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ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 Sprint

Achieve new levels of productivity when converting documents with the latest OCR technology. View and reuse content from any kind of PDF with ease.

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ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 Sprint
Product overview
Key features for Windows
Key features for Mac
System requirements
Need a professional PDF tool?
How to upgrade to FineReader PDF 15 Sprint from previous version?
FineReader 12 Sprint Win
FineReader PDF 15 Sprint Win
FineReader PDF 15 Win (Full version)
FineReader 12 Sprint Mac
FineReader PDF 15 Sprint Mac
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Product overview

FineReader PDF Sprint helps to easily create editable and searchable files from paper documents, PDF files or digital photos, saving time and eliminating the need to retype documents.

FineReader PDF 15 Sprint is a light version of FineReader PDF 15, including:

PDF Viewer View, search, comment, and print PDFs
Latest OCR technology for best document conversion results
Quick conversion scenarios to create editable and searchable formats
Advanced OCR settings to improve accuracy and consistency of complex tasks

Key features for Windows

Key features for Mac

System requirements

Need a professional PDF tool?

To maximize productivity with an advanced version check out the full FineReader PDF 15 version.

How to upgrade to FineReader PDF 15 Sprint from previous version?

Simply follow the link to download the new version.

FineReader Sprint 12 version is no longer available. Read more about End of support here.

Version update – FineReader PDF 15 Sprint has replaced FineReader Sprint 12.

To see what’s changed, check out the version comparisons below.

	FineReader 12 Sprint Win	FineReader PDF 15 Sprint Win	FineReader PDF 15 Win (Full version)
Languages
OCR Languages	190	198	198
UI languages	15 UI languages	23 UI languages	23 UI languages
PDF features
View PDFs
Print, comment, fill in & search in PDFs
Protect and sign PDFs		limited
Compare documents
Conversion features
Create PDF documents from images and scans
Merge files into one document during conversion
Save to searchable & image-only PDF
Convert to PDF/UA
Automate digitization and conversion routines			Hot Folder
OCR features
OCR Technology Core	OCRT 13	OCRT 16 (same as full FR version)	OCRT 16
Recognition areas detection (adjust borders manually, copy recognized text without exporting, and more)
Scans and photos pre-processing (wide set of options for better OCR result)	Limited set
Results verification and correction in OCR Editor

	FineReader 12 Sprint Mac	FineReader PDF 15 Sprint Mac
User experience and productivy
Redesigned user interface
Continuity Camera integration
Operating system supported	does not work properly on MacOS 11 Big Sur and later	Compatibility with latest MacOS 12 version (including Big Sur and Catalina support)
Recognition (OCR) languages supported	189	198
User interface languages	13	9
Import formats	PDF, including PDF/A Image formats: TIFF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JBIG, JBIG2, PNG, BMP, PCX, DCX, GIF	PDF, including PDF/A (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2u, 3a, 3b, 3u), PDF/UA Image formats (TIFF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, BMP, GIF)
Export formats	PDF, including PDF/A (1a, 1b) Image formats: TIFF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JBIG2, PNG, BMP, PCX, DCX Editable formats: DOC(X), XLS(X), PPTX, HTML, RTF, TXT, CSV, ODT E-book formats: EPUB®, FB2	PDF, including PDF/UA (need OCR), PDF/A (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2u, 3a, 3b, 3u) Image formats (TIFF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, BMP) Editable formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, RTF, TXT, CSV, ODT) E-book formats (EPUB®, FB2)
PDF features
View, print and rotates pages in PDFs
Protect and Sign PDFs	Limited (password protection via conversion to PDF only)	Limited (password protection via conversion to PDF only)
Conversion features
Create PDFs from Microsoft® Office documents, PDFs, image files, and files in other formats	PDF, TIFF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, BMP, GIF, PCX, DCX, JBIG, JBIG2	from PDFs and images (TIFF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, BMP, GIF)
Convert PDFs to editable formats (Word, Excel), merge files into one document during conversion
Save to searchable & image-only PDF	(via conversion only)	(via conversion only)
OCR features
OCR Technology Core	OCRT11	OCRT 16
Manual image preprocessing to ensure better accuracy and visual appearance (available in Image Editor)
Copy recognized text from an area without exporting
Automatic detection of document areas	(incl.barcodes)

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Is ABBYY FineReader free?

FineReader PDF viewer is simple, quick and easy to use alternative to Adobe Reader. Available functionality in the free version covers all the standard PDF tools: basic PDF viewing, commenting, and printing.

How much does ABBYY FineReader cost?

ABBYY FineReader Pricing Overview ABBYY FineReader has 3 pricing edition(s), from $19 to $69. A free trial of ABBYY FineReader is also available.

What is ABBYY FineReader Sprint?

ABBYY FineReader Sprint is a tool that turns any hard copy paper into an online type text which can be edited on the computer. With the program, you can correct images, reformat your document, or even edit typed text.