OCR package updates

Review the updates in released versions of the OCR package such as new and enhanced features as well as fixes and limitations. The page also lists the release dates of each version, and the compatible Control Room and Bot Agent versions.

Versions summary

The following table lists the versions of OCR package released either with an Automation 360 release or as a package-only release (in descending order of release dates). Click the version link for information about updates in that package version.

Version Release date Release type Bot Agent version Control Room build
2.17.5 15 October 2025 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.38 release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
2.17.4 15 July 2025 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.37 release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
2.16.3 13 December 2024 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.35 (Sandbox) release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
2.15.1 27 September 2024 With Automation 360 v.34 (Sandbox) release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
2.14.0 21 March 2024 With Automation 360 v.32 (Sandbox) release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
2.13.1 6 December 2023 With Automation 360 v.31 (Sandbox) release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
2.12.1 6 June 2023 With Automation 360 v.29 (Sandbox) release 21.118 or later 8750 or later
Note:
  • To download an individual package (updated in an Automation 360 release where you want only the package), use this URL:

    https://aai-artifacts.my.automationanywhere.digital/packages/<package-file-name>-<version.number>.jar

  • For OCR package, the naming convention is: bot-command-ocr-abbyy-<version.number>.jar

    For example, bot-command-ocr-abbyy-2.13.1.jar

For detailed steps on downloading a package and manually adding it to the Control Room, see Add packages to the Control Room.

2.17.5

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
Fix
Fixed an issue where the application was throwing exceptions if multiple users tried to access a shared image path simultaneously on a multi-user machine. The issue has been resolved by updating the logic to use user-specific folders instead of a shared path, which prevents runtime exceptions.

Service Cloud Case ID: 02206024

2.17.4

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's new
Automation development on macOS

Citizen Developers and professional automation experts can now develop and run automations on macOS platforms on their devices. This package has been enhanced to support macOS, ensuring a uniform development and portability experience.

OCR package

2.16.3

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's new

Support for new ABBYY FineReader Engine version

ABBYY FineReader Engine version 12.5.15.7 is now supported.

Service Cloud Case ID: 02145428
Fix

You can now process images without any errors.

Previously, an error was displayed intermittently in such a scenario.

Service Cloud Case ID: 02145428

2.15.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
Fix
If you use any of the OCR actions when the Ignore unexpected pop-ups option is enabled, the background applications that correspond to the action are no longer treated as a pop-up.

Service Cloud Case ID: 02108052

2.14.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's changed
Resilient automation enhancement

The OCR package is now updated to manage multiple (up to 5) pop-ups.

Managing unexpected pop-ups

2.13.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's changed
Intuitive icons at package level

We have added intuitive icons at the package level. In the Action pane, when you navigate through the different packages, these icons are displayed at the package level and provide contextual information about packages.

2.12.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.118 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 8750 or later
What's changed
Enhanced OCR package error messaging
When you create an automation which contains actions used to capture text from images or applications, and if the target application is not responding, the bot times out after 30 seconds (default time) and displays a more detailed message including: what went wrong at that line number and the corresponding corrective action to take.

Using Capture window action from OCR package| Using Capture area action from OCR package

Help Center for bot developers

Help Center: We have added an in-app help for bot developers to get contextual information about actions and packages when building automations.

In-product user assistance