Free PDF Editor software rolling out on student PCs across campus!

ABBYY FineReader is currently being deployed across 1700+ student PCs on campus and expected to be available on all student PCs by mid-February 2026. 

This means that students at Kent now have free access to professional-grade PDF software on campus, making it easier to edit, convert, and work with documents for coursework, studying, and research.

What can I do with ABBYY

Here are examples of some of the key things you can do with ABBYY FineReader: 

  • Edit text and images directly in a PDF 
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel or other formats, and back again 
  • Turn scanned documents into searchable, accessible PDFs 
  • Combine, split, or reorganise PDF pages 

 Discover more from ABBYY Fine Reader, and explore what you can do through guidance and video tutorials.