List of PDF software

This list of PDF software includes links to articles on computer software used to manage PDF documents. There is also a Wikipedia category for individual PDF software articles.

Multi-platform

Converters

• PDF FLY - commercial software, converts PDF into vector, bitmap and ASCII formats
• PdfTeX - converter (from TeX)
• Prince - PDF formatter using XML or HTML with CSS and SVG as input
• pstoedit - PostScript to (other) vector file format converter
• STDU Converter - converts DjVu and TIFF files into PDF files
• XeTeX - a TeX typesetting system that creates PDF documents

Development libraries

• cairo – a Vector drawing library which can create PDF documents
• DocumentBurster – Takes PDF reports and bursts them based on meta-data. Generated documents are delivered on a variety of destinations like email, ftp, fax, archive and many more.
• FLY Batch – Command-line batch engine for converting PDF to PostScript, EPS, WMF, EMF, SVG, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, ASCII, more.
• FLY SDK – API/DLL for creating, modifying, merging and converting PDF.
• iText – a Java-based library for the creation, editing and conversion of PDF files
• JPedal – a Java development library for viewing PDF files and extracting text, images and other content from PDF. Both GPL and commercial versions available.
• libHaru – PDF creation library with multiple APIs (C, C#, Ruby, Delphi, PHP)
• pdf-renderer – a Java-based library for rendering PDF files
• PDF Clown – an open source library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java 1.5 and C# 2.0
• PDFLib: a commercial PDF library
• Poppler – a library for viewing (with cairo or depending on X11 (as Xpdf))
• Qoppa Java libraries – Java development libraries to view, print and manipulate PDF documents.
• ReportLab – an open-source, Python-based PDF creation library from ReportLab

Editors

• Adobe Acrobat – Adobe Systems' commercial desktop PDF authoring suite
• Adobe FreeHand – Vector-based illustration creation and editing of multipage documents; opens, edits and exports Adobe PDF up to version 1.4
• Adobe Illustrator – ability to open, edit, and save single-page PDF figures natively
• Ghostscript – viewer, creator and converter
• Foxit PDF Editor – commercial desktop PDF authoring suite
• Inkscape – open, edit and export documents, Inkscape is free software
• Pdftk – command-line tools to create, edit and convert documents
• PDF Studio – a PDF file editor from Quoppa Software, for Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows
• PDFedit – Free (GPL) editor for manipulating PDF documents. GUI version & commandline interface.

Viewers

• Adobe Reader - freeware PDF reader
• Foxit Reader - freeware viewer for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and mobile devices
• Multivalent - Java-based viewer; dual-licensed (GPL/commercial)
• STDU Viewer - freeware viewer for DjVu, TIFF and PDF files.

Gnu/Linux/UNIX

Converters

• CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) – supports exporting to PDF formats

Editors

• PDFedit – an free software (GPL)program for viewing or editing the internal structures of PDF documents
• Xournal – an open source program which also supports annotating pdf files

Viewers

• ePDFView – a PDF viewer similar to Evince, but without GNOME dependencies
• Evince – the default PDF and file viewer for GNOME; replaces GPdf
• GPdf – a PDFviewer for GNOME; replaced by Evince
• gv – a file viewer program included with the multi-platform Ghostscript package
• KPDF – a PDF reader for the K Desktop Environment; replaced by Okular in KDE 4
• Okular – universal viewer for KDE; replaces KPDF
• Xpdf – a PDF viewer for the X Window System

Mac OS X

Converters

• deskUNPDF for Mac – commercial application from Docudesk for converting PDF files to the Microsoft Office or OpenOffice.org file formats
• PDFmergeX - freeware app to combine, transform and reorder PDF documents

Viewers

• Preview – Mac OS X's default PDF viewer (in v10.5 it also can annotate, rearrange pages, and merge PDF files)
• Safari – Apple's web browser supports in-line PDF viewing.
• Skim – an open source PDF reader and note-taker for Mac OS X

Microsoft Windows

Converters

• ABBYY PDF Transformer – commercial Microsoft Office-to-PDF document conversion software from ABBYY
• CutePDF Writer – freeware PDF converter from Acro Software
• deskPDF Standard and Professional – commercial PDF converter applications from Docudesk
• doPDF – a freeware PDF converter for both personal and commercial use from Softland
• novaPDF – a shareware PDF virtual printer application from Softland
• Nuance PDF Converter – a commercial, proprietary PDF viewing, editing & conversion tool from Nuance Communications
• PDFCreator – a freeware open-source virtual printer that converts printed data into the PDF file format
• PDF FLY – converts PDF into vector, bitmap and ASCII formats
• pdf2image – creates sharp images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP) from PDF for use on the Web or in MS Office and other applications
• pdf2picture – converts PDF into native Microsoft Office vector (WMF/EMF) and image (BMP) formats
• PDF4Free - a free virtual printer using savepdf, RedMon and Ghostscript for making PDF files from any Windows application.
• PrimoPDF – a free proprietary virtual printer that converts printed data into the PDF file format
• Print2PDF – a shareware PDF converter
• ReaSoft PDF Printer – a commercial virtual printer from Reasoft Development that converts printed data to PDF files
• Zetadocs PDF – commercial Microsoft Office-to-PDF document conversion software from Equisys

Editors

• CutePDF Professional – commercial PDF editor from Acro Software
• Ecopy Desktop – a commercial PDF imaging editor
• JawsPDF – a commercial PDF creator and editor
• Nitro PDF – a commercial PDF viewer, creator, editor and converter application from Nitro PDF, Inc.
• PagePlus X2 – a commercial desktop publishing suite with PDF viewing, editing and creation features
• PDF Sign & Seal – a commercial PDF viewer, creator, and converter application from Ascertia Ltd.
• PDF-XChange – a commercial PDF editor, annotator, form filler from Tracker Software

Viewers

• Drumlin PDF reader – a freeware PDF reader and secure publisher application from Drumlin Security
• PDF-XChange Viewer – a freeware PDF viewer from Tracker Software
• Sumatra PDF – an open source PDF viewer

Mobile

• Adobe Reader – a PDF viewer from Adobe Systems for Symbian, Palm, and Pocket PC mobile devices
• MobileXPdf – a free and open-source PDF viewer for Windows CE
• PalmPDF – a free PDF viewer for Palm OS
• Picsel File Viewer
• PocketXpdf for Windows Pocket PC and Windows Mobile
• uBook Reader for Windows CE, Windows Handheld PC, Windows Pocket PC, and Windows Mobile

Web-based

Converters

• MediaWiki2PDF – Media Wiki content (Wikibooks, Wikipedia articles) to PDF converter
• BlogPaper – Bloglines and Google Reader feeds to PDF converter
• HTML2PDF – an online HTML to PDF converter
• PDF Online – an online PDF creator
• RSS 2 PDF – an online RSS to PDF converter
• Zamzar – online file converter

Editors

• PDFescape – an online PDF reader, form filler, and editor
• PDFfiller – a commercial online PDF form filler, and editor

Viewers

• Samurajdata – online viewer for PDF, PostScript and Word
• Vuzit – a free online PDF viewer

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