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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (55.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
No pricing available
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Star Rating
(295)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansTex-Edit Plus
Star Rating
(18)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tex-Edit PlusSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Tex-Edit Plus excels in syntax highlighting and autocompletion, making it a favorite among developers for coding tasks, while FineReader PDF is praised for its document scanning capabilities, allowing users to easily convert physical documents into editable formats.
- Reviewers mention that FineReader PDF offers superior batch conversion features, which streamline the process of converting multiple files at once, whereas Tex-Edit Plus is noted for its robust find and replace functionality, which is particularly useful for text editing.
- G2 users highlight that FineReader PDF provides better document management tools, allowing for efficient organization and retrieval of files, while Tex-Edit Plus is favored for its editing history feature, which helps users track changes over time.
- Users on G2 report that FineReader PDF has a more user-friendly ease of setup and ease of admin experience, making it accessible for small businesses, while Tex-Edit Plus is appreciated for its collaborative editing capabilities, which enhance teamwork on coding projects.
- Reviewers say that Tex-Edit Plus shines in color editing and crop features, allowing for detailed text formatting, while FineReader PDF is recognized for its image enhancement tools, which improve the quality of scanned documents.
- Users report that FineReader PDF supports a wider range of file types for import and export, making it versatile for various document formats, whereas Tex-Edit Plus is noted for its strong performance in document editing, particularly in creating and revising text documents.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
FineReader for Windows Standard
Starting at $16.00
Per Month
Monthly Plan
- Edit, protect and collaborate on PDFs
- Create and convert PDFs
- Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR
Tex-Edit Plus
No pricing availableFree Trial
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Free Trial is available
Tex-Edit Plus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
220
8.5
16
Ease of Use
8.9
224
9.0
16
Ease of Setup
9.3
73
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.1
52
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
149
8.3
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
84
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
206
7.1
16
Features by Category
Coding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Format
9.1
56
Not enough data
9.2
56
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
Edit
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
Operating System
9.3
56
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.0
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Editing
9.1
86
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
9.2
80
Not enough data
9.1
73
Not enough data
9.0
71
Not enough data
Operating System
9.5
69
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Edit
9.2
87
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
Logistics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
8.7
43
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.3
52
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Operating System
9.6
54
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
8.2
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
9.6
8
Not enough data
Operating System
9.5
90
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
7.2
37
Not enough data
Document Processing
9.1
95
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.0
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac and Tex-Edit Plus are categorized as Document Creation
Unique Categories
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac is categorized as PDF Editor, File Reader, OCR, and Document Scanning
Tex-Edit Plus is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tex-Edit Plus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Translation and Localization
10.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Higher Education
6.8%
Legal Services
4.4%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
66.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.2%
Computer Networking
22.2%
Program Development
11.1%
Computer & Network Security
11.1%
Telecommunications
5.6%
Other
27.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What does abbyy FineReader do?
4 Comments
SP
It digitizes nearly any printed text you can scan with high accuracy in many languages, including multiple languages and can be taught to correctly identify...Read more
How can I drag a page between pdf documents?
2 Comments
PK
I regret to say, but the drag and drop option is not supported at the moment in ABBYY FineReader 15.
To be able to add the pages from another file, the...Read more
I can't resolve the internal error that sometimes appears during use.
2 Comments
Official Response from FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
We are sorry to hear you faced an issue while using FineReader PDF.
To help investigate the problem, please feel free to contact the ABBYY support team...Read more
Tex-Edit Plus has no discussions with answers
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