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any excellent software products combine PDF-editing and optical-
character-reading (OCR) functions, but none are as impressive as
ABBYY Fine Reader 15. No other app comes close to its powerful
combination of PDF, OCR, and document comparison features or integrates
those features as lucidly and smoothly. In my testing, FineReader’s OCR
feature is also more accurate than any PDF-plus-OCR competitors, such as
Adobe Acrobat Pro and Nitro Pro, as well as standalone OCR apps such as
Kofax OmniPage and ReadIris.PRICE PLANS
ABBYY FineReader 15 comes in two versions: a $199 Standard version that
doesn’t include the document-compare feature but has all the app’s essential
PDF editing tools and a $299 Corporate version that includes document
comparison and automated conversion routines that can process up to 5,000
pages per month. Both these prices are for perpetual licenses, not subscriptions.ABBYY FineReader: Best
PDF-Management App
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