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This is a list of articles relating to PDF software.

General

  • BCL Technologies[3] — A company that specializes in developing custom software solutions to help companies solve their PDF processing problems.
  • CABAReT Stage [4] — View, create, edit, markup PDF documents. Free version: Save PDF forms, XFDF/FDF import/export (free version adds watermarks using other features).
  • Docudesk deskPDF™ PDF Writer[5] — Full featured PDF creator for enterprises and individuals. Creates 100% Adobe compatible PDF's from any Windows application.
  • Formulate Form Filler [6] Simple Mac OS X application that allows one to overlay text on top of a PDF file for filling out forms.
  • Foxit PDF Editor[7] — Small and fast PDF Editor (Windows)
  • ITEKSOFT[8] — PDF tools to create, manipulate, and digitally sign PDF.
  • Jaws PDF Software[9] — Software to create, manipulate, view and print PDF
  • mbtPDFasm[10] — Freeware tool for assembling/merging pdf files, extracting information from PDF files and updating PDF metadata
  • Neevia Technology [11] — Producer of high performance Document Converters and PDF/Image Printer Drivers.
  • PDFAnnotator [12] — To annotate, edit and comment PDF files with the pen.
  • PDFConvert 3.X[13] — Web based central PDF Conversion. Server based PDF conversion, no client installation required. All office document formats. Simple and advantageous.
  • PDFpen/PDFpen Pro[14] — Mac OS X PDF utility. Edit PDF files. Fill out PDF forms. Split or combine documents, reorder pages. Add text and images. Japanese version from Bridge 1 Software
  • Scansoft — Create, view, modify, form fill, edit and print PDFs
  • Tomahawk Gold [15] from Native Winds of Montana. Software to open and edit .doc, .rtf etc and convert and manage .pdf files.
  • UNIVERSE Software [16] — Creation and processing of PDF forms and files

Viewer

All "general" software above includes a viewer.

Creator

  • PDF::API2 & PDF::MAKI[43] — A Perl module for manipulating PDF files
  • PDFCreator — A free, Open source GPL/AFPL PDF virtual printer for Windows.
  • pdfFactory[44] — A virtual printer
  • PdfPrinter[45] — A PDF virtual printer for Symbian OS, works with all programs that can print.
  • PDF reDirect[46] — A tool to create, merge, encrypt and optimize PDF files. Freeware.
  • PDF reDirect Professional[47] — Like PDF reDirect but adds FTP, E-Mail, Stamps, Metadata and more. 90 day trial.
  • PDFTeX — Generates PDF files from TeX files.
  • Pdftk — Pdftk is a simple, command line tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Uses include merging PDF documents, splitting PDF pages into a new document and bursting a PDF document into single pages. Available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris. Pdftk is free software (GPL).
  • PDFtypewriter[48] — create, combine, view, edit, mark up, print form fill, and secure PDF documents.
  • PDF-to-HTML[49] — PDF to HTML converter, based on Xpdf. Runs from command prompt.
  • PDF-XP[50] — Virtual printer which converts MS Office Documents and HWP Documents to PDF
  • PJX[51] — A Java package for general PDF programming
  • POM[52] — An open source Java tool for merging PDF files
  • Primo PDF[53] — Free PDF virtual printer for Windows
  • Scribus — A GPL Page layout application which creates PDF suitable for print or PDF interactive forms.
  • sharpPDF — C# PDF library.
  • Solid PDF Creator [54] — creates high quality PDF from almost any Windows application.
  • Sonic PDF Creator [55] — creates PDF from any printable MS Windows application.
  • Solid Print PDF [56] — creates PDF files and prints multiple sheets per page.
  • Wad2PDF[57] — Converts levels from Doom and related games to PDF
  • wiki2PDF[58] — A tool to convert MediaWiki articles to PDF (currently not available).
  • wikiPDF[59] — An extension based on wiki2PDF that adds PDF/LaTeX features to MediaWiki.

Converter

These software convert between PDF and other file formats.

Security and Publishing Solutions

  • PDF OwnerGuard[81] PDF Security, Publishing and DRM solution which uses OwnerGuard DRM Technology.
  • Protectedpdf[82], is a digital document management software application from Vitrium Systems that helps publishers protect the content of their PDF documents and dynamically manage reader rights.

Management

These software simplify the management and manipulation of PDF documents

  • PDF Explorer[83] — PDF Explorer is a PDF file management software. It allows us to easily index all our pdf documents to a database file using the standard pdf metadata fields and text content. We can later locate these files using boolean search expressions and full text search, view them, extract images, extract text, apply batch functions, merge, split, stamp and more.