ABBYY FineReader PDF

OCR of scans into Word and Excel in 190+ languages, plus PDF editing and comparison on your own computer

FineReader PDF recognizes scans and photos of documents in nearly 200 languages and saves them to Word, Excel or PDF with a text layer. It compares two versions of a document even if one of them is a scan, edits PDFs and assembles document packs. Recognition runs on your computer, so it suits HR and financial documents that must not go to the cloud.

Free plan

A time-limited trial with a page limit

Paid plans

ABBYY FineReader PDF pricing

Tasks it handles well

• Turn a scanned document into editable text
• Log incoming correspondence with a short summary
• Extract invoices and delivery notes into a spreadsheet
• Compare two versions of a contract

Most useful for

• Accountant
• Lawyer
• HR manager
• Finance manager
• Manager
• Marketer
• Sales manager
• Data analyst
• Teacher
• Executive assistant
• Logistics manager
• Procurement manager

Pitfalls to watch at work

• On poor scans check digits (3 and 8, 1 and 7) in the highlighted doubtful spots before saving
• Set the recognition languages explicitly, otherwise letters from different alphabets get confused
• Document comparison is only in the Corporate edition

Billing

Card payment in the vendor's online store; companies can buy through local partners with an invoice.

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