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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