- New PDF Handling API
 
- Recognition language handling API
 
- New image processing functions (kRecAutoCropImg, kRecConvertImg, kRecCopyImgArea, kRecFillImgArea, kRecForceDespeckleImg, kRecGetImgAreaEx, kRecImgDilatation, kRecImgErosion, kRecMergeImgArea, kRecRemoveBorders, kRecRemovePunchHoles)
 
- Improved guidance for 24x7 applications
 
- Support for PDF version 1.7
 
- Major update in Asian layout retention
 
- Improved Free Form Recognition on Gridded Forms
 
- HPAGE Serialization: FF_OPG
 
- JBIG1 image support: FF_JBIG
 
- CMC-7 font recognition support
 
- Updated engine from reRecognition