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ABBYY FineReader Tutorial

A guide to using ABBYY FineReader for text extraction from documents using OCR (Optical Character Recognition).

Personal Scanner Apps (iPhone & Android)

Here is a list of apps you can use if you instead wish to digitally scan your items using a mobile device.

App Cost Capture Text Multipage  Captures Photos OCR Output Format Cloud Compatibility 

iScanner

iScanner logo.

 

 

4.99

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

with PRO purchase

 

 

PDF

 

 

Email with PRO: Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, Yandex.Disk, Box, OneDrive

Tiny Scanner

Tiny Scanner logo.

 

 

4.99

 

 

no

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

no

 

 

PDF

 

 

Email Pro: Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, iCloud Drive

Genius Scanner

Genius Scanner logo.

 

 

7.99

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

no

 

 

PDF, JPEG

 

 

Email Plus version: iCloud Drive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote, FTP, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, OneNote

FineScanner

 FineScanner logo.

 

 

0.83/month

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

no

 

 

yes

Choice between JPG and PDF If you choose to RECOGNIZE on the app:DOCX, DOC, searchable PDF, PDF/A, XLSX, XLS, TXT, RTF, ODT, PPTX, EPUB, FB2

Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, email, iCloud Drive, Facebook, iTunes, Box, Yanex.Disk

Evernote Scannable

Evernote Scannable logo.

 

 

free

 

 

yes

 

 

no

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

PDF

 

 

Email and works with whatever compatible apps are on your phone

Dropbox

Dropbox logo.

 

 

free

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

no

 

 

PDF, PNG

 

 

Dropbox

TurboScan

TurboScan logo.

 

 

free

 

 

no

 

 

yes

 

 

yes

 

 

no

 

 

PDF, JPEG

 

 

iCloud Drive, Email