Note that the PDF-XChange Editor Plus includes several significant features that are not available with the regular PDF-XChange Editor license.
These features are indicated in the features list for PDF-XChange Editor detailed below.
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| 3D PDF Support | Using Editor | |||||
| 3D PDF Measurement Annotations Tool | Using Editor | |||||
| Accessibility: PDF/UA Accessibility Checker | Using Editor | |||||
| Accessibility: UI Automation for screenreaders and similar | ||||||
| Accessibility: Document Content Tagging Support | Using Editor | |||||
| Accounting Calculator | Using Editor | |||||
| Add Barcodes to Documents | Using Editor | |||||
| Add Bates Numbering | ||||||
| Add Clickable URL Links to other PDFs | ||||||
| Add Comments to Documents | Using Editor | |||||
| Add Document Information/Metadata/XP Metadata | ||||||
| Add/Edit Base Content | Using Editor | |||||
| Add/Edit/Modify Bookmarks | Add Only | Using Editor | ||||
| Add Headers/Footers to Documents | ||||||
| Add Hyperlinks to a Page/File During Conversion to PDF | ||||||
| Add Images/Signatures to PDF Pages/Files | ||||||
| Add JavaScript to Documents | Using Editor | |||||
| Add Overlays to Documents | ||||||
| Add/Play Audio Comments | Using Editor | |||||
| Add/Remove/Reorder PDF Layers | Using Editor | |||||
| Add Shapes & Objects to PDF Pages | ||||||
| Add Watermarks (Text or Image-Based) to Documents | ||||||
| Adjust the Resolution/Scaling of Documents | ||||||
| Advanced Memory Management | ||||||
| Annotate Document Text | Using Editor | |||||
| Append/Insert New Pages into PDF Documents | ||||||
| Append/Insert Pages from one PDF File into another PDF File | ||||||
| ARM Chipset Support | ||||||
| Autorecovery - Remembers Document Changes for Recovery | Using Editor | |||||
| Automated Bookmark Creation Options | ||||||
| Batch-Conversion Functionality | ||||||
| Box.com Compatibility | Using Editor | |||||
| Browser Integration (IE, Firefox etc) | ||||||
| Certify Documents | ||||||
| Change Image Compression | Using Editor | |||||
| Check Document Spelling (Content & Annotations) | ||||||
| Color Conversion Functionality | ||||||
| Comprehensive Job Management Features | ||||||
| Combine Files into One Document | ||||||
| Command Line Options | ||||||
| Compare Documents | Using Editor Plus | |||||
| Complete Font Embedding Control | ||||||
| Control over PDF Creation Properties | Limited | |||||
| Convert Chromium-Based Web Pages to PDF | ||||||
| Convert CSV File Data to a PDF Table | Using Editor | |||||
| Convert Image files to PDF - Raster/Metafile Image Formats | ||||||
| Convert Images/Text to PDF | ||||||
| Convert MS Office Table of Contents (TOC) 'Clickable Links' to PDF | ||||||
| Convert PDF to Raster Image Format (BMP, JPEG, TIFF etc) | ||||||
| Create New Stamp from Selection (Objects, Text, etc) | Using Editor | |||||
| Create PDF Portfolio Files | Using Outlook Add-in | Using Editor | ||||
| Create Folder Monitors | ||||||
| Create New Document from Selection (Objects, Text, etc) | Using Editor | |||||
| Create Customized Tools | ||||||
| Create Fillable PDF Forms | Using Editor Plus | |||||
| Create Web Links from URLs/Remove all Web Links | ||||||
| Create/Edit Dynamic Stamps | Using Editor Plus | |||||
| Create PDFs from Markdown Files | Using Editor | |||||
| Create/Edit 3D Annotations | ||||||
| Create and Apply Custom Stamps | Using Editor | |||||
| Create Documents from URLs | Using Editor | |||||
| Create Job Profiles and Save Settings for Subsequent Use | ||||||
| Create PDF Portfolio Files | Using Outlook Addin | Using Editor | ||||
| Crop to White Margins | ||||||
| Customizable Ribbon User Interface | ||||||
| Custom Dynamic Stamps | Using Editor | |||||
| Delete, Rotate and/or Crop PDF pages | ||||||
| Developers API Available (subject to licensing) | ||||||
| Digital Signature Support | ||||||
| Document Navigation Tools (E.g. 'Loupe Tool and 'Pan & Zoom Tool') | Using Editor | |||||
| DocuSign Integration | ||||||
| Edit Base Content Vector Objects | Using Editor | |||||
| Edit Fillable PDF Forms | Using Editor Plus | |||||
| Edit PDF Content (excluding image-based/scanned content) | Using Editor | |||||
| Embedded Multimedia Support | ||||||
| Encryption/Security Options | ||||||
| Enhanced OCR | Using Editor Plus | PDF-XChange PRO Licenses Only | ||||
| Export to MSWord Format | ||||||
| Export to MSPowerPoint Format | ||||||
| Export to MSExcel Format | ||||||
| Export/Import Security Policies | Using Editor | |||||
| Export Form Data (to .fdf) | ||||||
| Extract Pages/Text to Text File Format (No OCR Capability) | ||||||
| Extract PDF Content to Image File Formats (BMP, JPEG, TIFF etc) | ||||||
| Extract Content from PDF to Text/Image/PDF Formats | ||||||
| Extract PDF Pages to a New PDF File | ||||||
| Find and Redact Document Content | ||||||
| Find and Replace Text | ||||||
| Flatten Document Layers | Using Editor | |||||
| Font Embedding Options | Using Editor | |||||
| Generate Links from Bookmarks | ||||||
| Graphics Downsampling Opitions (Linear, Bilinear, Bicubic) | ||||||
| Group-Editing Options for Annotations | Using Editor | |||||
| Highlight/Strike Out/Underline Text | Using Editor | |||||
| Hybrid Conversion Engine: XPS/GDI | ||||||
| Forms Recognition | Using Editor Plus | Using Editor | ||||
| Image/Text Compression Options for Converting to PDF (JBIG2,JPEG,JPEG2000 Runlength, ZIP, LZW CCIT3/4) | Auto | |||||
| Import Document As Layer Overlay | ||||||
| Include 'Clickable' URL Links - Embedded - MS Office Only | ||||||
| Include 'Clickable' URL Links - Literal {BASE_URL} | ||||||
| ISO PDF/A 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2u, 3a, 3b, 3u Specification Support | ||||||
| Manipulate/Modify Existing PDF Files | Append/Prepend Only | |||||
| Media Box Normalization | ||||||
| Merge PDF files | Append/Prepend Only | |||||
| Merge Selected Layers | ||||||
| Microsoft OneDrive Compatibility | Using Editor | |||||
| Mirrored Printing Support | ||||||
| Move/Swap Pages | Using Editor | |||||
| MRC (Mixed Raster Content) Support for PDF Optimization | ||||||
| MS Office Toolbar Addin for Office to PDF Conversion | ||||||
| Multile UI Languages Available | ||||||
| Multi-Threaded Processing | ||||||
| Normalize Pages | ||||||
| nUp, Booklet and Brochure Page Printing Available | ||||||
| OCR Selected Images | Using Editor | |||||
| OCR Selected Regions | Using Editor | |||||
| Optical Character Recognition Functionality (output is not directly editable unless Editor Plus or PDF-XChange Pro is Purchased) | Using Editor Plus | |||||
| One-Click Image Copy with Snapshot Tool | Using Editor | |||||
| Optimization/Compression Control | ||||||
| Output Documents from Windows Applications to Create PDF Files | Using Lite Printer | |||||
| Paper Settings/Custom Forms Options | ||||||
| PDF Document Permissions Support | ||||||
| PDF Encryption/Security Options Including 40/128 bit RC4 and 128/256 bit AES Encryption | ||||||
| PDF File Optimization for Advanced Content Control | ||||||
| PDF Overlay Options (overlay one PDF onto another) | ||||||
| PDF Specification Support (PDF spec 2.0) | ||||||
| Populate Forms from CSV Files | Using Editor | |||||
| Portable Version Available | ||||||
| Rasterize Document Pages | Using Editor | |||||
| Reorder Pages (Drag and Drop via Thumbnails Pane) | Using Editor | |||||
| Re-Compress Multiple Images Simultaneously | ||||||
| Redact Documents | Using Editor | |||||
| Renumber Pages/Files | ||||||
| Replace Images | Using Editor | |||||
| Resolution - Max DPI Output | 2400 | 2400 | 2400 | 2400 | 2400 | 2400 |
| RTL Language Support | ||||||
| Sanitize Documents | ||||||
| Scaling Enabled | ||||||
| Scan Pages and Create a New File/Add Scanned Pages to an Existing File | ||||||
| Search Document Text (Advanced and Simple) | Using Editor | |||||
| Select Page Regions for Editing | ||||||
| Send Automated Emails via SMTP/MS MAPI | ||||||
| Set Page Margins | ||||||
| SharePoint Integration | Using Editor | Advanced Integration | ||||
| Split Document by Output File Size | ||||||
| Summarize Document Comments | ||||||
| Terminal Server/Citrix Compatible (Non-Virtualized) | ||||||
| Third-Party Storage Support*: Google Drive™, Microsoft® Office365™ & SharePoint® | Using Editor | |||||
| Timestamp Documents | ||||||
| Transform Selection (Objects, Text, Annotations, etc) | Using Editor | |||||
| Translation Tool Compatibility (ABBYY Lingvo 12, Translate It!, etc) | ||||||
| Twain32 Scanner Support in 64 bit Environments | ||||||
| User-Defined File-Naming Control via Macro/JavaScript Rules | ||||||
| View/Edit PDF Files | Using Editor | |||||
| View/Edit/Print Portfolio Files | Using Editor | |||||
| Volume-Discounted License Packs Available | ||||||
| Watched Folders: Set Custom Action for Files Added to Specified Folders | ||||||
| Windows OS/Support - Win 7 and Later (32/64 bit) Legacy Windows Supported in Previous Builds | ||||||
| Word Count Feature |
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Important Notes:
Please note that we do not offer refunds after the release of license keys. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you test out the free version of the software to ensure that you are satisfied with the application before making a purchase.
This product comparison chart is not an exhaustive list of all features and functions available in the products - only major product features are included in the chart. Further information on the features available in each product is available here. here.
Charity and Academic Discounts: we offer special Academic Campus Licenses to all publicly accredited and registered educational institutions, as well as Registered Charity Licenses to all qualified and currently registered staff and faculty of accredited institutions and organizations with 'registered charity' status. These licenses provide a 50% discount from the normal price of our products and can be used to purchase any product available in our product line. Further information about these offers is available here.
| Feature | Included |
|---|---|
| 3D PDF Support | |
| 3D PDF Measurement Annotations Tool | |
| Accessibility: PDF/UA Accessibility Checker | |
| Accessibility: UI Automation for screenreaders and similar | |
| Accessibility: Document Content Tagging Support | |
| Accounting Calculator | |
| Add Barcodes to Documents | |
| Add Bates Numbering | |
| Add Clickable URL Links to other PDFs | |
| Add Comments to Documents | |
| Add Document Information/Metadata/XP Metadata | |
| Add/Edit Base Content | |
| Add/Edit/Modify Bookmarks | |
| Add Headers/Footers to Documents | |
| Add Hyperlinks to a Page/File During Conversion to PDF | |
| Add Images/Signatures to PDF Pages/Files | |
| Add JavaScript to Documents | |
| Add Overlays to Documents | |
| Add/Play Audio Comments | |
| Add/Remove/Reorder PDF Layers | |
| Add Shapes & Objects to PDF Pages | |
| Add Watermarks (Text or Image-Based) to Documents | |
| Adjust the Resolution/Scaling of Documents | |
| Advanced Memory Management | |
| Annotate Document Text | |
| Append/Insert New Pages into PDF Documents | |
| Append/Insert Pages from one PDF File into another PDF File | |
| ARM Chipset Support | |
| Autorecovery - Remembers Document Changes for Recovery | |
| Automated Bookmark Creation Options | |
| Batch-Conversion Functionality | |
| Box.com Compatibility | |
| Browser Integration (IE, Firefox etc) | |
| Certify Documents | |
| Change Image Compression | |
| Check Document Spelling (Content & Annotations) | |
| Color Conversion Functionality | |
| Comprehensive Job Management Features | |
| Combine Files into One Document | |
| Command Line Options | |
| Compare Documents | Using Editor Plus |
| Complete Font Embedding Control | |
| Control over PDF Creation Properties | |
| Convert Chromium-Based Web Pages to PDF | |
| Convert CSV File Data to a PDF Table | |
| Convert Image files to PDF - Raster/Metafile Image Formats | |
| Convert Images/Text to PDF | |
| Convert MS Office Table of Contents (TOC) 'Clickable Links' to PDF | |
| Convert PDF to Raster Image Format (BMP, JPEG, TIFF etc) | |
| Create New Stamp from Selection (Objects, Text, etc) | |
| Create PDF Portfolio Files | |
| Create Folder Monitors | |
| Create New Document from Selection (Objects, Text, etc) | |
| Create Customized Tools | |
| Create Fillable PDF Forms | Using Editor Plus |
| Create Web Links from URLs/Remove all Web Links | |
| Create/Edit Dynamic Stamps | Using Editor Plus |
| Create PDFs from Markdown Files | |
| Create/Edit 3D Annotations | |
| Create and Apply Custom Stamps | |
| Create Documents from URLs | |
| Create Job Profiles and Save Settings for Subsequent Use | |
| Create PDF Portfolio Files | |
| Crop to White Margins | |
| Customizable Ribbon User Interface | |
| Custom Dynamic Stamps | |
| Delete, Rotate and/or Crop PDF pages | |
| Developers API Available (subject to licensing) | |
| Digital Signature Support | |
| Document Navigation Tools (E.g. 'Loupe Tool and 'Pan & Zoom Tool') | |
| DocuSign Integration | |
| Edit Base Content Vector Objects | |
| Edit Fillable PDF Forms | Using Editor Plus |
| Edit PDF Content (excluding image-based/scanned content) | |
| Embedded Multimedia Support | |
| Encryption/Security Options | |
| Enhanced OCR | Using Editor Plus |
| Export to MSWord Format | |
| Export to MSPowerPoint Format | |
| Export to MSExcel Format | |
| Export/Import Security Policies | |
| Export Form Data (to .fdf) | |
| Extract Pages/Text to Text File Format (No OCR Capability) | |
| Extract PDF Content to Image File Formats (BMP, JPEG, TIFF etc) | |
| Extract Content from PDF to Text/Image/PDF Formats | |
| Extract PDF Pages to a New PDF File | |
| Find and Redact Document Content | |
| Find and Replace Text | |
| Flatten Document Layers | |
| Font Embedding Options | |
| Generate Links from Bookmarks | |
| Graphics Downsampling Opitions (Linear, Bilinear, Bicubic) | |
| Group-Editing Options for Annotations | |
| Highlight/Strike Out/Underline Text | |
| Hybrid Conversion Engine: XPS/GDI | |
| Forms Recognition | Using Editor Plus |
| Image/Text Compression Options for Converting to PDF (JBIG2,JPEG,JPEG2000 Runlength, ZIP, LZW CCIT3/4) | |
| Import Document As Layer Overlay | |
| Include 'Clickable' URL Links - Embedded - MS Office Only | |
| Include 'Clickable' URL Links - Literal {BASE_URL} | |
| ISO PDF/A 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2u, 3a, 3b, 3u Specification Support | |
| Manipulate/Modify Existing PDF Files | |
| Media Box Normalization | |
| Merge PDF files | |
| Merge Selected Layers | |
| Microsoft OneDrive Compatibility | |
| Mirrored Printing Support | |
| Move/Swap Pages | |
| MRC (Mixed Raster Content) Support for PDF Optimization | |
| MS Office Toolbar Addin for Office to PDF Conversion | |
| Multile UI Languages Available | |
| Multi-Threaded Processing | |
| Normalize Pages | |
| nUp, Booklet and Brochure Page Printing Available | |
| OCR Selected Images | |
| OCR Selected Regions | |
| Optical Character Recognition Functionality (output is not directly editable unless Editor Plus or PDF-XChange Pro is Purchased) | Using Editor Plus |
| One-Click Image Copy with Snapshot Tool | |
| Optimization/Compression Control | |
| Output Documents from Windows Applications to Create PDF Files | |
| Paper Settings/Custom Forms Options | |
| PDF Document Permissions Support | |
| PDF Encryption/Security Options Including 40/128 bit RC4 and 128/256 bit AES Encryption | |
| PDF File Optimization for Advanced Content Control | |
| PDF Overlay Options (overlay one PDF onto another) | |
| PDF Specification Support (PDF spec 2.0) | |
| Populate Forms from CSV Files | |
| Portable Version Available | |
| Rasterize Document Pages | |
| Reorder Pages (Drag and Drop via Thumbnails Pane) | |
| Re-Compress Multiple Images Simultaneously | |
| Redact Documents | |
| Renumber Pages/Files | |
| Replace Images | |
| Resolution - Max DPI Output | 2400 |
| RTL Language Support | |
| Sanitize Documents | |
| Scaling Enabled | |
| Scan Pages and Create a New File/Add Scanned Pages to an Existing File | |
| Search Document Text (Advanced and Simple) | |
| Select Page Regions for Editing | |
| Send Automated Emails via SMTP/MS MAPI | |
| Set Page Margins | |
| SharePoint Integration | |
| Split Document by Output File Size | |
| Summarize Document Comments | |
| Terminal Server/Citrix Compatible (Non-Virtualized) | |
| Third-Party Storage Support*: Google Drive™, Microsoft® Office365™ & SharePoint® | |
| Timestamp Documents | |
| Transform Selection (Objects, Text, Annotations, etc) | |
| Translation Tool Compatibility (ABBYY Lingvo 12, Translate It!, etc) | |
| Twain32 Scanner Support in 64 bit Environments | |
| User-Defined File-Naming Control via Macro/JavaScript Rules | |
| View/Edit PDF Files | |
| View/Edit/Print Portfolio Files | |
| Volume-Discounted License Packs Available | |
| Watched Folders: Set Custom Action for Files Added to Specified Folders | |
| Windows OS/Support - Win 7 and Later (32/64 bit) Legacy Windows Supported in Previous Builds | |
| Word Count Feature |
Important Notes:
Please note that we do not offer refunds after the release of license keys. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you test out the free version of the software to ensure that you are satisfied with the application before making a purchase.
This product comparison chart is not an exhaustive list of all features and functions available in the products - only major product features are included in the chart. Further information on the features available in each product is available here. here.
Charity and Academic Discounts: we offer special Academic Campus Licenses to all publicly accredited and registered educational institutions, as well as Registered Charity Licenses to all qualified and currently registered staff and faculty of accredited institutions and organizations with 'registered charity' status. These licenses provide a 50% discount from the normal price of our products and can be used to purchase any product available in our product line. Further information about these offers is available here.