ABBYY FineReader PDF Alternatives for Linux

ABBYY FineReader PDF is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Tesseract, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ABBYY FineReader PDF and 18 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to ABBYY FineReader PDF are NAPS2, GImageReader, Paperwork and OCRmyPDF.

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ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives are mainly OCR Engines, but if you're looking for Document Scanners or Screenshot Capture Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to ABBYY FineReader PDF.
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  1. Tesseract icon

    Tesseract

     110 likes

    Tesseract.js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images.

    26 Tesseract alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Tesseract as an Alternative to ABBYY FineReader PDF
    Guest
    Negative
    -4

    quality of OCR is very so-so. FineReader 14 also includes many PDF features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Tesseract is a great ABBYY FineReader PDF alternative.

    • Tesseract is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ABBYY FineReader PDF.

    • Tesseract is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ABBYY FineReader PDF.

    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and Proprietary
  2. NAPS2 icon

    NAPS2

     174 likes

    NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

    49 NAPS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    roshad87a9
    Negative
    0

    cannot convert to doc file

    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    I tested several options--some free and some paid--and this is the best option for ease of use, install footprint, and features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think NAPS2 is a great ABBYY FineReader PDF alternative.

    • NAPS2 is Free and Open SourceABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and Proprietary
    • NAPS2 is Privacy focusedABBYY FineReader PDF is not according to our users
  6. OCRmyPDF icon

    OCRmyPDF

     15 likes

    OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched - jbarlow83/OCRmyPDF

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. PaperScan icon

    PaperScan

     4 likes

    PaperScan Scanner Software is a powerful TWAIN and WIA scanning application with an OCR engine centered on one idea: making document acquisition an unparalleled easy task for anyone.

    29 PaperScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Adlib PDF

     1 like

    Adlib PDF delivers enterprise-class, document-to-PDF conversion software. It offers the highest fidelity PDF rendering engine on the market, with accurate OCR capabilities and intelligent document assembly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
     
  12. OCRopus icon

    OCRopus

     5 likes

    OCRopus(tm) is a state-of-the-art document analysis and OCR system, featuring pluggable layout analysis, pluggable character recognition, statistical natural language modeling, and multilingual capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main Interface
     
  13. EasyOCR icon

    EasyOCR

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    Ready-to-use OCR with 80+ supported languages and all popular writing scripts including Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Devanagari, Cyrillic and etc.

    17 EasyOCR alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Chandra icon

    Chandra

     1 like

    Chandra is a highly accurate OCR model that converts images and PDFs into structured HTML/Markdown/JSON while preserving layout information.

    23 Chandra alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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