Release Information Trapped in PDF Files! PDF Converter is the world’s most accurate and best selling method for turning existing PDF files into fully-formatted documents, forms and spreadsheets – complete with text, columns, tables and graphics.
Precise conversion technology allows you to access the information trapped within PDF files, without the hassle of cutting and pasting. There is no easier way to access text, charts, and even graphics from within PDF files.
What's New in PDF Converter 6
Unrivaled Speed
PDF Converter makes it easy to convert PDF files one at a time or batch convert multiple files all at once. The built–in preview window lets you view and select which pages you want to convert – and the entire process takes only seconds! And with one touch conversion, you´ll never need to cut and paste from a PDF again.
Repurpose Content with Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Conversion
Need to transfer that table from PDF to an Excel worksheet or workbook? It’s no problem at all with PDF Converter. You can quickly turn tables and spreadsheets into fully editable Excel files, without tedious copying or reformatting.
Easier to Use than Ever Before!
Improved usability makes PDF Converter easier to use than ever before. Save time and eliminate the hassle of retyping documents with the #1 tool for turning PDF files into fully-formatted, editable files.
Features
PDF Converter is the best selling method for turning PDF files into fullyformatted documents, forms and spreadsheets – complete with text, columns, tables and graphics. Save time and money by utomatically transforming PDF and XPS files into editable Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect and RTF documents.
- Never retype a PDF document again
Convert PDF files into fully-formatted Microsoft® Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, RTF and Corel® WordPerfect® files for perfect document recreation. - Get accurate “flowing column” conversion
Eliminate the hassle of trying to edit content trapped in text boxes. Converted documents are complete with flowing text and columns. - Customize your conversion settings
Further improve accuracy by tailoring your conversion to the type of document you are converting. Settings include: Standard, Legal Pleadings, Spreadsheets, and Form conversion. - Save time with batch conversion
There’s no need to waste time opening and converting each individual document. Drag and drop all of the files you need into PDF Converter and, with one click, process multiple files at once to maximize time savings. - Access and repurpose charts and graphics
PDF Converter separates individual graphics in the converted document, letting you save them or integrate them into Microsoft® Word, PowerPoint® and other desktop applications with copy-and paste ease. - Recognize and convert PDF forms
Unique Logical Form Recognition™ (LFR) technology delivers the accuracy needed to convert static PDF forms into editable Microsoft® Word documents. - Convert directly from your desktop
Just right-click on a PDF file and select your conversion format to instantly create editable documents.
PDF Product Family Comparison
- PDF compatibility features
- PDF creation feature
- PDF editing and viewing features
- PDF conversion features
- PDF security features
- PDF form features
PDF Compatibility features
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| Compatible with (But Does Not Require) Adobe® Acrobat® or Acrobat® Reader | 
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| Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® XP and Vista |
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| Compatible with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 |
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| Support for Citrix® and Windows Terminal Services (Thin Client Deployment/Use) |
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| Certified Section 508 Compliant User Interface Accessibility) |
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| Create Section 508 accessible tagged PDF files |
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| Toolbar and/or Menu Shortcuts for Microsoft Word® and Excel®, PowerPoint®, Internet Explorer®, and Outlook® |
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| Right-mouse shortcut for Windows Explorer® |
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| Right-mouse shortcut for Internet Explorer |
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| Support for Viewing and Annotating PDF within Internet Explorer and FireFox |
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| Supports Hummingbird®. Interwoven®, OpenText®, and SharePoint® Document management Systems |
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| Supports LexisNexis CaseMap |
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| Converts PDF Files to Speech (Audio) Files for iPod/Media Players |
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| Supports JavaScript |
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| Support for Movies and Audio Embedded in a PDF |
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| Support for a 3-D Content Embedded in a PDF |
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| Configuration Tools for a Customizable Network Deployment |
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PDF Creation features
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| Create Industry Standard PDF Files from All PC Applications & Popular Image Formats |
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| Create PDF documents from any application that prints |
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| Create PDF documents directly from your scanner |
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| One-Step PDF Creation from Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint |
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| Create and Send PDF-to-Email Attachment with Microsoft Outlook |
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| One-Step PDF Creation and Archive of Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes Emails |
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| One-Step PDF Creation of Web pages from within IE |
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| Batch Create PDF from multiple files and file types |
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| Create a single PDF document by merging multiple files |
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| Support for creating PDF Version 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 Files |
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| Create ISO Standard PDF-A Files |
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| Create tagged PDF files |
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| Create & Send PDF Packages |
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| Create & Send PDF Portfolios |
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| Create PDF-MRC High Compression Color PDF Image Files (Up to 8 Times Smaller) |
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| PDF Create Assistant Desktop Utility or similar |
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| Customizable PDF Creation Profiles |
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| Overlay (Merge) Multiple Document Pages Into one PDF Page |
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| Merge PDF image files with PDF text files |
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| Insert Pre-made and Custom Watermarks at Creation |
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| Apply security settings at Creation |
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| Add custom headers & footers to PDF documents (page numbering) |
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| Adjust Compression Levels for Smaller Files |
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| Preserve Hyperlinks, Bookmarks and Comments from Microsoft Word |
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PDF Editing and Viewing features
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| PDF Viewing of All PDF Types |
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| Instant Access to Frequently Used PDF Files and online PDF Files (URLs) with Favorites Menu |
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| Side-by-side Document Comparison (PDF to PDF) |
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| Side-by-side Document Comparison (PDF to Word) |
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| Save, Track and Open Revisions within a PDF document |
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| View and Navigate Page Thumbnails |
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| Manage Pages in a document (Reorder, New, Insert, Extract, Crop, Rotate, Drag Copy and Delete Pages) |
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| Assemble Documents in document assembly view (Insert, Extract, Replace, Delete, Split, Renumber, Manage Headers/Footers, drag and drop pages) |
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| Batch process multiple documents at a time with varied commands (Insert, extract, and delete pages; apply watermarks and stamps; search and redact; inspect document; migrate comments; and print) |
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| Add, Manage, View and Navigate Document Bookmarks |
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| Create a Table of Contents from Bookmarks |
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| Add, manage, View and Navigate Document Destinations |
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| Add, manage, view and navigate Document Comments |
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| Familiar Comment and Markup Tools (Notes, Text Boxes, Typewriter, Callouts, Highlight, Text Underline, Cross-Out, Stamps) |
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| Spellchecking for Comments |
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| Migrate Comments from one PDF file to another for ease of collaboration and review |
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| Drawing (Comment) Tools Including Lines, Rectangles, Pencil, Oval, Polygon, Cloud) |
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| Grids, Snap to Grids and Custom Drawing Guides |
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| Measuring Tool (with Save as Comment) |
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| Print with Comments |
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| Add, Manage, View and Navigate Document Digital Signatures |
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| Organize and Manage a Library of Clip Art |
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| Organize and Manage a Library of Stamps |
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| Organize and Manage a Library of Watermarks |
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| Organize and Manage a Library of PDF Package Envelopes |
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| Organize and Manage a Library of Security Profiles |
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| Organize and Manage a Library of Digital Signatures |
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| Advanced Search and Indexing for Documents, Text within a Documents, Comments and Bookmarks |
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| Edit, Cut, Copy, and Paste Text |
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| Move, Resize, Rotate, Flip, Order, Group, Set Transparency, Cut, Copy and Paste Graphics and Images |
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| Document Splitting by Page Range, Blank Page, Page Contents, Bookmarks, or File Size |
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| Extraction by Page Range, Blank Page, Page Contents, or Bookmarks |
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| PDF Optimizer for Reduced File Sizes |
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| Custom Actions for Bookmarks or Hyperlinks (Open a File, Play a Sound, Go to a Web Page, etc.) |
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| Attach Application Files or Sounds to a PDF |
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| PDF Optimizer to Compress PDF Documents Elements |
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| Read Document Aloud- Text-To-Speech Capability |
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| Bates Stamping with Advanced Formatting and Page Positioning |
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PDF Conversion features
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| Converts PDF to Word (.doc, .docx) |
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| Converts PDF to Excel Worksheets (.xls, .xlsx) |
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| Converts PDF to Excel Workbooks (.xls, .xlsx) |
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| Converts PDF to PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) |
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| Converts PDF to WordPerfect (.wpd) |
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| Converts PDF to XPS (.xps) |
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| Converts XPS to PDF (PDF Converter Assistant) |
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| Converts PDF Files Without Running Microsoft Applications |
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| Auto-detects scanned (Image) PDF files and offers to convert them to Searchable PDF files |
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| Converts Scanned (Image) PDF Files to Searchable PDF Files (Text over Image) |
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| Converts Scanned (Image) PDF Files to Editable PDF files |
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| Converts Scanned (Image) PDF Files to Editable Target Formats |
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| Converts Scanned Color (Image) PDF Files to Compressed MRC-PDF Files (Average 8x Smaller) |
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| Batch Conversion of PDF Files to Target Formats (PDF Converter Assistant) |
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| Combine Batch Conversion of PDF Files into a Single Document (PDF Converter Assistant) |
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| Superior Conversion Accuracy with OmniPage® OCR Engine |
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| PDF Converter Assistant Desktop Utility or similar |
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| Retains Columns, Tables, Images and Graphics (.doc, docx, .wpd) |
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| Retains Linked Flow of Columns Within a Document (.doc, .docx, .wpd) |
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| Retains Headers and Footers (.doc, .docx, .wpd) |
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| Legal Pleading Conversion with Stamp and Line Numbering Options (PDF Converter Assistant) |
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| Retains Number Formats in Excel (Currency, Percentage, etc.) |
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| Retains Hyperlinks (.doc, .wpd, .xls, .xslx) |
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| Thumbnail Preview of PDF Document Pages for Conversion |
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| Specify Page(s) and Range of Pages to Convert |
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| Extract tables from a PDF file and place into Excel or Word |
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| Convert a select Area of a page using OCR and convert to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Wordperfect- for scanned (Image) PDF files as well as PDF "Normal" files |
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| Convert and save PDF to Audio file |
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PDF Security features
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| Add Passwords with 40-bit, 128-bit, and 256-bit Secure Encryption and Permission Controls to PDF files |
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| PDF Self-Sign Digital Signatures |
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| Microsoft Crypto API/3rd Party Digital Signature Compatibility |
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| Inspect Documents to remove Comments and Metadata (Private Data) |
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| Drag and Drop Security Profiles to Quickly and Easily Secure Documents |
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| Redaction of Text from PDF Files |
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| Redaction of Image Zones from PDF Files |
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| Redaction Text Properties including Color, Redaction Codes and Custom Overlay Text |
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PDF Forms features
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| Automatic Conversion of a PDF File into a Fillable PDF Form |
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| Intelligent Creation of Check Boxes and Radio Buttons |
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| Support for dynamic XFA forms (XML Forms Architecture) |
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| Draw and Edit Form Controls (Text Fields, Buttons, Drop Down Lists, Check Boxes and Radio Buttons |
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| Edit Text and Object Attributes (Font, Color, Line Weight, Display and Print Options) |
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| Digital Signatures for Forms |
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| Custom Actions on Form Objects (Import Form Data, Play a Sound, Open a File, Open a Web Page, etc). |
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| JavaScript Support |
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| Set Tab Order for Form Fields |
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Minimum system requirements
- A computer with an Intel® Pentium® or higher processor or equivalent
- Supported operating systems: Windows XP 32-bit Edition with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit Editions with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above
- 256 MB of memory (RAM), 512 MB recommended
- 130 MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 20 MB working space during installation
- VGA monitor with 256 colors, but preferably 16-bit color (called Medium Color in XP) and 800 x 600 pixel resolution
- Windows-compatible pointing device
- CD-ROM drive for installation
- Web access needed for product registration, activation, and obtaining live updates for the program.
Note: Performance and speed will be enhanced if your computer’s processor, memory, and available disk space exceed minimum requirements.