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A versatile PDF tool, based on AI-driven OCR technology, making it easier to digitise, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents.
Agreement start: 1 August 2023
Agreement end: 31 July 2026
Subsequent invoice date: 3 months in advance of the licence anniversary date
Institutions may participate at any time during the 3-year period; however, they will be bound by the terms and conditions, including payments for 3 years from their enrolment.
Site licence
Free 30-day trials are available.
This Agreement is open to Institutions of Higher and Further Education and Research Councils in the United Kingdom, to Universities and Colleges of Further Education in the Republic of Ireland, and to Associated Sites.
Other UK organisations aligned with Chest's charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Chest will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.
Licensor: ABBYY UK Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 6037342), whose registered office is 70 Gracechurch Street, 3rd Floor, London, EC3V 0HR.
The universal PDF tool for students and teachers:
With ABBYY FineReader PDF, teachers, researchers, and students can be significantly more productive and efficient. FineReader PDF addresses the digital transformation of research and classrooms by facilitating work with both paper and digital books, magazines, scientific publications, and other materials.
Educational institutions:
Teachers and lecturers:
Researchers:
Accessibility:
Click here to see the Product Features Comparison List - Windows v Mac.
Click here to see the ABBYY FineReader PDF Accessibility Compliance Report (VPAT).
Free 30-day trials are available.
Click on the links below to access the following ABBYY FineReader PDF Guides:
There are also a range of video tutorials available.
You can submit a technical support request via the ABBYY Help Center.
Supplier home page: https://www.abbyy.com
FineReader PDF: https://pdf.abbyy.com
New releases, versions and functionality are included.
Download links and serial numbers will be made available to the Licensed Institution after receipt of an Order to Chest.
Click on the image below to watch a recording of the Introduction to the new ABBYY FineReader PDF Chest Agreement webinar, held on 2 November 2023, which covered an overview of the Agreement and the product, a product demo, and the deployment options available for educational institutions:
The associated slide deck can be found by clicking here.
Please note that the free 1-year iOS version mentioned in the webinar is not available through Chest as it does not form part of the contract and would therefore not be covered by the same terms and conditions of use.
Explore the ABBYY Learning center to answer these questions and more:
Tips, trends and use cases can also be found on the ABBYY FineReader PDF Blog.
ABBYY has a series of 'How To' videos for both the Windows and Mac versions of ABBYY FineReader PDF:
Additional recorded content can be found on ABBYY's YouTube Channel.
This content is restricted to logged in members.
This content is restricted to logged in members.
Licensor: ABBYY UK Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 6037342), whose registered office is 70 Gracechurch Street, 3rd Floor, London, EC3V 0HR.
The Chest Order, together with the Licence Terms and Conditions, and any exceptions listed below, create a legally binding contract between your institution, organisation or company and the Licensor. Therefore please read the terms and conditions carefully and only submit a Chest Order if its terms and conditions are acceptable to your institution, organisation or company and you have the authority to make the financial commitment shown.
The Site licence is subject to:
Please note the exceptional payment terms underlined at the bottom of this section.
Jisc will invoice Licensed Institutions for the initial fee on receipt of a completed order. Sites will then be invoiced annually 3 months in advance of the anniversary of their licence start date until the end of their Commitment Period.
You are advised that because of the requirement for Jisc to collect monies due before the anniversary date 2 charges may initially fall into 1 academic accounting year.
Chest is an Enterprise of Jisc. All Purchase orders must be made out to Jisc Services Ltd, 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB to cover all charges plus VAT.
All terms contained in a PO are expressly rejected and do not form part of the Licence or vary the Licence terms in any way.
Payments are due within 30 days of invoice date; recipients of late payments are entitled to interest in accordance with UK statutory provisions.
Due to payment timescales agreed with ABBYY, payment to Jisc must be made within 30 days of the invoice date in order to ensure that your site has continued access to the software. If your institution requires a PO number being quoted on the invoice, please ensure that you provide this at the time of ordering.
At the end of the Period of Agreement, if there is no new Agreement between ABBYY UK Ltd and Jisc or a new Agreement directly between the Licensed Site and ABBYY UK Ltd, then Licensed Sites are required to remove all copies of ABBYY FineReader PDF from their systems at the expiry of their Licence (Commitment) Period.
The product(s) may be used by any Authorised User of the Licensee for Educational Purposes which includes the administration and management of the licensee’s educational and research operations. These permissions are described in the terms and conditions of the ABBYY EULA and the Chest Addendum to ABBYY EULA.
| Students | Yes |
| Academic Staff | Yes |
| Non-Academic Staff | Yes |
| Administration and management | Yes |
| Staff home use rights | No* |
| Student home use rights | No* |
| Virtualisation and remote access rights | Yes |
| Overseas Campus use | Yes** |
* Local installation of ABBYY FineReader PDF on personal computers of staff and students is not allowed but staff and students may access the software on their personal computers via any virtualisation technology deployed by their institution which requires their institutional login.
** Overseas Campus use is allowed as long as the overseas campus is fully-owned by the Licensee.
Personal licences are not available under this Agreement.
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