Document and Entity Information - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Mar. 01, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |||
| Entity Registrant Name | AWARE, INC. | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001015739 | ||
| Trading Symbol | AWRE | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 21,601,752 | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 27,307,956 | ||
| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2025 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | false | ||
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false | ||
| Entity Shell Company | false | ||
| Entity Small Business | true | ||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | ||
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | ||
| Entity File Number | 000-21129 | ||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | MA | ||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 04-2911026 | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 76 Blanchard Road | ||
| Entity Address, City or Town | Burlington | ||
| Entity Address, State or Province | MA | ||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 01803 | ||
| City Area Code | 781 | ||
| Local Phone Number | 687-0300 | ||
| Document Annual Report | true | ||
| Auditor Name | RSM US LLP | ||
| Auditor Location | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Auditor Firm ID | 49 | ||
| Document Transition Report | false | ||
| Documents Incorporated by Reference | DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on July 15, 2026 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
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| Auditor Opinion [Text Block] | Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Aware, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. |