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ABBYY FineReader PDF vs Macro Comparison (2026)

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Overview

FineReader PDF empowers professionals to maximize efficiency in the digital workplace. Featuring ABBYY’s latest AI-based OCR technology, FineReader PDF makes it easier to digitize, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents in the same workflow.

Macro's AI-enhanced PDF block lets you chat with any file, explain terms in seconds, and collaborate with others seamlessly.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

16

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

20

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

451

5

4

3

2

1

340

86

17

6

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

5.0

1

5

4

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
100%
would recommend this app

Pros

“ABBYY FineReader PDF is best liked for its high-accuracy OCR (optical character recognition) that converts scanned paper and images into searchable, editable text across 190+ languages, alongside its reliable layout retention and seamless PDF editing and conversion tools.”
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Ashish S.

Proprietor

“It helps me organize and work with scanned material more efficiently, search inside documents, extract text and information, and convert files into editable formats.”
MA

MYRTO A.

Library and Documentation Assistant

“ABBYY FineReader PDF is a powerful and reliable tool for document conversion, text recognition (OCR), and PDF editing.”
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Ashish S.

Proprietor

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“Good quality OCR, but a very slow process as pop-up windows appear everywhere until you finish OCRing each document, not good for intensive office scanner to folder work”
YM

Yehuda M.

CEO

“The erase function for editing sometimes takes on too much of the background and can sometimes may everything black.”
YH

Yehuda H.

Professor

“I notice that when I try to scan to Excel it takes about two pages to be able to sort out what is required.”
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Geoffrey D.

Proprietor

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 years ago

Key features

  • Total features26
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Batch Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compression
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Fields
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Encryption
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Image Pre-processing
  • Indexing
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Metadata Extraction
  • Mobile Access
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Notes Management
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Rich Text Editor
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Size
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Watermarking
  • Total features34
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Batch Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compression
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Fields
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Encryption
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Image Pre-processing
  • Indexing
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Metadata Extraction
  • Mobile Access
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Notes Management
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Rich Text Editor
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Size
  • Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Watermarking

Integrations

  • Total integrations4
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word