ABBYY FineReader PDF

Benefits

• 3 year site licence with fixed pricing
• Price banding based on size of institution
• Windows and Mac licences provided
• Virtualisation and remote access rights included

Important Dates

Agreement start: 1 August 2023

Agreement end: 31 July 2026

Subsequent invoice date: 3 months in advance of the licence anniversary date

Commitment Period

Institutions may participate at any time during the 3-year period; however, they will be bound by the terms and conditions, including payments for 3 years from their enrolment.

Licence Type

Site licence

Trials

Free 30-day trials are available.

Eligible Institutions

This Agreement is open to Institutions of Higher and Further Education and Research Councils in the United Kingdom, to Universities and Colleges of Further Education in the Republic of Ireland, and to Associated Sites.

Other UK organisations aligned with Chest's charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Chest will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.

Supplier Details

Licensor: ABBYY UK Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 6037342), whose registered office is 70 Gracechurch Street, 3rd Floor, London, EC3V 0HR.

Product Description

The universal PDF tool for students and teachers:

• ABBYY FineReader PDF Corporate for Windows
• ABBYY FineReader PDF for Mac

With ABBYY FineReader PDF, teachers, researchers, and students can be significantly more productive and efficient. FineReader PDF addresses the digital transformation of research and classrooms by facilitating work with both paper and digital books, magazines, scientific publications, and other materials.

• Optimise document processes: Digitise, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents in one workflow
• Make the most of PDFs: Edit digital and scanned PDFs with a newfound ease: correct whole sentences and paragraphs or even adjust the layout
• Digitise the document workflow: Incorporate paper documents into a digital workplace with AI-based OCR technology to simplify daily work and study

Educational institutions:

• Equip teachers, lecturers, administrative staff and students with an all-in-one solution for working with documents
• Streamline paper-heavy administrative processes
• Convert documents into PDF formats for convenient sharing with a large audience
• Digitise paper documents, secure and archive them in standard archiving formats such as PDF/A and PDF/UA

Teachers and lecturers:

• Create teaching materials and worksheets by using content from different resources such as scanned textbooks or scientific articles – without manually retyping
• Protect information from unauthorised viewing, copying and reusing
• Review student assignments: mark-up and give feedback digitally, using PDF documents instead of paper
• Quickly find relevant information in educational materials scanned and converted into searchable PDF documents

Researchers:

• Convert and store research papers and reports in searchable digital formats in order to quickly find relevant information later
• Collaborate on projects by using comment and annotation tools, exchange feedback and monitor the status directly within a document
• Reduce PDF file size and enhance visual quality of scans
• Support your work process by bookmarking and highlighting important sections within documents and leave comments to support your thought process later

Accessibility:

• Use exceptional quality OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to convert text books and study materials to digitally accessible documents, enabling students with dyslexia or visual impairments to get equal access to printed educational materials
• Make study materials universally accessible (using PDF/UA format) to text-to-speech, magnification software or other assistive technologies

What's new in ABBYY FineReader PDF 16

Click on the image below to watch a short demo of what's new in ABBYY FineReader PDF 16:

Product Features Comparison List - Windows v Mac

Click here to see the Product Features Comparison List - Windows v Mac.

ABBYY FineReader PDF Accessibility Compliance Report (VPAT)

Click here to see the ABBYY FineReader PDF Accessibility Compliance Report (VPAT).

Trials

Free 30-day trials are available.

Product Documentation and Training Materials

Click on the links below to access the following ABBYY FineReader PDF Guides:

• System Administrator's and User's Guides (Windows)
• User's Guide (Mac)

There are also a range of video tutorials available.

Technical Support

You can submit a technical support request via the ABBYY Help Center.

Supplier Web Address

Supplier home page: https://www.abbyy.com

FineReader PDF: https://pdf.abbyy.com

System Releases, New Versions and Functionality

New releases, versions and functionality are included.

Platforms

Windows OS
Mac OS

Method of Delivery of the Products

Download links and serial numbers will be made available to the Licensed Institution after receipt of an Order to Chest.

Introduction to the new ABBYY FineReader PDF Chest Agreement

Click on the image below to watch a recording of the Introduction to the new ABBYY FineReader PDF Chest Agreement webinar, held on 2 November 2023, which covered an overview of the Agreement and the product, a product demo, and the deployment options available for educational institutions:

The associated slide deck can be found by clicking here.

Please note that the free 1-year iOS version mentioned in the webinar is not available through Chest as it does not form part of the contract and would therefore not be covered by the same terms and conditions of use.

Demo: Key features of ABBYY FineReader PDF

Click on the image below to watch a short demo of the key features of ABBYY FineReader PDF:

What is a PDF and what is OCR?

Explore the ABBYY Learning center to answer these questions and more:

Tips, trends and use cases can also be found on the ABBYY FineReader PDF Blog.

Video Tutorials

ABBYY has a series of 'How To' videos for both the Windows and Mac versions of ABBYY FineReader PDF:

Additional recorded content can be found on ABBYY's YouTube Channel.