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FineReader PDF is a family of powerful PDF and OCR tools used by thousands of customers and organizations worldwide.

Why Upgrade? Whether you are using Windows or Mac computer, achieve new levels of productivity when working with documents thanks to the latest OCR technology and expanding set of features.

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6 reasons to upgrade to FineReader PDF 15 for Windows

Edit any kind of PDF as in Microsoft Word
Rewrite complete paragraphs, edit data in table cells, adjust formatting, and rearrange the overall layout.
Convert PDFs into editable formats smoothly
Reconstruct paragraphs, extract text from fields, and detect the PDF quality for superior conversion results even with corrupted PDFs.
Make the most of digital documents
With better conversion results, higher accuracy for Japanese, Korean and Chinese***, and improved tagging for PDF and PDF/UA creation.
Compare documents with flexible export options
Identify differences between two versions of a document across different formats, including scans. Export your comparison results into Microsoft Word using track-changes mode to easily sort through and approve changes (сorporate edition only).
Flexible licensing options to accommodate every organization
New Remote User licenses allow organizations to use FineReader with desktop and application virtualization solutions.
Integration with Microsoft Office
Create PDFs, convert scans and paper documents to edit, compare a document with its PDF, scanned or paper copy directly from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. In Outlook, convert emails, attachments and email folders to PDF.

***According to internal ABBYY tests. Accuracy, speed, and formatting results may vary depending on document quality and scanner settings.

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FineReader 14 vs FineReader PDF 15

FineReader 12 vs FineReader PDF 15

PDF Transformer + vs FineReader PDF 15

FineReader 11 vs FineReader PDF 15

FineReader Sprint 12 vs Finereader PDF 15

FineReader 14 vs FineReader PDF 15

Capability	FineReader 14	FineReader PDF 15
Open PDF to view, comment, copy text		Improved - up to 40 % faster Preview in Explorer/Outlook Quick copy text/tables (improved)
Edit text in any kind of PDF, change te layout w/o conversion, add new text, edit scanned PDF	(only inside one string)	Edit text from a little misprint correction to completely changing a content of the page. Even in scanned PDF.
PDF with interactive forms editing&creation		New: create PDF with fillable forms
Convert scans and PDFs to popular office formats		Improved: Intelligent processing of PDF with text layer - performs OCR only if needed Improved: headers&footers detection Detection and recognition of Tables and Charts & Graphs is improved
OCR quality and languages		AI methods implemented in technology allowed to increase both quality and speed of recognition. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic OCR improved 6 new OCR languages for Fractur/Gothic OCR
Compare documents		New: Save the results of comparison in MS Word track changes format
Licensing&deployment		New: Remote User licenses for complicated IT configurations: Terminal Server, TS Farms and virtual environments; customize product settings
Integration with Microsoft Office

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FineReader 12 vs FineReader PDF 15

Capability	FineReader 12	FineReader PDF 15
Open pdf to view, comment, print, copy, search, fill pdf forms, etc		(New)
Edit text and pictures in pdf w/o conversion, add headers&footers, watermarks, etc		(New)
Protect PDF using passwords, digital signatures; etc		(New)
Create PDFS from WORD, EXCEL, and other formats		(New)
Batch PDF operations (create, protect, secure, convert to PDF/A, PDF/UA, etc.)		(New)
PDF with interactive forms editing&creation		(New)
Conversion from scans, pdf and images to editable formats		Improved document layout and structure retention Improved tables, charts and graphs recognition Improved text extraction from non-image PDF without OCR Improvement of exported Word documents’ editability New: Convert to PDF/A (all versions), PDF/UA New: Combine files in different formats into one PDF or other format
OCR quality and languages		New OCR languages support, Improved quality of OCR New: Gothic/Fracture OCR
Compare two versions of the document in different formats		(New)
Multi-core processing for conversion images or pdfs to MS OFFICE formats using hotfolder		(up to 2 times faster)
Batch PDF operations (create, protect, secure, convert to PDF/A, etc.)		(New)
Licensing&deployment		New types of licensing for complicated IT configurations: on Terminal Server, TS Farms and virtual environment
Integration with Microsoft Office		(New: Integration with PowerPoint)

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PDF Transformer+ vs FineReader PDF 15

Capability	PDF Transformer+	FineReader PDF 15
Open pdf to view, comment, print, copy, search, fill pdf forms, etc		Faster PDF opening Improved: full set of commenting tools including drawing tools Faster background OCR to allow search and copy without conversion Fill interactive PDF forms New: print PDF with comments
Edit text in any kind of pdf, change te layout W/O conversion, add new text, edit scanned pdf		(New) New: Edit text from a little misprint correction to completely changing a content of the page, even in scanned PDF. New: Add headers & footers New: Add watermarks New: Add and edit hyperlinks New: Work with attachments New: Crop PDF pages New: Replace pages Improved: add bates numbering New: create PDF with fillable forms and much more PDF tools.
Edit scanned pdf as non-image pdf files		(New)
Protect PDF using passwords, digital signatures; etc		(Improved)
Create PDFS from WORD, EXCEL, and other formats		(Improved) Improved: Create PDF/A (all versions), PDF/UA
Conversion from scans, pdf and images to editable formats		Improved conversion to MS Office and searchable PDF formats Text editor for verification, proofreading, style and layout correction of OCR result Image enhancement auto and manual tools Patterns training and user dictionary support to get more accurate OCR result New OCR languages support, Improved quality of OCR
Compare two versions of the document in different formats		(New)
Multi-core processing for conversion images or pdfs to MS OFFICE formats using hotfolder		(New)
Batch PDF operations (create, protect, secure, convert to PDF/A, etc.)		(New)
Licensing&deployment		New types of licensing for complicated IT configurations: on Terminal Server, TS Farms and virtual environments

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FineReader 11 vs FineReader PDF 15

Capability	FineReader 11	FineReader PDF 15
Open pdf to view, comment, print, copy, search, fill pdf forms, etc		(New)
Edit text and pictures in pdf W/O conversion, add headers&footers, watermarks, etc		(New)
Protect PDF using passwords, digital signatures; etc		(New)
Create PDFS from WORD, EXCEL, and other formats		(New)
PDF with interactive forms editing&creation		(New)
Conversion from scans, pdf and images to editable formats		Improved document layout and structure retention Improved tables, charts and graphs recognition Improved text extraction from non-image PDF without OCR Improvement of exported Word documents’ editability Improved: Convert photos of documents and image preprocessing (including autocrop) New: Background page preprocessing New: Convert to PDF/A (all versions), PDF/UA New: Combine files in different formats into one PDF or other format
OCR quality and languages		New OCR languages support, Improved quality of OCR for most languages New: Gothic/Fracture OCR
Compare two versions of the document in different formats		(New)
Multi-core processing for conversion images or pdfs to MS OFFICE formats using hotfolder		(Improved, faster)
Batch pdf operations (create, protect, secure, convert to PDF/A, etc.)		(New)
Licensing&deployment		New types of licensing for complicated IT configurations: on Terminal Server, TS Farms and virtual environment
Integration with Microsoft Office		(New: Integration with PowerPoint)

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FineReader Sprint 12 vs FineReader PDF 15

Capability	FineReader Sprint 12 (Windows)	FineReader PDF 15
Open pdf to view, comment, print, copy, search, fill pdf forms, etc		(New)
Edit text and pictures in pdf W/O conversion, add headers&footers, watermarks, etc		(New)
Protect PDF using passwords, digital signatures; etc		(New)
Create PDFS from WORD, EXCEL, and other formats		(New)
PDF with interactive forms editing&creation		(New)
Conversion from scans, pdf and images to editable formats		New export formats support: Convert to PDF/A (all versions), PDF/UA, FB2 etc Improved document layout and structure retention Improved tables, charts and graphs recognition Improved text extraction from non-image PDF without OCR Improvement of exported Word documents’ editability New: Combine files in different formats into one PDF or other format
OCR quality and languages		New OCR languages support, Improved quality of OCR for most languages New: Gothic/Fracture OCR
Recognized text verification before export		(New)
Extensive set of options		Extensive set of converting options New tools to edit scans and images
Compare two versions of the document in different formats		(New)
Multi-core processing for conversion images or pdfs to MS OFFICE formats using hotfolder		(New)
Batch pdf operations (create, protect, secure, convert to PDF/A, etc.)		(New)
Licensing&deployment	n/a	Different types of licensing and ways for installation, complicated IT configurations support (on Terminal Server, TS Farms and virtual environments) in Corporate Edition
Integration with Microsoft Office

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FineReader upgrade stories from our customers**

FineReader 15 Standard

ABBYY FineReader 15 is a worthwhile improvement over previous versions. I use ABBYY FineReader very often for making useable and readable documents from techmanuals you need an electron microscope to read, as well as way to store and search them.

It is also a geat way to store and file and share or email reciepts, bills, recipes, news and magazine articles, etc.

FineReader 15 Standard

Having started with Version 7, FineReader 15 continues to provide cutting edge OCR. There are many alternatives, if you want the best, go with Abbyy FineReader!

FineReader 15 Corporate

This is the product for which I have been searching. It is powerful yet easy to use; accurate and fast.

FineReader 15 Standard

I basically use the program for OCR of Hebrew and English texts. If the source text is sufficiently clear, the results are wonderful.

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FineReader upgrade stories from our customers

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Standard

Edit, protect, and collaborate on PDFs

Create and convert PDFs

Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR

Corporate

Edit, protect and collaborate on PDFs

Create and convert PDFs

Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR

Optimize digitization and conversion routines
5,000 pages/month*, 2 cores

Compare documents in different formats

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Choose between Standard and Corporate editions and a variety of licensing options for a universal PDF tool. Benefit from progressive volume discounts, network deployment, and simple license management.

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*Monthly page limitation applies only to automated processing with Hot Folder and resets every 30 days.