ABBYY FineReader PDF1402.19

Scan paper documents and image files with ABBYY FineReader PDF, then turn their contents into searchable digital files. Its OCR recognizes text in 198 languages, allowing scanned pages to be searched, copied, and converted rather than remaining static images. The application converts PDFs, document images, and scans into editable documents and other formats, including Word and Excel files.

Recognition preserves the original page layout, while an integrated image editor can improve photos and scans before conversion. Users can create searchable and editable PDFs, protect converted PDFs with passwords, and produce archival PDF/A or accessible PDF/UA files. PDF viewing and navigation tools handle everyday reading, and Dark Mode support lets the interface follow macOS appearance preferences.

The software suits home users, offices, and small organizations digitizing records, extracting text from paper documents, or preparing files for editing and archiving. An iPhone can capture documents through Continuity Camera so they can be edited on the Mac. ABBYY FineReader PDF runs on macOS 12 Big Sur or later, supports Intel and Apple Silicon processors, and is offered as freeware; the current version is 1402.19.