Where to find the serial number/activation key for FineReader application?

Question

Where to find the lost serial number/activation key for FineReader?

Answer

If the license was purchased on our website, the email from our e-shop included the license number and the invoice. Please check it by the following keywords: 2Checkout, Verifone.

If the license was purchased via one of our resellers or partners, please check the email with reseller/partner name in your inbox.

If the email was deleted or you use a different email now, it is possible to restore the serial number using the following information:

  • registration data (email, name, surname, company name) if the license was registered;
  • invoice or order number if the purchase was made on our website;
  • email or company name that was used for the purchase on our website;
  • Support ID if the program is currently installed on a machine:
    • Go to FineReader's menu: Help > About > License Info;
    • Contact ABBYY Customer Support team by submitting a support ticket and provide a Support ID displayed or any available information from the list above.

If the boxed version of the program was purchased, the serial number can be found on a card inside the CD case or printed on EULA.

The serial number of the ABBYY product license has the following template: XXXX-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY, where X - letters, and Y - numbers.   

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    Reinhard Frank

    Ich habe die Seriennummer aber keinen Aktivierungscode 

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    Reinhard Frank

    mit einem neuen Rechner habe ich das Programm ABBYY FineReader 9.0

    Professional Edition leider gelöscht  FPEF-****-****-****-****-****

    Ich benötige einen neuen  Aktivierungscode.

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    Victoria Dvornikova

    Hello Reinhard Frank,

    I have created a support request based on your comment above. Please await a reply from our Customer Support specialist.

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    Andrei

    In Help -> About -> License Info i saw a key containing 24 numbers, no letters at all. When i uninstalled Abbyy in order to install it on another computer, with this activation key, it told me that the serial number is invalid. Now i don't have any working installation... What can i do to recover my activation key?

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    Victoria Dvornikova

    Hello Andrei,

    Our agent has answered your question in the support ticket.

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    Dittmar Birkhahn

    Hello I cant find my Serial Number, can you help me ?

    Yesterday i pay with paypal the license

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    Victoria Dvornikova

    Hello Dittmar,

    We have received your request and will reply you soon.

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    Info

    Hello.

     

    i can not find the serial number. Please help me.

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    Shulem Deen

    Hi — This is very frustrating, as I've been having this problem for over a month, and have not been able to activate the product. I opened a support ticket, and was advised to reinstall the latest build—which I did, but the problem was not solved; it's been over a week, and I've received no response.

    It's very frustrating to pay good money on a product, and a month later it's still not working. A reply with a workable solution would be very much appreciated.

    Thank you.

     

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    Victoria Dvornikova

    Hello Shulem Deen,

    Please await our reply within support ticket #513298. Note, that this article is related to FineReader for Windows and you have a Mac version. 

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    Michael Thayer

    I have tried everything....I moved to a new laptop...downloaded v16 standalone...referred to serial number in my paid receipt...it wouldnt work....then I copied license file from other computer and got error (you are installed on another machine...look, I paid for this version 9 months ago and I should be entitled to use it on the new computer

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    Michael Thayer

    I submitted a ticket

     

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    Wyatt Young

    Why can't I find my activation code for Mac? I installed on one laptop, and need it on my desktop as well. 

     

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    Dawna Jones

    Michael Thayer

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    am having same problem as Wyatt, Michael, Shulem, Victoria.  I desparately need  help accessing Appy Fine reader options which i have been using for a couple years without problems prior to transferring to a new computer this month.  I paid a fee I believe should not have been needed.  but I desparately need the service I have been used to in the past.  PLEASE HELP.  D.T. Jones 760 672 9132

    I have tried everything....I moved to a new laptop...downloaded v16 standalone...referred to serial number in my paid receipt...it wouldnt work....then I copied license file from other computer and got error (you are installed on another machine...look, I paid for this version 9 months ago and I should be entitled to use it on the new computer

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