FineReader PDF for Mac

Announcements

• FineReader 12 Sprint for Mac EOL and its replacement
• ABBYY FineReader Pro for Mac End of Life

Video tutorials

• How to convert a PDF to Word or Excel
• How to convert a document into a searchable PDF
• How to protect documents converted to PDFs with passwords
• How to digitize a document to PDF/A for archiving
• How to convert a document into an accessible PDF/UA
• How to scan with iPhone using Continuity Camera

Installation, update and upgrade

• Specifications
• Release notes
• User's Guides
• Downloads

• How to install FineReader PDF for Mac
• Updating FineReader PDF for Mac
• FineReader Pro for Mac hangs under macOS Sierra
• How to update FineReader Pro for Mac?

Activation and Licensing

• Types of subscriptions available for FineReader PDF for Mac
• What is the serial number?
• Activating FineReader PDF for Mac with the serial number for FineReader Pro for Mac
• Invalid serial number error message when activating FineReader Pro for Mac
• FineReader PDF for Mac activation process

Recognition (OCR)

• Warning in FineReader PDF for Mac: Image resolution may be incorrect. For best results, set the resolution to <value>
• Recognition of fractions in FineReader PDF for Mac
• FineReader PDF for Mac app crashes when creating a new project
• Exporting particular areas in FineReader PDF for Mac
• Recognizing vertically oriented text in FineReader PDF for Mac
• Recognition of non-standard symbols in FineReader PDF for Mac

How To

• Is it possible to translate text in ABBYY FineReader PDF for Mac?
• Using the VoiceOver in FineReader PDF for Mac
• Does FineReader PDF for Mac support creating and editing fillable PDF forms?
• How to convert a Microsoft Word document to PDF in FineReader PDF for Mac
• How to get a refund for FineReader PDF for Mac purchased in App Store
• How to recognize Gothic (Fraktur) text in FineReader PDF for Mac

Known Issues

• Error message "Invalid file name. Prohibited characters: *" when trying to export a document
• Conversion failed with the error "Operation stopped: FENAddPDFOperation" in FineReader PDF for Mac
• FineReader PDF for Mac crashes when deleting a page
• Error message in FineReader PDF for Mac: "Image size limit exceeded. Could not load the following pages of file"
• Batch processing in FineReader PDF for Mac
• 'You do not have permission to open the application' error message when scanning

Scanning

• Scanning to FineReader PDF for Mac from Image Capture
• How to scan in FineReader PDF for Mac?
• "No devices connected" in the scanning dialog of FineReader PDF for Mac
• Scanner is not available for scanning in FineReader Pro

FineReader for ScanSnap (Mac)

• FineReader for ScanSnap 5.5 for Mac and new M1 chip
• Using ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 5.5 with ScanSnap Home on Windows
• Using ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 5.5 with ScanSnap Manager on Mac
• Using ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 5.5 with ScanSnap Home on Mac
• Error appears during FineReader for ScanSnap 5.5 installation
• FineReader for ScanSnap 4.1 compatibility Update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6