineReader PDF is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Tesseract, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ABBYY FineReader PDF and 18 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to ABBYY FineReader PDF are NAPS2, GImageReader, Paperwork and OCRmyPDF.

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  1. Tesseract icon
     110 likes

    Tesseract.js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images.

    27 Tesseract alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Tesseract as an Alternative to ABBYY FineReader PDF
    Guest
    Negative
    -4

    quality of OCR is very so-so. FineReader 14 also includes many PDF features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Tesseract icon
    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and Proprietary
  2. NAPS2 icon
     174 likes

    NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

    49 NAPS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about NAPS2 as an Alternative to ABBYY FineReader PDF
    roshad87a9
    Negative
    0

    cannot convert to doc file

    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    I tested several options--some free and some paid--and this is the best option for ease of use, install footprint, and features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    NAPS2 icon
    • NAPS2 is Free and Open SourceABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and Proprietary
    • NAPS2 is Privacy focusedABBYY FineReader PDF is not according to our users
  3. OCRmyPDF icon
     15 likes

    OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched - jbarlow83/OCRmyPDF

    21 OCRmyPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. PaperScan icon
     4 likes

    PaperScan Scanner Software is a powerful TWAIN and WIA scanning application with an OCR engine centered on one idea: making document acquisition an unparalleled easy task for anyone.

    29 PaperScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5.  1 like

    Adlib PDF delivers enterprise-class, document-to-PDF conversion software. It offers the highest fidelity PDF rendering engine on the market, with accurate OCR capabilities and intelligent document assembly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
     
  6. OCRopus icon
     5 likes

    OCRopus(tm) is a state-of-the-art document analysis and OCR system, featuring pluggable layout analysis, pluggable character recognition, statistical natural language modeling, and multilingual capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. EasyOCR icon
     Like

    Ready-to-use OCR with 80+ supported languages and all popular writing scripts including Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Devanagari, Cyrillic and etc.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Chandra icon
     1 like

    Chandra is a highly accurate OCR model that converts images and PDFs into structured HTML/Markdown/JSON while preserving layout information.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
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