ABBYY FineReader PDF

Name: ABBYY FineReader PDF
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)

ABBYY FineReader PDF is an OCR software that provides unmatched text recognition accuracy and conversion capabilities, virtually eliminating retyping and reformatting of...

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ABBYY FineReader PDF is an optical character recognition (OCR) software that provides unmatched text recognition accuracy and conversion capabilities, virtually eliminating retyping and reformatting of documents. Intuitive use and one-click automated tasks let you do more in fewer steps. Up to 190 languages are supported for text recognition — more than any other OCR software in this market.

FineReader PDF converts scanned paper documents, digital images of texts and image-only PDFs into actionable formats such as Microsoft® Word, Excel® or searchable PDFs, enabling you to quote or entirely reuse text and table content without retyping. FineReader PDF software is powered by award winning ABBYY OCR technology. OCR, or text recognition, uses intelligent algorithms that convert images into editable text, preserving the original layout and formatting of the initial document.

Online version (with initial free pages) on https://finereaderonline.com/

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OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
PDF annotationABBYY FineReader PDF support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
LightweightABBYY FineReader PDF consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Sign PDF filesABBYY FineReader PDF support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.

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Developed byABBYY
LicensingProprietary and Commercial product.
PricingOne time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $199 and $299.
RatingAverage rating of 4.3
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oronjoffe

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I've tried a wide range of OCR packages over the years in different contexts but Abbyy FineReader Pro (currently version 12) remains my favourite. The critical features of OCR software are accuracy, speed/workflow and ease of use. One may add to that the ability to export the recognised data in variety of formats, with different amounts of information (e.g. text only, text with font and alignment information, full layout). For some people (such as myself), the ability to recognise other writing systems is also important.

On all those fronts, Abbyy FineReader is at least a contender for top position. The other possible is Nuance OmniPage which is also very good, but in my opinion FineReader beats it in a number of importrant areas:

Accuracy: in my experience (and these things do boil down to individual experience since people scan different documents), FineReader is more accurate. Not only is it a little more accurate in general, but its accuracy can be enhanced by training, the use of special character sets etc.
Support for other languages: I've scanned in FineReader in various European languages as well as in Hebrew and Yiddish. It does not specifically support Yiddish, but it's possible to add the few additional characters to the set and scan them. Abbyy is a Russian company, so I'm sure their support for Cyrillic-based writing is, if anything, even better, and other writing systems from the former Soviet Union are also supported (er. Armenian, Georgian).
Layout recognition: admittedly, I've not used the most recent versions of OmniPage, but last time I did a comparison, Abbyy's software was superior, and to this date it's layout recognition is excellent.
Ease of use and workflow: It's difficult to judge this one, but FineReader is very logical, and generally guides you through the task. It's also possible to save templates of various parts of the OCR process (training information, character sets, dictionaries, layouts etc) and invoke them as needed, so it definitely gets the thumbs up from me.
Price: There are a few versions of the software. The light version "Sprint" is bundled with some scanners, and is not bad at all for an effectively-free product. The "Pro" version which I use is usually listed at around £100 (~$130) but I've always been able to wait and buy it for £50-65. At this price, it's considerably cheaper than OmniPage. True the cost is significant, but if the free alternatives fall short on accuracy, language support or any of the other features, this is probably the most cost effective solution, and better than the competition at any price!

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Nadzim

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I tried several ocr softwares for my company. The best one quality\price is finereader. For several users is better to use finereader corporate as it has automatic ocr recognition mode - http://www.abbyyindia.com/finereader/. Another think, i preffer the 11 version of it.

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Stanley530

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Positive comment• ago

Best OCR software, nice work with tables or sheets, and best accurate.

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antoniogattulli

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Positive comment• ago

powerful and accurate, my workload is much faster because of it

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ioan537

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Positive comment• ago

after testing many versions it decided to keep version 9 while is a bit slower that recent versions it has a much better compression taking same img file 8mb inversion 9 give a a 600 kb file while using the last version give me a 2.3 mb, maybe people dont longer care about file size or something or mixed raster content is not a priority anymore

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ocieladame

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ABBYY is the best program I've ever used with OCR technology. It's very easy to use although it requires a good RAM memory.

ABBYY es el mejor programa que he usado con tecnología OCR. Es muy fácil de usar aunque requiere de una buena memoria RAM.

[Edited by Maoholguin, May 26]

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volodymyrkurylenko

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Very accurate text recognition, easy to use

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