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ABBYY FineReader PDF for Windows

ABBYY FineReader PDF for Windows

Digitize, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents in the same workflow

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Microsoft® Windows® 11 / 10 - System specifications

Product overview

A look into ABBYY FineReader PDF

Discover how FineReader PDF helps overcome daily document challenges in the digital workplace.

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Key features

  • Open large image

    View, edit, and convert PDFs or compare different versions.

  • Open large image

    Edit PDFs almost like a Word document and rewrite text paragraphs, edit the content in tables, or rearrange the layout.

  • Open large image

    Collaborate with peers and comment on, annotate, or mark up documents.

  • Open large image

    Easily convert PDFs into Word documents.

  • Open large image

    Fill out fields in interactive PDF forms.

  • Open large image

    Organize PDFs by merging and rearranging pages or by adding Bates numbering and stamps.

  • Open large image

    Extract texts and tables from any PDF with just one click.

  • Open large image

    Protect PDFs by deleting metadata, redacting sensitive information, and adding passwords and digital signatures.

  • Open large image

    Compare different versions of your document to quickly identify the differences.

  • Open large image

    Advanced document conversion: Correct areas, check OCR results and improve the visual quality.

  • Open large image

    Advanced document conversion routines across document varieties.

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Benefits

Optimize document processes

Digitize, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents in one workflow.

Make the most of PDFs

Edit digital and scanned PDFs with a newfound ease: correct whole sentences and paragraphs or even adjust the layout.

Digitize the document workflow

Incorporate paper documents into a digital workplace with AI-based OCR technology to simplify daily work.

Streamline IT costs

Benefit from 1 or 3 year subscription plans and volume discounts to maximize the impact across your organization.

Standardize software assets

Deploy one PDF solution throughout your organization to ensure multiple stakeholders can collaborate smoothly.

Simplify license management

Lower IT workload with automated deployment and straightforward license management.

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Choose your preference: Business or Individual?

For organizations

Empower employees to optimize PDF processes across the organization, with flexible and straightforward licensing options starting at five licenses.

For individuals

FineReader PDF integrates scanned documents into digital workflows and makes it easier to digitize, convert, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents in the digital workplace.

Industry сases

Legal services

FineReader PDF strikes the perfect balance between paper and PDF by providing a comprehensive document management tool accurate enough to handle documents at every stage of the legal process.

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Education

With FineReader PDF, educators can maintain centralized research materials and distribute information digitally to students and others in the academic community.

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Public sector

FineReader provides public institutions with a reliable solution for creating, converting, collaborating on, and preparing documents for archiving in the digital era.

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Award-winning PDF solution

Capterra

With user rating 4.7 out of 5, FineReader PDF is in the Shortlist 2023 of the highest-rated and most popular PDF software on Capterra.com.

GetApp

ABBYY FineReader PDF is amongst top PDF software products in GetApp’s 2023 Category Leaders ranking, based on user ratings and reviews.

G2

Based on user reviews, FineReader PDF was recognized as a Leader Winter 2024 in the categories ‘PDF Editor’, ‘Document Creation’, ‘OCR’, and ‘Document Scanning’.

IT w Administracji

FineReader PDF is #1 in the 'Software for Public Administration' category for Product of the Year 2023 in IT in Administration magazine, Poland, as voted by readers.
What our customers say

What our customers are saying

Millions of customers worldwide trust and rely on ABBYY FineReader PDF for Windows to efficiently accomplish document tasks.

  • "A fantastic document OCR / conversion tool"

    Excellent price point, simplicity of use. Extracted text accuracy (e.g. PDF to Word) is excellent - staggering sometimes when you see the input quality. The comparison tool is particularly useful for seeing how someone may have altered a document sent then printed / scanned into PDF.
    Jeremy B
    Director, Small business
    Full review on G2 website

  • "There is really no competitor for FineReader 15"

    It has an uncanny ability to accurately deconstruct a document and capture the text, non-text elements and the layout. And it does this in multiple languages with equal accuracy. I think the product is unsurpassed.
    Eli W
    President, Small business
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  • "It makes my job easier"

    ABBYY digitalizes documents and images and allows me to save them in different formats, preserving the structure of said documents and images. It's simply amazing
    Liliana A
    Programador, Government Administration
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  • "It works well for grabbing the text off scanned documents"

    The best part of ABBYY FineReader is how when you import a scanned document to OCR, you can see it scanning before your eyes. It looks really cool!
    Carol G
    Medical Records Administrator
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  • "An indispensable program for my work"

    FineReader is helping me out with text recognition. I do not know what to do without it. It saves a lot of time, while the finished text almost does not have to edit.
    Natalia C
    Human Resources Consultant
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  • "ABBYY FineReader is my everyday partner"

    I have been using Abbby FineReader for few years and it is awsome how much it simplifies my office life. I recognize printscreens, sacnned pdfs and it really can speed my work a lot.
    Tomasz W.
    Client Service Director Research
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  • "Solid pdf application"

    The programs functions are easier to find than adobe, and this is a solid pdf application. The pricing model is good, not requiring a subscription. Features are good.
    Theodore A.
    Attorney At Law
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  • Excellent PDF OCR solution

    This software came bundled with my Fujitsu ScanSnap and I've been using it for over 12 years. The software is still running perfectly and converting my scans to PDF and OCR'ing them for future reference.
    Jesus P.
    CEO/President, Self-employed
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  • "A nice alternative to the usual Adobe Acrobat PDF Editor"

    Seemingly smooth integration with my Xerox Scanner. Obvious button labeling and layout that makes finding actions intuitive. Low overall Memory footprint while using, which has been great when running multiple programs simultaneously. The conversion to various Office documents was also a very nice touch that I did not expect to have.
    Justin R
    Senior Project Engineer
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  • "The Perfect Alternative to the Strangle-Hold of the Industry Leader"

    FineReader PDF 15 provides the software platform you need for 95% of everything you need to do with any of your documents, your screen capture images and Portable Document Format documents. I love the ability to use this software on my laptop or desktop with the same level of performance. Capturing data for PDF resiliency is great.
    Doug B
    Chief, SSI Program Office
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  • "Simple to Use. Nice features. Relatively inexpensive relative to competing products."

    Simple to use/install. Nice features. Relatively inexpensive relative to competing products.
    Administrator in Financial Services
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  • "Best PDF editing and book OCR in the market"

    Ability to determine and change the fields in the layout of a scanned page. Marking the pics and text independently. Editing without spoiling the layout. You can even translate within ABBYY on the existing layout and save as a PDF again in a new language.
    Oytun s
    Operations
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  • Worthwhile improvements

    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.
    FineReader PDF
    user In-app review

  • Powerful yet easy to use

    This is the product for which I have been searching. It is powerful yet easy to use; accurate and fast.
    FineReader PDF
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Available options of FineReader PDF for Windows

Standard

$ 99 / Year

1 Standalone license

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  • Edit, protect, and collaborate on PDFs
  • Create and convert PDFs
  • Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR

Corporate

$ 165 / Year

1 Standalone license

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  • 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
* Monthly page limitation applies only to automated processing with Hot Folder and resets every 30 days.
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Upgrade your subscription at any time - to a longer term, or from FineReader PDF Standard to Corporate.

You will be billed automatically according to your subscription plan. FineReader PDF for Windows installations are updated automatically after the renewal is paid. Payments will be processed securely by our eCommerce partners. Product registration is required.

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Business licenses

Get volume discount

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.

  • 1 and 3 year subscription plans
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