Features | ||
Document Recognition | ||
Superior recognition accuracy | Yes | Yes (Improved) |
Retention of document layout and formatting | Excellent | Excellent (Improved) |
Retention of document structure including consistent text flow, headers and footers, footnotes and image captions on multi-page documents | Yes | Yes (Improved) |
Exact electronic document reconstruction incl, fonts and font styles | Yes | Yes (Improved) |
Convert documents in multiple languages | only 2 languages can be chosen simultaneously | any combination can be chosen simultaneously |
Automatically detect languages | Yes | Yes |
Supported recognition languages | 179 | 190 |
Ideal for frequent document conversion and processing multiple documents | No | Yes |
Convert PDF files into Microsoft Office formats | No | Yes |
User Interface | ||
Interface type | Easy-to-use interface with preset Quick Tasks | Professional interface: preset Quick Tasks and advanced OCR and automation tools |
Curio 13 2. Preset Quick Tasks for one-click conversion: scan to Word, scan to Excel, scan to PDF | Yes | groups: of tasks Convert to Word, Convert to PDF, E-book creation, etc. |
Preview input documents | No | Yes |
Edit and proofread recognition results | No | Yes |
Live preview for saving results in the program | No | Yes |
Edit recognition areas | Basic tools | Advanced tools |
Fast access directly from Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows Explorer | Yes | Yes |
Saving recognition results | ||
Save to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, TXT, RTF, HTML | Yes | Yes |
Save in latest XML based document formats: DOCX, XLSX | No | Yes |
Save to Searchable PDF | Yes | Yes |
Save as different PDF types, incl. PDFs optimized for Web, tagged PDF and PDF/A for long term archiving | No | Yes |
Send results directly to Adobe Reader or Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint | No | Yes |
Advanced OCR Functions | ||
Adjustment tools to improve results | Basic tools | Advanced |
Create recognition languages and patterns | No | Yes |
Several saving modes in Word (exact copy, editable copy, formatted text, plain text) | No | Yes |
Advanced tools for professional OCR - image editing, creating area templates, recognition pattern training, barcode recognition and others | No | Yes |
Bonus application: ABBYY Screenshot Reader | Yes | Yes |
Creation of Electronic Books | ||
Ebooks creation in popular formats: EPUB and FB2 | No | Yes |
Send results to Amazon Kindle account | No | Yes |