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Document digitization and PDF editing made easy. Tips, trends & use cases for higher productivity.

3 Reasons Why FineReader PDF is the Leading PDF Tool to Improve Productivity

In just the last year, the outburst of large language model (LLM)-based generative AI has caused a lot of hype as being one of the most transformative technological events in modern history since the Internet.

What to Consider Beyond Adobe Acrobat: Choosing the Right PDF Solution

When it comes to selecting a PDF solution, the options and functionalities are diverse, and the range of alternative PDF tools offered is vast. To navigate the wide range of options, it’s crucial to consider key factors that align with your specific requirements. Watch the webinar on demand to learn why FineReader PDF is a robust alternative to Adobe® Acrobat®.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly significant role in the development of business technologies. ABBYY's innovative AI-based technologies and solutions enable people to put their information to work and are defining the next phase of digital transformation. But what does AI have to do with ABBYY FineReader PDF, the product that this blog is devoted to?

ABBYY FineReader PDF Named Category Leaders in Gartner's GetApp

ABBYY FineReader PDF is proud to announce its multiple award-winning streaks in 2022 by GetApp, a free online service that helps organizations find the right software. It gives us great pleasure to be recognized as a top-tier choice in multiple categories in GetApp’s PDF Software Category Leaders 2022 ranking!

FineReader PDF for Mac Gets More Features to Work with Documents

While the primary function of ABBYY FineReader PDF for Mac is to convert PDFs, document images, and scans, and unlock the content within them into editable formats, ABBYY continues to enrich the software with functions that facilitate non-conversion document-related tasks, too.  There have been a few updates since last July and the most recent one, Release 5, is now available, as of the beginning of February 2023.

FineReader PDF 16 Release 3: New Features and Improvements All Across the Software

The new Release 3 of ABBYY FineReader PDF for Windows is relevant for almost every user as this update has something new that makes working with documents easier, faster, more efficient, more comfortable, and ultimately more satisfying. Release 3 of FineReader PDF features updates in each of the four core parts of FineReader PDF: PDF Editor, OCR Editor, Compare Documents, and Hot Folder*. Read further to learn the details – off we go!

How to organize pages in a PDF in FineReader PDF for Windows

Several major improvements were introduced in the latest FineReader PDF 16 for Windows. You can read about all the improvements in this FineReader PDF 16 Release summary blog article. One of the new useful features is called “Organize Pages”, and this blog article breaks down all the details you should know about how to organize PDF pages using FineReader PDF 16. What is “Organize Pages”?

Drive Efficiency with ABBYY FineReader PDF 16 release

The global PDF software market continues to grow at a rapid pace, from about 2.2 billion USD in 2021 to 3.5 billion USD expected by 2026. PDF mindshare is constantly growing—and PDF has even overtaken popular items such as iPhone in Google trends in 2022.i.

How to Convert PDF to Word on Mac®

Apple® computer users commonly use Microsoft® Office apps such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to work with documents. So, questions about how to convert PDFs to editable Word documents on Mac®, Excel spreadsheets, or PowerPoint slide decks remain relevant.

Document Processing Use Cases for Your Everyday Work Using FineReader PDF

These days it’s almost unimaginable not having a PDF tool for daily use. Whether we come across documents in paper or digitized formats, more often than not, some sort of manipulation is needed to make the most of information in the documents. So, without a full-fledge PDF tool, this makes document processing tasks at hand very slow and difficult.

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FineReader for Mobile—The Answers to Nine Frequently Asked Questions

ABBYY FineReader for iOS receives hundreds of reviews in the App Store. We are glad to receive your feedback and answer your questions. The most frequent questions include: What is optical character recognition (OCR) and what can I use it for? What's the difference between FineReader and a phone camera? Does recognition work online or offline? Do you have a similar app for desktop computers?

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Seven Tips for Creating Ideal Mobile Scans

Unsurprisingly, the quality of optical character recognition (OCR) is heavily dependent on the quality of the document photos you feed to the system. Digital workers, or software robots, big data and even machine learning technologies are helpless if the text on the photo is downright illegible. The good news is that it only takes you a few moments of careful preparation, and then ABBYY's technology will do the work to complete the process.