ABBYY FineReader

FineReader is a comprehensive software application for increasing productivity when working with documents. It offers powerful yet easy-to-use tools for accessing information in printed documents and PDF files.

Now with enhanced PDF editing, seamlessly integrated AI-based OCR technology, and brand new document comparison features, ABBYY FineReader offers a comprehensive solution to all your common everyday tasks: digitizing, retrieving, editing, preserving, sharing, and collaborating on all kinds of documents in the modern working world.

Key features and enhancements:

• edit, protect and collaborate on PDF files
• make PDF documents editable and easy to access, use annotation and markup tools for effective collaboration, and protect documents with password encryption and redaction tools.
• Easily edit any PDF document - rewrite entire paragraphs, edit data in table cells, adjust formatting and rearrange layout elements.
• Create and convert PDF files
• Turn paper documents into searchable digital files and convert PDFs into editable formats such as Microsoft? Office.
• Intelligent text layer quality detection on digitally created PDFs enables more accurate results when converting to editable formats.
• Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR
• Prepare all your paper documents for the digital workplace - for saving, retrieving and editing.
• improved automatic markup for PDF and PDF/UA creation, enhanced header and footer detection with AI-based OCR technology, and higher accuracy for Japanese, Korean and Chinese**.
• Compare documents in different formats
• Identify differences between two versions of a document in different formats, including scans. To approve these changes, export the differences as a Word document in change tracking mode. (Corporate editions only)
• automate digitization and conversion processes
• convert multiple documents automatically using tracked folders with predefined settings. (Corporate editions only)
• work easily with the versatile PDF tool
• perform typical tasks associated with daily document work within a single application.

User guide in English can be found for download here.