| Developer(s) | ABBYY |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 11 (Windows platform) |
| Operating system | Windows Vista, XP, 7 Mac OS X |
| Type | OCR |
| License | proprietary, commercial |
| Website | finereader.abbyy.com |
ABBYY FineReader is an optical character recognition (OCR) application developed by ABBYY.[1]
FineReader was designed as a professional-level application for converting scanned images, photographs of documents and PDF files into editable and searchable formats such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Rich Text Format, HTML, PDF/A, searchable PDF, CSV and text files.[2]
ABBYY FineReader is in competition with Nuance OmniPage as well as free software for optical character recognition.
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In May 2008 Edward Mendelson, writing for PC Magazine, rated FineReader version 9 as 4/5 “Very Good” and said: “In some significant ways, it has an edge over its long-established competitor OmniPage Professional, though in other ways, OmniPage remains the leader. The one you'll prefer depends on the way you work.”[5]
In November 2009 Edward Mendelson again reviewed the product and rated FineReader version 10 as 4.5/5 “Very Good” and said: “Finereader ran almost neck and neck with Omnipage Professional 17 this year (that app is a bit faster and has some high-end automation features lacking in Finereader), but if you care about getting the best possible OCR output with the fewest possible frustrations and annoyances, Finereader 10 is the clear choice.”[6]
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