Readiris PDF

Readiris PDF allows you to aggregate and split, edit and annotate, protect and sign your PDFs. It’s also a global solution to convert, edit, and transform all your paper documents into a variety of digital formats, intuitively with a few clicks.



Rapidly capture and convert your documents to editable PDF with Readiris PDF Pro for PC, with easy management of your documents. Ideal for collaboration, it offers a group of tools to attach annotations, comments, and hypertext lines, which can be clicked on to reach attached documents.

Nothing is simpler than being able to sign and protect your PDFs to send them electronically.

• Create your PDFs
• Annotations and comments in PDFs
• Voice annotations and reading aloud of your PDFs
• Merge your PDFs
• Compress your PDFs
• 20% faster document processing
• Import from your computer            
• Edit your PDFs            
• Scan from your computer            
• Convert and export to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)            
• Modify your Word, Page, Writer, and text documents            
• Recognize your Excel, Numbers, and Calc tables            
• Split your PDFs
• Protect and sign your PDFs
• PDF/A solutions for long-term archiving
• Batch processing of documents            
• Managing watched folders

It allows you to convert PDFs, images, and texts into an image or scanned documents to edit in the format of your choice: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or indexed PDF. It makes digitization and conversion of your paper documents possible with one click to a variety of formats, creating accurate text with a few clicks.



The optical character recognition engine allows you to recover texts in all kinds of files, with perfect accuracy, preserving the original format for a variety of source or target file formats.

Readiris software converts all your files into audio files (.mp3, .wav), for easy and accurate readings. You can listen to your audio files on any device (tablet, smartphone, or desktop) and define the audio format to use when opening a file (Windows Media Player, etc.).

Readiris is an OCR software package that automatically converts text from paper documents, images, or PDF files into fully editable files without having to perform all the tedious retyping work! The optical character recognition (OCR) technology used in Readiris PDF allows very accurate document recognition whilst preserving the original page layout.

What’s New

• Crop All Pages at Once: Instantly adjust margins by cropping every page in a document in a single action.
• Copy Movable Objects to All Pages: Duplicate added elements and PDF objects across all pages with one click for faster document editing.
• Import Data to Fill PDF Forms: Automatically populate PDF forms by importing XFDF, FDF, XML, or XFA data files.
• Improved Excel Export Hyperlinks: Enhanced hyperlink handling when exporting to Excel, ensuring links remain functional and intact.
• Numerous Bug Fixes: Addressed multiple issues to improve overall stability, performance, and reliability.

FAQs

What is Readiris PDF used for?
Readiris PDF is a document management and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software developed by IRIS. It allows users to edit, annotate, convert, compress, merge, and digitally sign PDF files, as well as convert scanned documents into editable formats like Word or Excel.

Does Readiris PDF include OCR functionality?
Yes. OCR is one of its core features. It can recognize text from scanned documents and images, making them searchable and editable. This is especially useful for digitizing paper documents.

Is Readiris PDF a full alternative to Adobe Acrobat?
Readiris PDF offers many essential PDF editing and OCR features, making it a viable alternative for users who need document conversion and editing without subscribing to Adobe Acrobat. However, enterprise-level workflow features may be more limited depending on the edition.

Is Readiris PDF available for Windows and Mac?
Yes. Readiris PDF is available for both Windows and macOS, though features may vary slightly depending on the version and edition purchased.

Is Readiris PDF still relevant in 2026?
Yes. In 2026, Readiris PDF remains relevant for users who need reliable OCR and PDF editing tools, particularly for business, academic, and administrative tasks involving scanned documents.



Alternatives

ABBYY FineReader PDF – An advanced OCR and PDF editing software that converts scanned documents into editable formats while preserving layout and formatting accuracy.

Adobe Acrobat Pro – A professional PDF solution that enables document editing, conversion, OCR processing, digital signatures, and secure document management.

Tungsten Power PDF Standard (formerly Kofax Power PDF) – A PDF editing and document conversion tool that offers OCR, form creation, and secure PDF management for business use.

PDFelement – A user-friendly PDF editor that supports text and image editing, OCR, file conversion, and form handling in a streamlined interface.

OmniPage – An OCR-focused software designed to convert scanned documents and images into searchable and editable digital files with high recognition accuracy.

Pricing

Readiris PDF Essential - 79€ (Perpetual Licence for 1 PC)

• Scanning and OCR in 138 languages
• PDF editing, conversion, and management
• Annotations, comments, insertion & extraction
• PDF form filling
• Export to/from Office formats (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Saving and printing
• Search and replace within PDF documents

Readiris PDF Elite - 129€ (Perpetual Licence for 1 PC)

Everything in Readiris PDF Essential, plus:

• PDF bookmarks management
• Batch document conversion
• PDF/A archive support
• Advanced automation tools
• Protection and electronic signatures (dual signature support)
• Smart page splitting
• Automated PDF file naming
• Cloud sharing (Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, & SharePoint)
• PDF redaction, including attachments

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
• Processor: 1.5 GHz or higher
• Memory: 4 GB RAM or higher
• Storage: 2 GB available disk space or higher
• Internet: Internet connection required

Notes:

• The application uses both CPU and GPU resources; more powerful hardware improves performance.
• Newer operating systems may require a software update.
• Small-form-factor PCs and virtual machines may not be compatible.
• For scanner compatibility, refer to the User Guide > Configure your scanner.
  

PROS

• Accurate OCR and Text Recognition
• Multi-Format PDF Export Options
• Easy Document Editing Tools
• Cloud Integration for File Sharing
• Batch Processing Capabilities

CONS

• Limited Free Version Features
• Occasional Formatting Issues
• High Resource Consumption on PCs

Note: 10-day trial version. 100-page limit.

Also Available: Download Readiris PDF for Mac