# Page 3 | ABBYY FineReader PDF Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is ABBYY FineReader PDF the right PDF Editor solution for you? Explore 428 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews --- ABBYY FineReader PDF 4.7 (428) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of ABBYY FineReader PDF ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 428 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use NW Naoko W. translator, interpreter Translation and Localization Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "For more better quality for Japanese language required" June 17, 2024 4.0 Pros reasonable price than Adobe PDF, it was a compromis solution. Cons I miss really OCN Quality for Japanese and Comment function and "Prooing tools " like text adding, delete tools in PDF like Adobe. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Compaired with Adobe-Product the price was reasonable. OCN Function was mandantry. Review Source MV Marubeny V. Tesorera Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "VALORACIÓN DE ABBY FineReader PDF" December 16, 2023 4.0 La versión 11 Professional la manejaba perfectamente. Ers sencilla de usar. La versión estandar actual que compré se me dificulta su uso. Pros La edición de texto y la inserción de la firma digital. Cons No es fácil usar todas sus funciones y características. Review Source Jelena U. Owner, CEO Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerfull tool for document archiving, document conversion, OCR and digitalization." May 17, 2018 5.0 If you need to work with documents, this is a great tool for recognition, digitalization and conversion. Price is high and it uses high resources on a computer. If you have a high volume of documents to work with, this is a great tool. Pros Abbyy FineReader support for almost all languages is impressive. We use many different languages, so it is very important for us to have a tool that can recognize well. It is easy to use, with the simplified interface, one can work fast, through materials. FineReader can export to different types which is also a great function. Convert document formats and make them searchable, from scanned documents, screenshots or images to pdfs and html. It is very good for creating new documents from multiple files, which can be imported in one project then exported to a new file. Cons The price is fairly high for those who don't have many documents. It crashes sometimes while scanning documents with older scanners or when given more demanding tasks, like automatic scan of multiple pages. If the scan is lower quality, or font is small, there are some mistakes that need to be fixed manualy, which can be time consuming. Review Source PC Paul C. Ingeniero Civil Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review from Paul Chávez" May 29, 2024 5.0 It helped me a lot in converting my scanned documents into searchable PDF files and extracting tables and text with a high degree of confidence. Pros its accuracy in recognizing characters and formatting the output almost exact to the input file. Cons That it does not have very sophisticated image preprocessing, for example in the detection and elimination of signatures and seals, which in some cases makes pages saturated with them unrecognizable by ABBY FineReader. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Reason for choosing ABBYY FineReader PDF The cost of ABBY FineReader was minor than the alternative and it has good recognition accuracy as well. Review Source MH Mustafa H. IT Engineer Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Perfect PDF editor" September 21, 2021 5.0 I like many features in this pdf editor, maybe the most practical one is the after scan work like consolidating all the documents in one pdf file, rearrage them, flip if needed, change orientation, then just save the fantastinc result. Pros A wonderful work on pdf like: - Editing scanned documents - OCR and converting scanned documents to word or Excell - Consolidating files Cons I would like the OCR to work better on Arabic language like it's working perfectly on English and French, one other thing is Excell may also need some improvements, maybe it's already done on the latest version. Alternatives considered [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/)[Infix](https://www.capterra.com/p/191322/Infix/) Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/)[Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/) I fond Abbyy fine reader more efficient Review Source RS Ranmses S. Alumni Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ABBY is the greatest but needs to improve in some features." December 14, 2023 5.0 I really loved all the capabilities of ABBY. I strongly recommend it. Pros OCR, PDF, tools for editing and creating. Cons There's no dark mode, I still miss this feature. Review Source Josip L. Sales Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OCR that works!" July 20, 2019 5.0 Pros ABBYY FineReader is a leader in OCR software and that means that their OCR is the best. It can perform character recognition in any language. I am amazed by all the functions that this piece of software has but one thing is so cool and I use it almost every day to help me organize papers in my office. That is "Hot Folder" - every time you add some document into the desired folder it automatically converts it for you into any type of document you want. It can be editable PDF, Word or any other combination you would ever want. It can do it! Text is recognized very well and without any errors almost every time. Cons Sometimes it is struggling with some special letters from foreign languages like Cyrillic or some letters like čćšđž and many times I found that those are recognized wrong. Also, it tends to keep layout and formatting as the original document but sometimes it doesn't work well. Also, when you are trying to manually select area for the recognition it can be very hard and tiring to do all that manually because the software didn't recognize page properly. Most of the times that is not needed but when you are shooting or scanning in lower resolutions be prepared for that. Review Source AY Amanda Y. Owner Insurance Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to navigate" May 22, 2024 4.0 Pros The main features my office utilizes is merging/organizing pages and editing content. ABBY makes both of these tasks quick and easy, even for less tech savvy employees. Cons Not a real con for the program, my office uses ABBY for basic functions, I am sure there are a lot of features offered that I cannot speak on. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) When I was going to renew my Adobe subscription the price increased, I found ABBY and thought it seemed like a comparable product at a better price. Review Source Netram M. Customer Service Management Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fantastic PDF files reader and editor software." December 1, 2022 4.0 Overall I am happy with this PDF reader application, User interface is really simple and straightforward in terms of features. Pros ABBYY FineReader is a fantastic application while working with PDF files. I can read, edit, merge in PDF files. the best thing that I like is inbuilt OCR functionalities, it changed my PDF file into an editable format so that I can use text in ms word. Cons Before switching to ABBYY finereader I was using adobe acrobat for all my PDF purpose after switching into this I found some features missing like digital signature, page arrangement and missing app from my windows app store. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Due to cost of application. Review Source Halimatun Z. IT Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best for PDF editor" October 25, 2021 5.0 Pros ABBYY FineReader PDF has saves me countless hours of time of data entry. I can simply scanned the physical document and change the form to digital and running the OCR tools to make the text on the document editable. The OCR tools is the best i have tried and it can read the text perfectly even when the text is disoriented. Cons Some of the font can't be read by the software, especially for an Arabic font. It is also happen with a custom font and the software won't work well with this type of text. Other think that i hope they can improve is the licensing. The license is install on the computer, and it is not easy to transfer the license to other computer. Review Source EP Erick P. Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hands down the best PDF editor available for MS Windows" December 23, 2022 5.0 Pros So easy to use, install and deploy in our organization Cons licensing is a little cumbersome. on company workgroups, licensing issues such as the same license installed on more systems that allowed, should include some kind of report usage (license number, ip address, netbios machine name) Alternatives considered [PDFescape](https://www.capterra.com/p/209932/PDFescape/) Reason for choosing ABBYY FineReader PDF Price, performance with over 100-page documents and ease of use. No bloatware included. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Price, performance with over 100-page documents and ease of use. No bloatware included. Review Source yC yohai C. CTO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Beat in Bread OCR platform " May 22, 2024 5.0 Pros The ability to calibrate the OCR and optimize the results by changing some of the algorithm attributes Cons it missing some crucial features such as of reading order settings in the OCR editor (RTL Vs LTR) Switched from [Adobe XD](https://www.capterra.com/p/168423/Adobe-XD/)[Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.capterra.com/p/249044/Foxit-PDF-Editor/) It saves me a lot of time - so the ROI is immediate Review Source LA Luis A. IT Manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "a Finreader User since Version 12" June 23, 2023 5.0 Pros Very easy to useIntuitiveSupport are very helpful and friendlyWide range of featuresEach version is better than the last Cons I don't like the subscription model and was sad to see it implemented. Review Source AL Annette L. Owner Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very good program. A little expensive," November 9, 2021 5.0 Customers with large typing orders can be eased by scanning typed material and making corrections rather than typing the complete document. Pros I like the fact that it can be used to scan files to MS Word or PDF. Cons I am disappointed that when scanning to Word the program will most times require a line by line check of the document for errors, whereas scanning to PDF does not need corrections. Reason for choosing ABBYY FineReader PDF It came free with my first computer several years ago and I have used it ever since. Review Source Response from ABBYY Software House November 30, 2021 Dear User, thank you for sharing your feedback and for the great review. We are sorry to hear about your issues and offer you to contact our support team https://support.abbyy.com/hc/en-us/requests/new in case you face more issues since in general, this should not be the case. JH Jamie H. Translator Translation and Localization Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool, well worth the expense" November 9, 2021 5.0 I would recommend ABBYY to anyone and I plan to always keep my license active. Pros I use ABBYY on a daily basis to perform OCR, edit PDFs, combine PDFs, etc. I don't think I could function without it! The OCR works pretty well and helps me estimate word counts on all my documents, and combining PDFs has become essential as well. Cons I was hesitant to spend the money upfront at first, but I can see now that it was completely worth it. Review Source Response from ABBYY Software House November 30, 2021 Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the great review. We are happy to hear about your positive experience. Subscribe to our blog for tips, trends, and use cases to boost your document productivity even more! https://pdf.abbyy.com/blog/ VR Verified Reviewer Responsable de Marketing Online y Ecommerce Cosmetics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Una Gran herramienta para trabajar los PDF" November 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Es un magnÍfico editor PDF, llevo utilizandolo durante mucho tiempo y es fantástica su capacidad de edición.. su tecnología OCR funciona perfectamente. Me gusta mucho tambien la posibilidad de comparar documentos que tienen diferentes formatos y que te permita colaborar y aprobar archivos PDF. .¡¡Plenamente recomendable !! Cons No hay nada negativo que pueda mencionar de este producto, me encnata Review Source OK Oleg K. Technical Manager Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Title of review" May 22, 2024 4.0 Pros Ease and consistency of use. Quality of the OCR Cons Uncomfortable use of the drop-down switch with the seal and signature library Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) sometimes it's more convenient and doesn't ask me to save documents even if I didn't make any corrections Review Source KW Keith W. Forensic Vocational Expert Legal Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best PDF Program " May 22, 2024 5.0 Love this program because it has the most effective ocr program I’ve used Pros This is one of the most cost effective and easy to use products on the market. It is exceptionally user friendly. Cons I wanted to convert 2 word docs to PDF files and it did that but put them together. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Reason for choosing ABBYY FineReader PDF It’s extremely expensive and not as good. Switched from [Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.capterra.com/p/249044/Foxit-PDF-Editor/) Ocr wasn’t as good as ABBYY and wasn’t as effective or efficient time-wise. Review Source SS Shaayaan S. Principal Solutions Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Software on the Market--Would Like to See More Complexity " December 23, 2022 5.0 Pros It's reliable. Often, I will throw things at it--like converting a DJVU to PDF and then OCR and it just works.I would like to see more complex features like this: \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] Cons Tutorials and documentation. For example, it was confusing initially why the OCR editor is separate from the reader or atleast why it shows separately on my OS. Review Source EGM Erwin Geovanny M. Propietario Judiciary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reconocedor de texto " November 7, 2022 5.0 muy buena, es mi mejor opción para reconocimiento de texto Pros me encanta la facilidad con la que se puede usar la interfaz del programa Cons no me gusta que si el documento escaneado o reonocido esta un poco borroso, el texto se reconoce erroneamente y hay que editarlo, además, cuando hay imagenes se superponen al texto o se mezclan en cuadros de texto y eso dificulta la edición Review Source L.P. H. owner Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My to go to PDF reader" December 22, 2021 5.0 I am able to easily convert my documents into PDF. Pros All the features in Abby FineReader PDF are the best in the market and easy to use even for someone that is not computer savvy. Cons There are no features that I find missing in this great software and integrating this software into my business was not difficult at all. Reason for choosing ABBYY FineReader PDF I chose ABBYY FineReader over the alternatives because I found it easy to use with more features. Review Source MA Michael A. Owner Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great OCR!" December 14, 2023 5.0 Overall, I have had a good relationship with the software. I upgraded to a newer version to get the ability to OCR Old German Script. While not as accurate as English, it still does probably 99% accuracy on a clean page. Pros ABBYY is simply the best OCR software that I have tried, overall. The broad range of languages and the ability to straighten up crooked lines is very amazing. I have put some very poor quality page images through and ABBYY did excellent work of making something out of them. No miracles, of course, but very good. Cons A few times I have had the software lock up while doing a big OCR job (like an 800-page book). Also, I do not like having to do subscription service; I prefer buying the software outright because I am not a high volume user. Switched from [Adobe Creative Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/) ABBYY's OCR is simply better than Acrobat, hands down. But for general PDF editing, Acrobat has many more options than ABBYY. Review Source PP Prit P. Network Administrator Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use " May 22, 2024 4.0 Excellent for mid-size company and easy to maintain Pros Easy to use no need to provide special training to users Cons slow conversion on high resolution images Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) More security and providing more cloud storage Review Source JG Jason G. Assistive Technologist Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly accurate PDF converter" November 9, 2021 5.0 Pros I've been using FineReader since version 2.0. The product is excellent for converting scanned PDFs to Word for accessibility markup. FineReader also does batch conversions which saves a lot of time. Cons Manual OCR editing is relatively slow compared to earlier versions. However, this is perhaps because of more tools. Review Source Response from ABBYY Software House November 30, 2021 Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the great review. We are happy to hear about your positive experience. Subscribe to our blog for tips, trends, and use cases to boost your document productivity even more! https://pdf.abbyy.com/blog/ CH Chris H. Founder Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ABBYY FineReader Pro" December 14, 2023 5.0 Excellent Product, been using it for years. Since FineReader 4 Pros Ease of use, Accuracy, and export options Cons Licensing model for reinstalls is annoying Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.