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ABBYY FineReader PDFCisdem PDF Converter OCR
Paid

A paid licence or subscription is required after the trial.

 Paid

Paid licence with a free trial download.

Windows, macOS Windows, macOS
  • Recognition and layout retention that free engines do not match
  • Compares two versions of a document even across different formats
  • OCR for scanned PDFs
  • Converts to Office, iWork and image formats
  • Expensive subscription or licence
  • Windows and macOS only, closed source
  • Paid software
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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