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Scan and recognize multipage documents in PDF or JPG
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ABBYY FineScanner AI 7 — Intelligent AI assistant for scanning and document OCR 📲

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FineScanner AI is a next-generation mobile scanner that works as an intelligent assistant seamlessly automating paperwork on a mobile device. The new features allow the user to instantly find photos of documents in the gallery and recognize the text offline.

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Igor Akimov
Hi everyone, We are very proud to be on Product Hunt today and present the new version of our flagship mobile app – FineScanner AI. A big thank you to @chrismessina for hunting us! Why is it called FineScanner AI? We believe that artificial intelligence in mobile applications for productivity has excellent potential. Our proprietary neural network-based technology implemented in FineScanner AI simplifies and speeds up the workflow as it instantly finds photos of documents in the gallery. No matter how many pictures of cats and sunsets you have on your phone, FineScanner AI will only suggest images suitable for recognition. Once the right scan is located, you can optimize it for viewing and printing, recognize and edit the text, convert and share the document via email, messaging or cloud services. The app also received offline text recognition. Now Android and iOS users can extract and edit the text in their scans without an Internet connection. Offline recognition is perfect for travelers and those who work with sensitive documents, while online OCR preserves the original layout and allows to convert the image into 12 popular formats. The technology works with 193 languages online and 63 offline. We call FineScanner AI an intelligent capture assistant as it seamlessly automates paperwork on a mobile device. The app has been featured by Business Insider, PCMag, TechRadar, and Lifehacker. We absolutely love the Product Hunt community! That is why we have prepared for each of you a free premium subscription to ABBYY FineScanner AI for 1 month. To activate the promo code, please follow this link on your mobile device (iOS or Android): https://promo.abbyy.com/fsph.html We would be very grateful for your support, comments, and questions! Have a fantastic day, guys!
Lera Koryakina
Love this app! Saves my life each time I need to scan something and I’m out of office!
Anna Koltsova
@lera_koryakina you feedback make us feel really happy, thank you!
Sergii Ostryanko
Hi! Is there any difference between online and offline OCR?
Anna Koltsova
@sergii_ostryanko Thanks for good questions! Yes, there is a difference! Offline recognition supports 63 languages and provides results in TXT, online OCR can read scans in 193 languages and convert results in 12 formats, here is the full list of formats and languages https://www.finescanner.com/en/#...
Evan Johnson
If a document contains text in multiple languages, will the app correctly digitize it?
Igor Akimov
@evan_johnson1 Thanks for the question, Evan! Yes, you can choose up to 3 languages.
Maxime Vermeir

Just the best out there!

Pros:

The new AI to find documents you’ve taken pictures of, tucked away in your photo library is just awesome.

Cons:

None

Sofya Oronova

I've been using FineScanner for a while, but they launched it with a new feature! Now in just a few seconds you can see all documents from your camera roll and use them for scanning

Pros:

It works literally like magic

Cons:

No cons for me

Alexander Karpin
Great app, I've been spending a lot of time trying to find a scanner near me, but after I've installed it, I can scan on the go.
Anna Koltsova
@alexnerru thank you for the nice words, Alexander!
Ivan Shafran

Nice to see FineScanner is getting better every update.

Pros:

Offline OCR is useful for scanning and sending text to colleagues. Must have for people who travel a lot and suffer from lousy internet.

Cons:

No night mode

Andrew Nikiforov
Niiice! Can I use Siri with FineScanner?
maria mitkevich
@anikiforov Hi Andrew! Yes! FineScanner AI supports Siri Shortcuts, and you can ask Siri to open scans without launching the app! Just create a shortcut in FineScanner AI beforehand. Please read the related article on our blog: http://mobileblog.abbyy.com/en/2...
Maria Goryushkina
Hi, can you tell me more about your neural network-based technology?
maria mitkevich
@maria_gor Hi! ABBYY Neural Network runs through the photos in the gallery and detects images with text that can be turned into scans. It works on-device even in the airplane mode :) It took almost a year to create and train the network, and we are genuinely proud of it :) Here is the article from our blog where you can read more about Neural Network and new OCR in FineScanner AI: http://mobileblog.abbyy.com/en/2...
Oleksandr Musatkin
I always use ABBYY FineScanner. Amazed by new AI update.
Evgeniya Zaslavskaya
Hi all! How long does it take to extract text from one page?
Igor Akimov
@evgeniya_zaslavskaya Hi Evgeniya! Thanks for the question. If you use Offline OCR, it will take a fraction of a second. Online Conversion usually takes 10-30 seconds per page, depenping on the quality of internet.
Alexandra Shmelkina
Can I create a new document in the app and convert it to PDF?
Anna Koltsova
@alexandra_shmelkina1 thank you for the question. Yes, of course you can create new scan not only from images in your gallery, but also using FineScanner camera. Just make a photo and FineScanner will remove extra background, improve contract and perspective. After that you can share it in image-only PDF. If you then will send it to online OCR, you can also create searchable PDF.
maria mitkevich
@alexandra_shmelkina1 Hi Alexandra! This is a tricky question :) Any document kept in the app can be converted to PDF, but first, you need to add it either by taking a photo or upload it from the gallery.
Nina Blinova
is there an image editor? can I apply a filter to a picture so it would look like a scan, for instance?
maria mitkevich
@nina_blinova Hi Nina! Yes, you can apply filters (colorful, back and white, grayscale). You will get the same result as if you were using a desktop scanner.
Julia Petryk
Congrats on the launch! How is FineScanner different from other scanning apps?
Anna Koltsova
@ua_philka FineScanner is the only one app on the mobile market which includes combination of recognition technologies: offline OCR for fast recognition in plain text in 63 langauges, and online OCR if you need to save formatting of your scans (headers, tables, etc) in 193 languages and convertion into 12 formats, including Word, Excel, PPT, Searchable PDF and more.
Maksim Dmitriev
Hi, Which languages are supported in this automatic document selection feature?
Anna Koltsova
@maksim_dmitriev interesting question, really like it, thanks! Our neural network can identify photos with text on any language!
Tony Gala

Very good!

Pros:

Fast, free trial

Cons:

Nothing

Anatoly Sharifulin
Great app, the best team. I recommend it.
Anna Koltsova
@sharifulin thanks for your feedback. Every nice word make us really inspired.
Ivan Novikov
Please add digital signatures there or export to DocuSign
Dan Miller

Thank you for the update, automatic gallery sorting is nuts!

Pros:

Helpful app to use on the go and have all important docs to yourself.

Cons:

Please add folders or grouping by tags