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ABBYY FineReader PDFRescribe
Paid

A paid licence or subscription is required after the trial.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Windows, macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Recognition and layout retention that free engines do not match
  • Compares two versions of a document even across different formats
  • Tuned for historical printed books
  • Outputs searchable PDF and plain text
  • Expensive subscription or licence
  • Windows and macOS only, closed source
  • macOS users may need to authorize the app in security settings
  • Extra languages and scripts are a separate download
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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