The Most Comprehensive SDK for Data Capture and Document Conversion

ABBYY FineReader Engine is the most comprehensive data capture and document recognition / conversion SDK . It includes all the technologies needed for developing state-of-the-art intelligent data capture, document recognition, and document conversion systems. In addition to OCR , ICR , OMR and barcode recognition , it also offers image pre- and post-processing, document layout analysis, PDF conversion, and forms processing (for both fixed and semi-structured forms) technologies.

ABBYY FineReader Engine 8.0 offers all of the essential data capture and document conversion tools in a single toolkit. As a result, developers and integrators benefit from working with a single and efficient environment. Developers no longer need to outsource different technologies, learn different programming environments or deal with multiple licensing agreements. In addition, FineReader Engine's modular approach in its run-time licenses ensures that developers only pay for the technology they use in the end application.

ABBYY FineReader Engine is a common platform for ABBYY's recognition technology. FineReader Engine covers all the core technology functions that are inside of ABBYY's flagship products including ABBYY FineReader OCR , ABBYY FormReader and ABBYY FlexiCapture Studio . It also has additional recognition functions specifically designed for international conversion or capturing projects, such as Fast Mode Recognition, Document Analysis for Invoices, CJK OCR (Recognition of Chinese , Japanese , and Korean ), etc.

FineReader Engine is flexible enough to support development of an application of any architecture and scale. Developers can create a client workstation designed from scratch, build a server-based solution, or integrate FineReader technologies into an existing application.

With each new development cycle, ABBYY enhances the FineReader core technology with a variety of new functionality designed to support the increasingly sophisticated needs of ABBYY customers. Enhancements range from core recognition technology improvements, to support for new input and output formats or new tools for developers.

Content

• Features and Functions
  This section contains an overview of FineReader Engine's features and functions.

• Benefits
  This section explains why it is beneficial to use ABBYY FineReader Engine products for your tasks and solutions.

• What's New in 8.0
  This section contains information on new features in version 8.0 in comparison to previous versions.

• Licensing Policy
  This section describes ABBYY's flexible licensing policy, providing an overview of predefined licenses and additional modules for each type of license. You will also find a comparison table describing which licenses are available with which additional modules.

• Trial Version
  This section contains the conditions of receiving ABBYY Trial SDK.

• Specifications
  This section contains brief information on ABBYY FineReader Engine components.