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EasyOCR vs ABBYY FineReader PDF: catalog facts
EasyOCR	ABBYY FineReader PDF
Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.	Paid A paid licence or subscription is required after the trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS
Works out of the box on many scripts with no training or tuning Returns bounding boxes and confidence, not just text	Recognition and layout retention that free engines do not match Compares two versions of a document even across different formats
Requires PyTorch, which is a heavy dependency Noticeably slow without a GPU	Expensive subscription or licence Windows and macOS only, closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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