- List of PDF software
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This list of PDF software includes links to articles on computer software used to manage Portable Document Format (PDF) documents.
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Multi-platform
Converters
These allow you to convert pdf files to other formats.
Name License Platforms Description deskUNPDF Proprietary Mac, Windows Converts PDFs to Word, Excel, Text, HTML GIMP GNU GPL Linux, Mac, Windows Converts PDF to raster images LibreOffice GNU LGPL BSD, Linux, Mac, Windows (Java based) Export as PDF, and import from PDF; extension included by default LuaTeX GNU GPL ? TeX typesetting system that creates PDF documents OpenOffice.org GNU GPL Linux, Mac, Windows Export as PDF, and import (with restrictions) after installing an extension[1] pdfTeX GNU GPL ? TeX typesetting system that creates PDF documents Prince Proprietary ? PDF formatter using XML or HTML with CSS and SVG as input pstoedit GNU GPL ? PostScript to (other) vector file format converter XeTeX MIT ? TeX typesetting system that creates PDF documents SWFTools GNU GPL Linux, Windows, Mac SWF conversion and manipulation suite containing a standalone PDF to SWF converter along with a Python gfx API ( requires Xpdf ) QPDF Artistic License 2.0 ? Structural, content-preserving transformations from PDF to PDF pdf-parser Public Domain ? Extraction and analysis tool, handles corrupt and malicious PDF documents XEP Proprietary BSD, Linux, Mac, Windows (Java based) Converts XML and XSL-FO to PDF Solid Converter PDF Proprietary Windows, Mac OS X PDF to Word, Excel, HTML and Text; supports passwords, text editing, and batch conversion Editors
These allow you to modify an existing pdf file.
Name License Description OpenOffice.org Draw GNU GPL PDF import via LibreOffice OpenOffice.org software, or extensions[1] Inkscape GNU GPL Open, edit and export documents, but only one page at a time (pages can be later combined using PDF printer); free open source software PDFedit GNU GPL Software to view or edit the internal structures of PDF documents, and merge them Pdftk GNU GPL Command-line tools to edit and convert documents; supports filling of PDF forms with FDF/XFDF data Development libraries
These are used by software developers to add/create pdf features.
Name License Description Formatting Objects Processor Apache License Open-source print formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects and an output independent formatter; main output target is PDF GNU PDF GNU GPL Open-source C library in development; when done, will provide functions to implement all features of PDF 1.7 specification iText AGPL[2] Open-source library to create and manipulate PDF, RTF, HTML files in Java, C#, and other .NET languages JasperReports GNU LGPL Open-source Java reporting tool that can write to screen, printer, or into PDF, HTML, Microsoft Excel, RTF, ODT, comma-separated values and XML files libHaru ZLIB/LIBPNG[3] Open-source, cross-platform C library to generate PDF files Poppler GNU GPL[4] Open-source multi-backend C++ library derived from Xpdf; no bundled viewer ReportLab BSD license Open-source, Python-based PDF creation library TCPDF GNU LGPL Open-source PHP library to create PDF files XEP Proprietary XSL-FO layout engine written in Java; output formats: PDF Qoppa PDF Libraries Proprietary, shareware Portable Java libraries to view, print, manipulate PDF files JPedal Proprietary, GNU LGPL Java developer library for view, extract, print PDF files Creators
These create files in their proprietary formats, but then allow you to export them to pdf formats.
Name License Description Adobe Acrobat Proprietary Desktop PDF authoring suite OpenOffice.org GNU GPL All OpenOffice.org applications allow PDF export; supports also PDF/A-1a; since many import formats are supported (e.g., doc, docx, rtf, xls, ppt) conversion is also possible Ghostscript GNU GPL Viewer, creator, converter; supports also PDF/X-3; used by PdfCreator, WinPdf, BullzipPdf, CutePDF freeware version and others LaTeX/TeX LaTeX Project Public License/Permissive Mark-up language and tools to write technical reports, books, magazines, almost any publication type PageStream Proprietary Cross-platform desktop publishing application to open, edit, export Scribus GNU GPL Cross-platform desktop publishing (DTP) application; supports also PDF/X-3 FineReader Proprietary OCR tool; can save as PDF, and recognize text from PDF Viewers
These allow you to view (not edit/modify) any existing pdf file.
Name License Description Adobe Reader Proprietary, freeware Adobe's PDF reader DigiSigner Proprietary, freeware PDF viewer with added function to digitally sign PDF documents Evince GNU GPL Universal viewer for GNOME. Foxit Reader Proprietary, freeware PDF viewer, text conversion limited to easily extracted postscript text, does no optical character recognition Google Chrome Proprietary, freeware View, search PDF files GSview GNU GPL A legacy graphical interface for Ghostscript Okular GNU GPL Universal viewer for KDE; replaces KPDF, available on versions of KDE from 4.1 Xpdf Free and proprietary versions Legacy, a multi-platform viewer; based on Xpdf codebase AmigaOS
Converters
- Antiword: A free Microsoft Office Word reader for various operating systems; converts binary files from Word 2, 6, 7, 97, 2000, 2002 and 2003 to plain text or PostScript; available for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, AROS x86
- dvipdfm: a DVI to PDF translator with zlib support
Creators
- ClibPDF: PDF Writer Linker-Lib for StormC (68k, PPC)
Viewers
- Xpdf a multi-platform viewer for PDF files, Amiga version uses X11 engine Cygnix
Atari TOS
- Porthos - commercial PDF editor, converter, viewer
Unix / Linux
Annotation functionality
- Okular: Supports a range of annotation types. Annotations are stored separately from the unmodified PDF file.
- Xournal: Allows for complex and customizable annotations by freehand drawing, a shape recognition tool, multiple colours and text fonts. In addition, there is a rule tool for straight lines, highlighting and underlining. Annotations may be copied, pasted and easily moved. Annotations may also be in complex scripts such as Tibetan through SCIM input. Annotations are stored separately from the unmodified PDF file.
Converters
- CUPS: supports exporting to PDF formats
- Pdftk: can merge, split, en-/decrypt, watermark/stamp and manipulate PDF files
- Inkscape: Imports and export PDFs
- SWFTools: 'pdf2swf component converts PDF to SWF
Creators
- OpenOffice.org: an open source office suite with built-in PDF creation.
- Xournal: an open source program that creates PDFs.
- Inkscape Vector drawing program that imports and exports PDF files
Development libraries
- Xpdf: an open source multi-backend library for viewing and manipulating PDF files. Bundled with a viewer with the same name
- Qoppa PDF Libraries: portable Java libraries for viewing, printing and manipulating PDF files.
Editors
- PDFedit: An open source program for viewing or editing the internal structures of PDF documents
- PDF Studio: Proprietary software for viewing and editing PDF documents
Viewers
- Adobe Reader: Adobe Reader also has a freeware version for Linux
- Evince: The default PDF and file viewer for GNOME; replaces GPdf
- GPdf: A PDFviewer for GNOME; replaced by Evince
- Okular: The document viewer for KDE desktop environment; replaces KPDF.
- Xpdf: A PDF viewer for the X Window System
- Foxit Reader: A PDF viewer from Foxit Software
- xournal: A GTK2 PDF viewer and annotator using Poppler
Mac OS X
Converters
- deskUNPDF for Mac: proprietary application from Docudesk to convert PDF files to Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, image, and data file formats
Editors
- Adobe Acrobat: Proprietary PDF authoring suite
- PDF Studio: Proprietary software to view and edit PDF documents
- PDF Signer: Proprietary; fills forms and embeds image signatures in PDF documents.
Creators
- Mac OS X: Creates PDF documents natively via print dialog
Viewers
- Adobe Reader: Adobe Systems's reader which is also available for Macintosh; Safari plug-in available
- Preview: Mac OS X's default PDF viewer (in Mac OS X v10.5 it also can annotate, rearrange pages, and merge PDF files)
- Skim, an open source (BSD licence) PDF reader and note-taker for Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Converters
- Adobe Acrobat: Can convert files into PDF or convert PDF files into other formats[5]
- ABBYY FineReader: Commercial PDF converter which converts PDF into Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), PowerPoint (ppt), and more
- deskUNPDF: PDF converter to convert PDFs to Word (.doc, docx), Excel (.xls), (.csv), (.txt), more
- GSview: File/Convert menu item converts any sequence of PDF pages to a sequence of images in many formats from bit to tiffpack with resolutions from 72 to 204x98 (open source software)
- gDoc Fusion: Proprietary, shareware; PDF views, edits, converts documents into PDF, XPS or Microsoft Word document; after 30 days a watermark is placed on documents in shareware version
- SaveasPDFandXPS: Freeware add-in for Microsoft Office 2007; converts documents in standard Microsoft Office formats, e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, into PDF format.
- Print2PDF: Proprietary PDF converter
- SWFTools: 'pdf2swf component converts PDF to SWF - command line with GUI wrapper
Creators
- deskPDF Standalone PDF creator available for both client and terminal servers.
- PrimoPDF Standalone freeware PDF creator.
- Bullzip PDF Printer: freeware PDF creator application
- CC PDF Converter: create a PDF with embedded Creative Commons license from any software
- CutePDF: Freeware and Professional versions, also has proprietary PDF editor
- doPDF: Freeware standalone PDF creator that doesn't use Ghostscript
- eCopy PaperWorks: Proprietary PDF Creator
- gDoc Creator: Shareware enterprise-level creator to create, review, edit, share or archive PDF and XPS documents. After 30 days shareware version places a watermark on documents.
- NovaPDF: Commercial virtual PDF printer for Windows
- SaveasPDFandXPS: Freeware add-in for Microsoft Office 2007
- PagePlus: Proprietary desktop publishing suite with PDF viewing, editing and creation features
- PaperPort: Proprietary desktop publishing suite with PDF viewing, editing and creation features
- PDFCreator: Virtual printer for Windows licenced under GPL. Uses Ghostscript includes adware.
- Solid PDF Creator: proprietary PDF creation application
Development libraries
- Qoppa PDF Libraries: portable Java libraries for viewing, printing and manipulating PDF files.
Editors
- Adobe Acrobat: Adobe Systems's proprietary desktop PDF authoring suite
- gDoc Fusion: proprietary/shareware desktop product to create, review, edit, share or archive PDF and XPS documents. After 30 days a watermark is placed on documents in shareware version.
- Infix PDF Editor: a proprietary PDF editor with word processor features
- PDF Studio: Proprietary software for viewing and editing PDF documents
- pdftk: free (GPL) command-line tools to manipulate, edit and convert documents; supports filling of PDF forms with FDF/XFDF data
- Solid PDF Tools: proprietary PDF editor, converter, and creator.
Viewers
- Adobe Reader: Adobe's freeware PDF reader.
- DigiSigner: Freeware PDF viewer with additional function to digitally sign PDF documents.
- Evince: a free (GPL), open source PDF reader. Part of the GNOME desktop environment. Windows port available since version 2.28.
- Foxit Reader: Freeware reader, supports FDF import/export, saving filled forms; other extended functionality available via purchasable plugins.
- gDoc Fusion: Proprietary/shareware to view PDF, XPS, Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or image files, included in the evaluation version of the product. Shareware version places a watermark on documents after 30 day eval.
- GSview: Open source software and Ghostscript's viewer for Windows
- Nitro PDF Reader: Free, proprietary PDF reader and creator. Supports PDF creation, saving filled forms (AcroForms), text typewriter, markup/collaboration, and stamp signature.
- Nuance PDF Reader: Freeware PDF reader, supports saving filled forms, partial support for XFA forms; enables the capability to convert PDF files to MS Word or Excel files through Nuance website.
- PDF-XChange Viewer: Freeware viewer, supports FDF/XFDF import/export, saving filled forms, extended markup and export to image capabilities.
- Qiqqa: Freeware PDF reader, indexer, tagger and annotator. Supports OCR and export of PDF text and images.
- Sumatra PDF: A free (GPL), open source PDF reader. Supports automatic reloading of PDF files.
- STDU Viewer: A freeware for non-commercial usage PDF reader. It also supports DjVu, Comic Book Archive (CBR or CBZ), XPS, TIFF, TXT and image file formats.
Mobile
- Adobe Reader LE: PDF viewer from Quickoffice for S60 3rd edition devices. Published by Adobe Systems. It is shareware.[6]
- Foxit Reader: Supports Symbian UIQ 3,[7] Windows CE 4.2 and 5.0.[8]
- Evince: Ported to Maemo platform
Web-based
Converters
- Cometdocs: Online PDF conversion
- Software602 Print2PDF 9.0: interactive web conversion from IIS or XML-SOAP web service
- Zamzar: Online file converter
Editors
- PDFescape: a free web service to view, create forms, fill out forms, and edit PDF documents from a web browser (requires JavaScript to be enabled)
- PDFVue: a free web application that allows the user to view PDF's, comment and fill PDF forms from a web browser. Generates a watermark.
- Qoppa PDF Libraries: Java beans for viewing and annotating PDF files to be integrated in an applet.
Viewers
- A.nnotate: a web service which views PDF documents as HTML in the browser, with annotation features.
- Crocodoc: a free web service which allows annotating PDFs and saving them
- DigiSigner: free online PDF viewer java applet with additional function to digitally sign PDF documents.
- Docstoc: a web service which allows viewing PDF documents online
- Google Docs: a web service which views PDF documents as JPEG images in the browser
- Scribd: a web service which renders PDF documents as HTML5 in the browser
- vuzit: a web service which views PDF documents (and 40 others) as HTML in the browser via AJAX.
References
- ^ a b Oracle PDF Import Extension, OpenOffice.org repository for Extensions
- ^ iText: licenses, iText Software Corp.
- ^ http://libharu.org/wiki/FAQ#Licensing
- ^ http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/README
- ^ "Learn Acrobat X - Converting PDF Files to Other File Formats". Adobe TV. Adobe Systems. 17 October 2010. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-acrobat-x/converting-pdf-files-to-other-file-formats/?trackingid=JICTT. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Adobe - Reader: Adobe Reader for Symbian OS
- ^ Foxit Software - Foxit Reader for Symbian UIQ 3.X
- ^ Foxit Software - Foxit Reader for Windows CE
External links
- PDF at the Open Directory Project
- PDF software at the Open Directory Project
- Windows Tools and Drivers at the Open Directory Project
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