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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

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

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