FineReader enables you to use standalone or networked scanners and MFPs to scan and instantly convert documents into editable text and searchable PDFs. Providing Up to 99.8%* recognition accuracy, it eliminates the need to manually retype information from paper documents and helps streamline document processing in your company.

Conversion of documents in the Fast Mode delivers Up to 40% faster results. Plus, high-speed multi-core processing enables the processing of pages within multiple-page documents to be divided and performed in parallel to streamline workflow and increase speed.

FineReader’s user-friendly interface also eliminates the need to learn complicated routines and settings. And you can create your own one-click Quick Tasks according to your needs and share them with your workgroup.

Optimize batch processing of documents with the ABBYY Hot Folder tool! FineReader Corporate can monitor a specific folder on a local drive, network drive or FTP server or mailbox and automatically process any file or batches of files placed in the specified location1.

FineReader Corporate provides sophisticated tools that bring greater flexibility to the batch OCR processing: you can schedule documents conversion for specific times and manage conversion tasks within the Hot Folder simultaneously.

1 ABBYY Hot Folder functionality is limited by 5000 pages per month.

With FineReader 12 Corporate concurrent licenses, you can install the software on as many computers as needed – yet pay only for users who run FineReader simultaneously. License Manager tool makes assigning, adding, removing and monitoring licenses quick and easy. Concurrent licenses also support Terminal Server installation.

There’s no need to wait for an entire document to be converted before you can begin working on it. FineReader Corporate now allows you to instantly extract text, tables and any other content that has been recognized – even if the rest of the document hasn’t been converted yet. Choose any fragment that you need to copy and FineReader will make it available for copying in seconds.

FineReader easily converts scanned documents and PDFs into searchable PDF and PDF/A documents optimized for archiving and retrieval. Document compression reduces the file size of PDF documents, which helps save storage resource and makes PDF documents easier to share and archive.

FineReader also supports password protection in PDF files and provides tools for redacting sensitive and confidential information.

Expand your global capabilities! ABBYY FineReader 12 recognizes and converts documents in any combination of the 190 supported languages – and now includes significantly improved OCR for Asian languages and Arabic.

FineReader 12 supports a wide range of input and output formats – including DOCX, XLSX, ODT, PPT and many others. Conversion results can also be sent directly to such applications as Microsoft® Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, Apache OpenOffice™ Writer, and Adobe® Acrobat/Reader.

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Automated Network Installation allows administrators to remotely install software from a server onto workstations. Administrators can also manage licenses within a network via License Manager which enables them to assign, add, remove and monitor licenses.

Gain document conversion speed with FineReader 12 delivering Up to 15% faster document processing in Standard mode than before*. Speed up FineReader: use Fast reading mode to raise conversion speed even higher — Up to 40% (in comparison with Standard mode).

With overall OCR accuracy Up to 99.8%, new FineReader 12 offers better retention of charts and graphs (by Up to 30%) and improves table conversion (by Up to 40%) thus simplifying working with business and financial documents.

FineReader 12 instantly opens documents and allows you to start working on documents immediately after opening while all the consuming and resource intensive OCR process runs in the background. It enables users view document content, manage pages, edit recognized areas or even select snippets for immediate citation while the rest of a document is being recognized.

With options of dual-core processor support, new FineReader’s Hot Folder speeds up document batches conversion1. In addition, it offers more flexible file naming options, allowing users to add prefixes and suffixes to file or folder names in order to better organize them. Thanks to individual file processing in Hot Folder, users can begin working on processed documents without waiting for the other documents to be converted.

1 ABBYY Hot Folder functionality is limited by 5000 pages per month.

FineReader 12 simplifies text and data extraction — now it takes mere seconds. Just select an area you need to copy and right-click on it to instantly pull text or data from it. There’s no need to wait while the entire document is being processed — selected area is copied and ready to be reused in another document.

New FineReader 12 provides significantly improved accuracy for Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean recognition languages. With the addition of Russian with accents FineReader continues to lead the market as the most multilingual OCR software, providing ability to convert multilingual documents in any combination of 190 supported recognition languages.

FineReader 12 automatically transforms photos of documents into scan-quality images. It also allows applying newly-added auto-crop of multiple images and background whitening if original photos are yellowed or greyed.

Newly-supported PreciseScan technology smooths characters in searchable PDFs for easier reading and better printing. FineReader 12 provides a new tool for removing color stamps and pen marks assures better recognition quality and appearance of basic business documents.

FineReader 12 simplifies results verification and correction: the enhanced Verification tool now enables you to combine character and formatting corrections, intuitive hot keys and tab controls make it easy to navigate through the verification process.

FineReader 12 is Windows 8 certified and fully compatible. It utilizes new options provided by the operating system to make your work easier. Redesigned user interface includes one-click conversion tasks available right from the Windows 8 start screen. FineReader 12 also supports basic touch gestures to scroll and zoom on laptops with touch screens.

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FineReader 12 Corporate provides direct integration with Microsoft SharePoint® Online* and Office 365® for effective sharing of converted documents and retrieving images. Documents can also be easily retrieved and sent to most popular cloud file storages: Google Drive™, Dropbox™, Microsoft OneDrive®, and more, opening or saving documents by using native Windows dialogs.