Workstation requirements
The system requirements for the workstation on which your application is installed are the same for all scenarios:
Hardware
- PC with x86-compatible processor (1 GHz or higher)
- Memory:
- for processing one-page documents — minimum 1.5 GB RAM, recommended 3.5 GB RAM
- for processing multi-page documents — minimum 2 GB RAM, recommended 4 GB RAM
- for parallel processing — 1.5 GB + (number of cores) × 2.5 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- for library installation:
- 2.5 GB for core functionality
- additional 400 MB for the OfficeConverters module
- for program operation:
- 150 MB for running the program
- additional 15Mb for every page when processing a multi-page document
- 100% TWAIN-compatible scanner, digital camera, or fax modem — for scanning or image import only
- Video card and monitor (minimum resolution 1024×768 — for pattern training, dictionary editing, scanning with a GUI displayed, Visual Components)
- Keyboard, mouse or other input device
Operating system
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
ABBYY FineReader Engine has been tested on the following cloud computing platforms:
- Microsoft Azure:
- Azure App Services
- Azure Service Fabric
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Amazon EC2
ABBYY FineReader Engine has been tested in the following virtual environments:
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016
- Oracle VM VirtualBox 7
- Parallels Desktop for Mac 16.1.3
- VMware ESXi 6.7
- VMware Workstation Player/Pro 17
ABBYY FineReader Engine can also be run in a Docker container on supported platforms.
Other software components
ABBYY FineReader Engine installer uses Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX), that requires .NET Framework for its operation:
- For Developer installation:
- .NET Framework 4.6.1 and above is required
- For Runtime installation:
- automatic installation - .NET Framework 4.6.1 and above is required
- manual installation with the OfficeConverters module - .NET Framework 4.6.2 and above is required
- manual installation without the OfficeConverters module - .NET Framework is not required
The following versions of .NET Framework are supported:
- 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 3.5 SP1
For opening digital documents, the following components should be installed:
- .NET Framework 4.6.2
- Microsoft Excel — for opening XLS, XLSX, ODS formats with the OCT_MsOffice setting
For correct operation of the font detection mechanism the fonts needed for the languages you use should be installed; for the list of recommended font families see the description of the FontNamesFiltersEnum enumeration in the Developer's Help.
For ABBYY FineReader Engine Visual Components only:
- Microsoft Windows Common Controls must have version 6.0 or later
Working with the .NET Core wrapper
ABBYY FineReader Engine .NET Core wrapper supports .NET Core version 8 and .NET Core version 6.
Working with the Java wrapper
ABBYY FineReader Engine Java wrapper has been tested on the following Java Development Kits:
- for 32-bit operating systems:
- Oracle Java SE Development Kit 8u411 x86
- for 64-bit operating systems:
- Open JDK 21.0.2 x64
- Open JDK 22.0.2 x64
- Oracle Java SE Development Kit 8u411 x64
- Oracle Java SE Development Kit 11.0.23 x64
- Oracle Java SE Development Kit 17.0.11 x64
- Oracle Java SE Development Kit 21.0.3 x64
- Oracle Java SE Development Kit 22.0.1 x64
Permissions
Full control permissions for the following folders are required:
- %TEMP% folder
- folder %ProgramData%\ABBYY\SDK\12\FineReader Engine
- folder %ProgramData%\ABBYY\SDK\12\Licenses (required for license server, optional for workstations)
All users running your application should have read&execute and write permissions to:
- %ProgramData%\ABBYY folder.
The following registry branches should be accessible from the workstation:
- "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ABBYY\SDK\12\FineReader Engine" — full control
- "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ABBYY\SDK\12" — full control for installation only
- "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ABBYY\SDK\12" — full control for installation only
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