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 category for individual PDF software articles.

Multi-platform

Converters

• 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
• XeTeX – a TeX typesetting system that creates PDF documents
• EG-PdfConverter – convert PDF file to XDW format, provided by the Embedded General Inc.
• JODConverter - convert ODF to PDF (or any format read by OpenOffice.org)

Development libraries

• Adobe PDF Library - Adobe's PDF implementation used in many of its products.
• cairo – a Vector drawing library which can create PDF documents
• Fly SDK - libraries to convert, create, mark, merge or modify PDF files
• iText – a Java-based library for the creation, editing and conversion of PDF files
• PDF Clown – an open-source library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java 1.5 and C# 2.0
• Xpdf - an open source multi-backend library for viewing and manipulating PDF files. Bundled with a viewer with the same name
• PoDoFo – an open source PDF library that can generate PDF files, parse PDF files and modify existing PDF files
• Poppler – an open source multi-backend library derived from Xpdf, without a bundled viewer, but providing a cairo backend
• Qoppa PDF libraries – commercial java libraries to view, print, manipulate PDF Documents.
• PDFNet - commercial development library to read, create, convert and manipulate PDF documents.
• ReportLab – an open-source, Python-based PDF creation library from ReportLab
• libharu free, cross platform, open-sourced software library for generating PDF
• MuPDF – an open-source PDF rendering and editing libray based on display trees

Creators

• OpenOffice.org
• Adobe Acrobat – Adobe Systems commercial desktop PDF authoring suite.
• Ghostscript – viewer, creator and converter.
• Inkscape – open, edit and export documents, Inkscape is free software.
• Pdftk – command-line tools to create, edit and convert documents.

Viewers

• Adobe Reader – Adobe's PDF reader, offered at no cost
• Foxit Reader – (ad-sponsored) free viewer for Microsoft Windows and mobile devices
• Okular – universal viewer for KDE; replaces KPDF, available on Windows from KDE 4.1
• PDF Studio - Commercial PDF file editor

AmigaOS

Converters

• Antiword a free Microsoft Word reader for various operating systems. Antiword converts the binary files from Word 2, 6, 7, 97, 2000, 2002 and 2003 to plain text and to PostScript. Available for AmigaOS 4.0, MorphOS and AROS X86 but not for classic AmigaOS.
• AutoPDF 1.5a - Convert Postscript to PDF
• dvipdfm a DVI to PDF translator with zlib support
• EPS-PDF Postscript to PDF converters
• htmldoc Convert HTML to PDF,PostScript (htmldoc-mos is the MorphOS version)
• pdf2pic an alternative way of viewing PDF's
• pdftohtml Converts PDF documents into HTML or PS
• pdftops020 or pdftops040 Portable Document Format converters optimized for 68020 or 68040
• pdftotext020 or pdftotext040 Portable Document Format converters optimized for 68020 or 68040
• SVGTools Tools to convert SVG to PDF/PS/PNG
• XPDFTools Collection of tools to manipulate PDF documents on MorphOS

Creators

• ClibPDF PDF Writer Linker-Lib for StormC (68k+PPC)
• Convert to PDF plug-in for Amiga wordprocessor FinalWriter
• PDFlib Portable C library for dynamically generating PDF ("Adobe Acrobat") files created by Thomas Merz
• Txt2Pdf v1c command line base converter (GUI frontend is also available)

Viewers

• gv a file viewer program included with the multi-platform Ghostscript package
• Xpdf a multiplatform viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Amiga version uses X11 engine Cygnix.

GNU/Linux/UNIX

Converters

• CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) – supports exporting to PDF formats
• Pdftk (the PDF Toolkit) – can merge, split, en-/decrypt, watermark/stamp and manipulate PDF files

Creators

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

Viewers

• Adobe Reader – Adobe Reader also has a free version for Linux
• 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
• Xpdf – a PDF viewer for the X Window System
• Foxit Reader - an independent PDF reader

Mac OS X

Converters

• deskUNPDF for Mac – commercial application from Docudesk for converting PDF files to the Microsoft Office or OpenOffice.org file formats

Creators

Mac OS X's printing subsystem enables any application with printing capability to generate a PDF.

Viewers

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

Editors

• PDF Pen - Commercial PDF file editor

Microsoft Windows

Converters

• ABBYY PDF Transformer – commercial Microsoft Office-to-PDF document conversion software from ABBYY
• deskUNPDF Standard and Professional – commercial PDF converter applications from Docudesk
• Nuance PDF Converter – a commercial, proprietary PDF viewing, editing & conversion tool from Nuance Communications
• PDFCreator – a free open-source program for converting documents into PDF files. Installs as a virtual printer on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• SnowBatch - commercial batch conversion application for PDF conversion
• STDU Converter – DjVu and TIFF to PDF converter
• Zetadocs PDF – commercial Microsoft Office-to-PDF document conversion software from Equisys

Creators

• Bluebeam PDF Revu Standard and CAD – a commercial PDF viewer, creator, editor and converter application from Bluebeam Software, Inc.
• CutePDF Professional – commercial PDF editor from Acro Software
• deskPDF Standard and Professional – commercial PDF converter applications from Docudesk
• Ecopy Desktop – a commercial PDF imaging 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
• PrimoPDF
• DoPDF - a freeware PDF creator
• PDF Creator - a freeware PDF creator

Viewers

• Sumatra PDF – a free, open source, light-weight PDF viewer
• PDF-XChange Viewer – freeware viewer, can add highlights and sticky notes (no watermarks)
• PDF Sign&Seal – a commercial PDF viewer, can digitally sign, encrypt as well

Mobile

• Adobe Reader – a PDF viewer from Adobe Systems for Symbian, Palm, and Pocket PC mobile devices.
• Picsel File Viewer
• Documents To Go
• PocketXpdf

Web-based

Converters

• Zamzar – online file converter

Editors

• PDFescape - a web service which views and edits PDF documents in the browser

Viewers

• Google docs - a web service which views PDF documents as HTML in the browser
• scribd - a web service which renders PDF documents as a Flash widget within a web page

External links

• PDF at Curlie
• PDF software at Curlie
• Windows Tools and Drivers at Curlie