Best OCR software?

Greetings, everyone.

Does anyone have a solid recommendation for OCR (optical character recognition) software? Ideally, I’d prefer something free, though I’m not strictly opposed to paying if the quality justifies it.
I've stumbled upon a few options online, but since I haven't actually put any of them to the test, I'm hesitant to dive in blindly. If anyone here has hands-on experience with a reliable program, I'd appreciate a recommendation—and perhaps a link to where I can find it.

Thanks.
hiddendriver3.

Raymond Rodriguez40 said:http://www.nuance.com/

Thanks. That should do the trick.

hiddendriver3 said:Hello, everyone.

Could anyone recommend some decent OCR (optical character recognition) software? It would be ideal if it were freeware, though I am open to paid options as well.
I have come across a few things online, but since I haven't had any hands-on experience with them yet, I was wondering if anyone here has tried them. If you have had good results with a specific program, please let me know which one it is or perhaps provide a link where I can find it.

Thank you.
R.

Not at all, Recognita is by far the BEST. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to send me a PM.
There is nothing better than Recognita; plus, it doubles as scanning software and handles OCR beautifully—it can even make up for a subpar scanner.

ABBYY FineReader 8 is hands down the best OCR software out there, and it even handles American English perfectly.