Abbyy Finereader: Full Overview

• Posted on 31 July 2023
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Abbyy Finereader is an optical character recognition (OCR) system. The technique of OCR involves transforming an image of text into a text format that is readable by computers and machines. For example, when scanning a form, the computer will save it as an image file. OCR is also used in industries such as banking, to prevent people from scamming or defrauding. With Abbyy Finereader, you can easily find, protect, edit and share different types of documents with other people. In this article, you can read more about the different versions of Abbyy Finereader, its features, the form of license and more.

Abbyy Finereader 15

With Abbyy Finereader 15, you can do things such as view and search through any PDF, edit PDF forms, digitally sign PDF's and there are much more possibilities. You can simplify your daily workload by using Abbyy Finereader Corporate since it includes documents comparison and automating of document conversions. Some of the new features introduced into Abbyy Finereader 15 Standard and Corporate are Intelligent PDF Conversion, editing text within a paragraph, editing text in single cells in a table and replace text in PDFs by more specified keywords. A completely new and big feature within Abbyy Finereader 15, is Create Fillable PDF Forms. With this, you can now create and edit interactive forms within PDF, add password protection, submit the PDF to an e-mail and much more. As always, certain improvements have been made over the previous version of Abbyy Finereader. These have been made within opening, editing and previewing PDFs, next to being able to convert your PDF file to more different editable formats, for example Microsoft Office. In both versions, 198 languages are available, making it usable for (almost) everyone in the world.

Abbyy Finereader 16

Abbyy Finereader 16 includes all features that Abbyy Finereader 15 offers, in addition to new ones and a few improvements. Abbyy Finereader 16 has two Mac versions available. Multiple improvements have been made to different aspects of the software, such as manipulating pages, the OCR has become better, the user interface improved, and the installation of Abbyy Finereader 16 is easier than it was for Abbyy Finereader 15. When it comes to the new functions, there have also been quite a few handy additions. There is a new “organize pages” tool, there is now deployment in Microsoft Azure, a free PDF Viewer App, a WIX-based installer and native 64x application. Once again, 198 languages are available in Abbyy Finereader. There are quite a lot of functions that are only available in Abbyy Finereader Standard and Corporate, and not in Abbyy Finereader Mac. These are, for example, auto-detection in the text for URLs, loads of editing options, and organizing and filling in options. In short, there are less options included the Mac versions of Abbyy Finereader 16 compared to the Windows versions.

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Abbyy Finereader Standard vs Corporate

For these comparisons and differences, Abbyy Finereader 15 Standard and Corporate were used. There are 2 big, overarching functions that are only included within Abbyy Finereader 15 Corporate: compare documents and the possibility to automate digitization, conversion and other routines. These are fully not included in Finereader Standard, and only in Finereader Corporate. Apart from that, there are barely any differences when it comes to the functions. An obvious difference is the pricing of these two licenses. Abbyy Finereader 15 Standard costs €73,95 (as of the 31st of July 2023). Abbyy Finereader 15 Corporate costs €91,95 for 1 year, and the 3-year version costs €266,95 (both prices as of the 31st of July 2023).

Abbyy Finereader for Mac

You can use Abbyy Finereader on both Windows and Mac. The Abbyy Finereader licenses for Mac at Digi License are the standard version, and Abbyy Finereader PDF. The main difference between these two licenses, is that the PDF version, is a subscription-based license, which you must renew every year. The standard Abbyy Finereader version for Mac, is a perpetual license. Depending on your software requirements and frequency of use, you can choose the right licensing model for you.

Abbyy Finereader perpetual license

Abbyy Finereader can be purchased as either a subscription or as a perpetual license. Both licensing models have their benefits, and you can best choose based on your intended duration and frequency of use. A perpetual license is a better purchase decision in the long run. While if you plan to use Abbyy Finereader for a short amount of time, a subscription would be a better fit financially. At Digi License, you can choose between five different Abbyy Finereader licenses available. Four out of these licenses, are subscription-based with a duration of either one or three years. See all perpetual and subscription based Abbyy Finereader licenses and choose the best fit for you.

Conclusion:

• The Mac versions of Abbyy Finereader offer less features and options than the Windows versions.
• Most versions of Abbyy Finereader are subscription-based licenses.
• Standard is a very useful version of Abbyy Finereader 15 but offers less than Abbyy Finereader 15 Corporate.
• If you want functions such as compare documents and automate digitization, conversion and other routines, you should acquire Abbyy Finereader 15 Corporate.
• Abbyy Finereader as a perpetual license is a good investment when you plan to use the software for a long(er) time.
• If you only need Abbyy Finereader for a short while, you should look into the subscription licensing models.

Buy cheap Abbyy Finereader licenses

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