Editing PDF and Other Files with ABBYY Finereader OCR Software

Nowadays, documents and scans are mostly created and processed in the widely used PDF standard. However, this can cause problems in everyday work. For example, if you want to edit, correct or fill in PDF templates, this is often not possible without a great deal of effort - if at all. Scans of paper documents or screenshots of graphics containing text cannot be edited easily either. Tables or error messages can be saved as images, but cannot be edited like text. However, a technical solution is available in the form of OCR text recognition.

With this Optical Character Recognition, graphics can be converted into texts that can be further processed. One of the most powerful software solutions for this type of application comes from the renowned manufacturer ABBYY. With ABBYY Finereader Standard, Screenshot Reader or the solution for companies, Finereader Corporate package, we offer you the right license for your needs. In addition to the solutions you can buy specifically for Windows and Microsoft Office 2021, we also offer ABBYY Finereader for Mac.

What can ABBYY Finereader and Co. do?

ABBYY Finereader allows you to edit all variants of PDF files. Whether you want to create new PDF files or modify existing ones does not matter. Conversion to other formats as well as structured organization of document scans is also possible with ABBYY Finereader software. Especially with complex tables or long text content, searching or comparing without the search functions known from "real" text files is problematic and time-consuming. Thanks to ABBYY Finereader, you will be able to process such information in a time-saving and clear manner in the future. Other features include the ability to change layouts, adjust fonts, or even black out sensitive areas if needed (e.g., bank statements).

While there are a variety of OCR solutions that promise similar functionality, in practice many products disappoint with text recognition errors, incomplete edits, and other problems. As one of the best-known pioneers in OCR, ABBYY has acquired the necessary expertise and quality over the past decades to minimize such problems and provide the user with the most perfect result possible. Digitize your own documents and save even complex processes digitally on your computer in no time. Unlike simply scanning documents as optical image files, you then have the ability to browse content, edit or compare information.

ABBYY Finereader Standard for home users

For most home users, reliable and easy-to-use OCR text recognition is important. In addition, conversion options play a major role when exchanging forms or documents with government agencies or in general correspondence. Even in this version, the software offers you a wide range of application options for all common storage formats and editing functions in connection with PDF. Digital signatures and effective password protection are also available - an increasingly important requirement, especially when exchanging important documents, even for private users. ABBYY Finereader for Windows includes the following functions, among others:

- Scanning PDF files
- Converting PDF files
- Editing PDF files
- Inserting comments into PDF files

ABBYY Finereader Corporate for small and medium-sized businesses

Not only since the shift of many activities to the home office under pandemic conditions, entrepreneurs with small and medium-sized companies have discovered the need for a powerful editing facility for handling PDF files. Applications, invoices, forms, specialized correspondence and many other types of documents are now required in digital formats. ABBYY Finereader Corporate provides you with an adequate solution that is sophisticated and powerful. With the practical automation function, many standard processes can be accelerated. You can convert up to 5,000 pages per month with this software. Comparing documents of different file formats is also possible. In addition to the features included in the standard version, ABBYY Finereader for Business offers additional options:

- Document comparison
- batch processing of many documents at once

The ideal solution for agencies, startups, law firms and similar companies that have a high volume of documents.

The perfect complement: ABBYY Finereader Screenshot Reader

Scanning documents is not the only important thing for businesses and home users. Many documents, graphics, tables and other information are displayed on the web or by the operating system - including error messages that have cryptic labels and cannot be easily reported 1:1 to support. One way to save such content is the so-called screenshot function, which is included as standard on many end devices. This saves the current screen content in an image file. However, this basic solution is often insufficient because it does not allow uncomplicated editing of text content within the graphic. With ABBYY Screenshot Reader, you can easily capture text and tables without having to transcribe anything. Snapshots from file menus, from web pages, from documents and PowerPoint presentations or from PDF files are quickly created with simple clicks. Then highlight text passages from images and even videos, cut them out, and convert them to fully editable text or edit them in other ways.

- Capture error messages and forward them to IT professionals
- Easily include screenshots in your own files
- Use screenshots to create manuals
- Convert screenshots to searchable and editable text

ABBYY Finereader PDF for Mac converts PDFs, documents and scans

For users of Apple computers, ABBYY also offers Finereader PDF for Mac, a complete solution for capturing, converting and editing PDFs, scans, images from documents and much more. The complete document capture process can be made much more effective with ABBYY Finereader. Frictional losses during digital document capture can be optimally avoided. This increases your productivity and allows you to further process the generated content as desired. ABBYY's OCR recognition software also supports you in terms of accessibility, because the paper scans or PDF files generated with FineReader PDF and converted into compatible formats can then be automatically used with TTS (text-to-speech).