ABBYY FineReader

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FineReader PDF
Developer(s) ABBYY
Initial releaseJuly 1993;30 years ago (1993-07)
Stable release
16.0.13.4766 [1] / 10 November 2022;12 months ago (2022-11-10)
Operating system Windows, macOS, Linux
Type OCR
License Commercial proprietary software (Retail or volume licensing)
Website pdf.abbyy.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

ABBYY FineReader PDF is an optical character recognition (OCR) application developed by ABBYY, [2] [3] with support for PDF file editing since v15. The program runs under Microsoft Windows 7 or later, and (without PDF editing) Apple macOS 10.12 Sierra or later. The first version was released in 1993. [2]

The program allows the conversion of image documents (photos, scans, PDF files) and screen captures into editable file formats, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Rich Text Format, HTML, PDF/A, searchable PDF, CSV and txt (plain text) files. [4] From version 11 files can be saved in the DjVu format. Version 15 supports recognition of text in 192 languages and has a built-in spell check for 48 of them.

FineReader recognizes new characters by: training characters so that they are added to the recognition alphabet; selecting additional characters from a list and adding them to the alphabet of a selected language (for example, adding certain Icelandic characters to a German alphabet for a German text describing Iceland); and adding domain-specific vocabulary to the FineReader’s built-in lexicon. [5] The program also allows users to compare documents, add annotations and comments, and schedule batch processing. [6] [7]

As of 2015, there were more than 20 million users of ABBYY FineReader worldwide. [8] [2] [9] Based on FineReader optical character recognition, ABBYY licenses the technology to companies including Fujitsu, Panasonic, Xerox, Plustek and Samsung. [10] [11]

In February 2020, version 15 of the software was rated "Highest-quality OCR on the market" by PC Magazine . [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Release 2 build 16.0.13.4766". ABBYY. New versions added as released.
  2. 1 2 3 Вектор модернизации: обзор обновленного ABBYY FineReader 12, 2014
  3. ↑ "ABBYY FineReader Pro is an unparalleled OCR solution". Engadget. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "ABBYY FineReader Pro is an unparalleled OCR solution". Engadget. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Sporleder, Caroline; Bosch, Antal van den; Zervanou, Kalliopi (7 July 2011). Language Technology for Cultural Heritage: Selected Papers from the LaTeCH Workshop Series. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-3-642-20227-8.
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  7. ↑ Dalton, Will; DeMuro, Jonas P.; Turner, Brian (6 December 2021). "Best scanning software of 2022". TechRadar. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "ABBYY выпустила 12 версию своего флагманского продукта FineReader". 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Группа компаний ABBYY, 2014
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