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PDF-XChange Editor is a feature-rich PDF viewer and editor with a tabbed interface. The program includes edition of text-based PDFs, OCR of image based/scanned PDF's to fully text-searchable PDFs, full document spellchecking, rotate/crop documents, add comments/annotations to any PDF file, QR codes, and more. You can apply custom stamps from any image/PDF file/Windows clipboard, mark-up pages with text and objects, and add/edit hyperlinks.

The program supports export to text or image (BMP/JPEG/TIFF/PNG etc.).

Note: The free PDF-XChange Editor lacks some features present in the registered version (payware). Some "Pro" features noted with with a shopping cart icon can be used, but add a watermark upon saving.

Freeware

Changelog

Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added the option of using third-party applications to edit page images.
Newly added featureEditor PluginsNEW   Added a feature to convert Selected Pages to Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoint Presentations and Microsoft Excel. Workbook.
Newly added featureEditor PluginsNEW   Added a feature to convert Selected Comments from PDF when converting to Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint. Presentations.
Newly added featureEditor PluginsNEW   Added the ability to convert PDF documents to Microsoft Excel Workbook.
Newly added featureEditor PluginsNEW   Added 'Crop Mode' to the Redaction feature.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added Drag-n-Drop functionality for content items within and between Content Panes.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added "Display Selected Items" feature in Content Pane.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added "Expand/Collapse of Content Items" feature, and made several bug fixes and other minor improvements in the Content Pane.
Newly added featurePDF-CoreNEW   Added JPEG-compression option for TIFF files.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added a feature to Swap two Pages (Menu/Document/More for Pages).
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added a feature to Duplicate Pages (Menu/Document/More for Pages).
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added an Auto Scroll feature (Menu/View/Page Layout).
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added the ability to hide or show different parts of Document Info Bar (see 'Document Info Bar' in 'Preferences' dialog).
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added the ability to Copy/Paste Annotation Style from/to selected annotations.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added the ability to Copy/Paste Text Style from/to selected annotations.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added a dropdown list of registered email providers to the toolbar for convenient use. Improved/redesigned the 'Send Mail' tab in 'Preferences' dialog.
Newly added featureEditorNEW   Added an option to control "Text hinting" that enables the improvement of text rendering in small text sizes. (T# 3875)
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor Plugins   Optimized memory usage in OCR-plugin. (T# 2967)
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor Plugins   Optimized Deskew option during OCR.
A reported error or bug was fixedPDF-Core   Fixed reading TIFF files with old JPEG-compression.
A reported error or bug was fixedPDF-Core   Fixed issue with rendering option that enables/disables Image Smoothing. (T# 3854)
A reported error or bug was fixedFonts   Fixed incorrect detection of some symbolic TTF fonts. (T# 3867)
A reported error or bug was fixedFonts   Improved handling of malformed embedded CFF fonts. (T# 3868)
A reported error or bug was fixedFonts   Improved character codes detection for some Type3 fonts. (T# 3787)
A reported error or bug was fixedFonts   Fixed invalid character-width when editing with certain embedded fonts. (T# 3641, 3829)
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor   Fixed issue when searching is for just one space. (T# 3860) (28811)
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor   Fixed issues with search feature when Proximity=Paragraph is specified. (28966, 28496)
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor   Fixed issue with maximum page size for WIA scanner drivers.
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor   Fixed inaccurate image description in the Images to PDF dialog.
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor ActiveX SDK   Fixed issue with the custom image for the signature appearance in the Digital Signing operation.
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor   Fixed issue with switching layout type. (T# 3819)
A reported error or bug was fixedEditor   Fixed rare issue with rendering pages on some DPI/Zoom levels. (T# 3844)
Changed, reviewed, modified featureEditor   Updated 'Duplicate Annotations' feature: added the ability to specify page ranges. (T# 3558)
Changed, reviewed, modified featureEditor   Redesigned Manage Pagemarks (Headers and Footers, Watermarks, Background, Bates Numbering) dialogs.
Changed, reviewed, modified featurePDF-Core   Significantly improved color management support. (T# 3659, 3792, 2030)
Changed, reviewed, modified featureEditor   Improved XFA forms support (T# 3781, 3704, 3839)
Feature that is currently under construction and will be released in the futureEditor   Improved the document-to-tab scaling algorithm when many documents are opened and there is not enough space to show all of them.
Feature that is currently under construction and will be released in the futureJavaScript Engine   Fixes and improves in JS object model.

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https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

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Kleine Korrekturen und Anpassungen für Epson und Canon Scanner!
Aktualisierung der Sprachdateien in WinScan2PDF

http://www.softwareok.de/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

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NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Scan your documents from WIA- and TWAIN-compatible scanners, organize the pages as you like, and save them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and other file formats. Requires .NET Framework 4.0 or higher.

License: Open Source

Whats new:>>

- Added automatic deskew option (under the Rotate menu or under Advanced in your profile settings) (credit to Peter Hommel)
- Added single-page save buttons to the preview window
- Added "Prompt for file path" option to Auto Save Settings
- Split "Force matching page size" option into "Stretch to page size" and "Crop to page size" options
- Added "Retry on failure" and "Delay between scans" WIA compatibility options
- Added support for environment variables in most paths
- Added LICENSE and CONTRIBUTORS files to the root directory (this replaces most copyright notices elsewhere)
- Added Nynorsk language
- Bug fixes

http://sourceforge.net/projects/naps2/

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Erzeugt mehrseitige PDF-Dokumente direkt beim Scannen; unterstützt handelsübliche TWAIN oder WIA kompatible Einzugs- oder Flachbettscanner; bietet Farbmarker, Bilddrehung und nachträgliches Umsortieren.

Freeware

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Update PDF Engine
Ausgewählte PDF öffnen in Freeware frei
Diverse kleinere Änderungen

http://www.horland.de/scan2pdf.html

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PDF Anti-Copy prevents anyone from copying or converting your PDF documents.

PDF Anti-Copy accomplishes this by reprocessing all the words and graphics on any PDF page to secure PDF documents, without changing the original content format. Anyone who opens your PDF will be able to read it, but won't be able to copy or convert it.

Protecting a PDF document requires that you select a file, the page, the output folder and hit start. Very straightforward and easy to use. It's all laid out in the interface and has few other options you need to worry about. The help section in the program does nothing, but you won't need it.

Freeware

https://pdfanticopy.com/

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SepPDF is a tiny PDF file splitter with drag-and-drop support.

License: Freeware

What's new: >>

Fixed some bugs.

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/foresth/home/indexe.htm

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Die Freeware "PDF Split and Merge" fügt einzelne PDFs zusammen und umgekehrt. Sie haben mehrere Präsentationen als PDF vorliegen und müssen daraus eine einzelne erstellen - jedes PDF in die Ursprungsdatei zurückzuverwandeln, anschließend zusammenzufügen und danach erneut zu konvertieren gestaltet sich als mühselig und zeitintensiv.

Die Freeware "PDF Split and Merge" kürzt den Prozess ab, indem es bereits existierende PDFs über nur wenige Mausklicks trennt oder zusammenfügt.

Voraussetzungen: Java JRE

http://www.pdfsam.org/?page_id=42

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K2pdfopt (Kindle 2 PDF Optimizer) is a free, portable app which optimizes the format of PDF or DJVU files for viewing on smaller mobile devices.

Freeware

Changelog

NEW FEATURES

**           - Bitmap output.  The -o <namefmt> option now takes names ending
**             in .jpg and .png to tell k2pdfopt to write out bitmaps instead of
**             a PDF file.  E.g. -o .png writes pages to srcfile0001.png,
**             srcfile0002.png, etc.
**           - Added de-warp (-dw) option to de-warp scanned pages a la
**             ScanTailor.  This is most useful for books that have been pressed
**             against the glass of a copier and the scans still have some
**             curvature (warping) in them.  Or for photographs of pages taken
**             at a slight angle.  Uses Leptonica's built-in functions.

**           ENHANCEMENTS

**           - Improved autocrop (-ac) algorithm and added an "aggressiveness" factor
**             to it.  It is now called more efficiently as well (it used to be
**             called multiple times per source page).
**           - Added Kobo Aura One to built-in device list
**             https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3513245#post3513245
**           - Improved straightening/deskew algorithm.  Faster and uses weighted
**             average / fine grain search (25 Mar 2017).  ~20% faster for 64-bit.
**           - Keyboard shortcut change:  'i' key now brings up file info.
**           - PDF information shows dates and page size more clearly now.

**           BUG FIXES

**           - The -ocrout function works even if native output mode is specified.
**           - Pressing ESC key when file overwrite is requested now results in a
**             "no" response (it used to result in a "yes" response).

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http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/

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GreenCloud Printer is an optimized virtual printer, working with any printer model. It will allow to preview with the same dialog whatever the software you are using before printing. In 1 click it will allow to deselect pages you don't need to print, or to group several pages in 1 sheet of paper.

GreenCloud printer is a fast PDF creator too but it allows to send the pdf by email, to Dropbox , Minus or Google Docs with the integrated file uploader.

The ink, print cartridge or toner is saved by a setting you can define, instead of printing in pure black it will print with a dark grey which won't affect the overall quality.

Freeware

Whats new: >>

– fix some missing characters in created PDFs due to ligatures
– don’t show zoom controls for quick guide

http://www.greencloudprinter.com/

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CutePDF Writer allows you to convert any printable document to PDF format. It installs as a virtual printer and is available from any application that offers a `Print` option. The program is easy to use, just select the CutePDF printer and click the print button. Some advanced options are also available (scaling, multi-page layouts, print quality and more). The program depends on the install of a free converter, which can be easily downloaded and installed.

Licence: Freeware

http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp

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doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the "Print" command from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web sites to PDF files. doPDF is a free PDF converter, it is not a PDF viewer. To view PDF files you will need the free Adobe Reader.

doPDF installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes list. To convert to PDF, you just have to print the document to doPDF, the free pdf converter. Open a document (with Microsoft Word, WordPad, NotePad or any other software), choose Print and select doPDF. It will ask you where to save the PDF file and when finished, the PDF file will be automatically opened in your default PDF viewer.

License: Freeware

Changelog

New: Added Ukrainian language
New: Interface translated into Burmese
New: Added Thai language for UI
New: Added Russian translation
Fix: Corrected signature date & time format in PDF
Fix: Correction for conversion of Korean fonts
Fix: Corrected installer on Windows Server 2012 R2
Fix: Various UI fixes for Getting started

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http://www.dopdf.com/

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Changelog

Feature: Windows DPI scaling are now supported

The PDF24 Creator now supports the Windows DPI scaling. All users with high DPI screen, which also use the Windows DPI scaling, will recognize the new clear interface.

This modification was the largest change in this version. We have overworked every graphical user interface to make it DPI aware and to look good on normal as well as on high DPI displays. We have also made some additional improvements which we have seen while we have overworked the components.

Feature: Toggle button in the page extract dialog

The new toggle button is on the top right of the GUI. You can use the new button to toggle the current selection of the pages. This eases the work with this tool.

Feature: Not usable elements are better visualized

There are some elements in the assistant, the compression tool and in the file tool GUI that can't be used depending on the current state of the component. These elements could simply not be clicked in previous version, but they were not displayed differently. We have optimised here and we now work with an opacity to make them a bit transparent. You can now easily see which elements can be used and which not.

Feature: File tools can be invoked from the launcher

The launcher has a new button that you can use to open the file tools. A lot of users do not know these tools because these tools are hidden in the Windows explorer file context menu.

Feature: Automatic image compression option

The PDF output filter has a new option to automatically select the image compression. This new option produces sometimes better results and smaller PDF files.

Improvement: A lot of new icons

We use a lot of new icons in different components that can also be used on high DPI screens. You will find new icons in the creator, the PDF preview and in the launcher.

Improvement: Output filter dialog optimized

We have made some changes in the output filter dialog. The left menu e.g. highlights the current selection so that you can better see what you have selected.

Improvement: Larger buffer to select more files at once

We now use a larger buffer for the file selection dialog so that you can select more files at once. Some users reported that older versions where a bit to limited here.

Improvement: Page extract component produces smaller PDF files

The page extract utility now creates smaller PDF files, especially when the files contain images. We archived this due to an better image compression.

BugFix: File icons issue fixed

The file tools (Windows explorer context menu -> PDF24) shows icons for selected files. Sometimes these icons was not visible or a generic icon was used. We have fixed this issue.

BugFix: Simple page element view in the creator was broken

The simple page element view did not layout the page elements correctly, so that insert bars did not work correctly and that rotated page elements caused overlappings. We have fixed this.

BugFix: Interchanged labels at the watermark options

The mode labels (above or below the content) was interchanged in the German language file. This is fixed.

BugFix: Tooltip issue fixed when the window is in background

Older versions had a problem with tooltips when the application window was in background. Some tooltips were shown when the mouse was hovered above the elements even if the window was in background of another window.

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http://de.pdf24.org/

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– fix duplicates error when creating PDF

http://www.greencloudprinter.com/

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- Added support for importing any PDF (requires an additional download, can be disabled by NoUpdatePrompt or DisableGenericPdfImport in appsettings.xml)
- Added the ability to install optional components using NAPS2.Console (with the "--install" argument)
- Added "Alternative Transfer" TWAIN compatibility option
- Added .txt extension to license/contributor file names
- Bug fixes

http://sourceforge.net/projects/naps2/

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Kleines Scan-Tool, das die über das Programm eingescannten Dokumente direkt in PDF-Dateien umwandelt

Freeware

What's new: >>

Neue Funktion: Export nach PNG über das Listenansicht Kontext-Menü und Aktualisierung der Sprachdateien in WinScan2PDF
Verbesserungen und kleine Anpassungen für Windows 10 Creators Update.

http://www.softwareok.de/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF