Planet PDF News

PDF Review 2.0 released for iOS

Rowan Hanna — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sander Weltje, an indepdent iOS developer, has announced the release of PDF Review 2.0, a solution for reviewing PDFs on the iPad, iPhone and iPod.

Critical updates to Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat released

Karl De Abrew — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Critical updates to Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat have been released to patch multiple vulnerabilities that were found in the applications in late 2011. Adobe has also included new JavaScript whitelisting capabilities in the new updates.

Freeware Benubird PDF 1.4.0.7 Released

Rowan Hanna — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Debenu has released version 1.4.0.7 of Benubird PDF, its popular personal document management system, optimized for use with PDF files.

Debenu updates ARTS PDF Workshop

Karl De Abrew — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Debenu has released an updated version of ARTS PDF Workshop which includes support for 64-bit versions of Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010.

Enhanced pdf-Recover Server announced for Mac OS X

Rowan Hanna — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UNIVERSE Software announced an updated pdf-Recover Server for Mac OS X. The new version of pdf-Recover Server supports the use of hot folders, a user-specified directories or folders for monitoring and automatic decryption of PDF files.

Accusoft launches Prizm PDF Converter

Karl De Abrew — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Accusoft Pegasus has launched Prizm PDF Converter, its PDF conversion utility. Prizm PDF Converter allow users to creates Adobe PDF files from over 300 file formats including MS Office, AutoCAD, HTML and text files.

Qoppa Software announces release of PDF Studio 7

Rowan Hanna — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Qoppa Software software has announced the release of PDF Studio 7, a major new version of their cross-platform PDF editor for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Adobe EchoSign now available for free on iOS Devices

Rowan Hanna — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Adobe has released EchoSign, a free application for iOS devices that makes it easy for users to digitally sign documents from their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch devices.

iStonsoft announces 4-in-one PDF Converter

Karl De Abrew — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

iStonsoft has announced the release of iStonsoft PDF Converter, its powerful 4-in-one PDF Converter. The new software enables fast and high-quality conversion from PDF to ePub, PDF to Image, PDF to HTML and PDF to Text.

Debenu offers eBook for trying new automation tool

Dan Shea — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Just as the year comes to a close, Debenu has introduced the first release candidate for a new automation tool. Debenu PDF Maximus allows users to perform configurable sets of actions (Action Lists) on PDF files, either individually or in batches. Debenu is also offering a prize to those who try out the pre-release version of the product and tell the company what they think.

PDF Update: Enterprise-level PDF-to-InDesign solution released

Dan Shea — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this PDF update, we find the release of an enterprise-level PDF-to-InDesign solution, and a beta update to a PDF developer library.

Join our Planet PDF Facebook community

Dan Shea — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Since 1998, Planet PDF has shared the best information for anyone and everyone with an interest in PDF. We know that our reader community includes both experienced developers and people wondering what a PDF is, and we think that it's high time we brought you all together in a conversation.

callas software releases pdfaPilot version 3

Dan Shea — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

callas software has announced an updated version of the popular PDFA compliance and archival product, pdfaPilot. With this new release comes full support for the new PDF/A-3 standard, allowing users to archive original documents (such as Word, Excel, or XML files) into PDF/A-3 compliant container files.

Foxit launches PhantomPDF 5.1

Rowan Hanna — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Foxit has launched PhantomPDF 5.1, a new release of its business-ready PDF software. Foxit PhantomPDF is available in three different editions: Express, Standard and Business. The new PhantomPDF 5.1 includes additional options for PDF creation, PDF customization, PDF conversion, along with support for Bates Numbers.

LULU Software launches next-generation Soda PDF products

Karl De Abrew — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

LULU Software has announced the launch of next generation of its Soda PDF software. Soda PDF is an award-winning range of software for editing and creating PDFs. The new Soda PDF product line features 3D technology, new customizable viewing options and enhanced editing capabilities.

PDF Connoisseur for iPad released

Dan Shea — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

PDF Connoisseur for iPad is aimed squarely at business users with a lot of reading to get through. The Kdan Mobile app lets readers save big lists in several file formats to PDF, then access them later in text or audio.

Multilizer updates PDF Translator

Dan Shea — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Multilizer Software Solutions has released a new version of its professional tool, PDF Translator. This most recent release offers easy post-editing in Word and OpenOffice.

PDF Update: Foxit comes to Android devices

Dan Shea — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this PDF update, we find the release of a PDF creation and editing application for Android mobile devices, and an update to a .NET component for reading and manipulating PDF documents.

iStonsoft releases PDF to ePub Converter for Mac

Rowan Hanna — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

iStonsoft has announced the release of PDF to ePub Converter for Mac, its software allowing Mac users to convert their PDFs into EPUB files.

Enolsoft releases an upgraded PDF to Text software with OCR

Rowan Hanna — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Enolsoft Corporation has released an updated version of Enolsoft PDF to Text for Mac, its software for Mac users to convert normal or scanned PDF files. The upgraded PDF to Text for Mac now features OCR capability for converting scanned PDF to Text format. Additionally, the software has been optimized to address some previously identified issues.

PDF Update: Nitro aims at the cloud

Dan Shea — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this PDF update, we find a pair of new additions to Adobe's file-sharing solution, an update to a specialized application for viewing gigantic PDF files, and that Nitro's gaze is firmly fixed on the cloud.

Embed QR codes in PDFs

Dan Shea — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

QR codes have been misused and overused lately, but the fact remains that they are a great way to link the printed world with the digital one. Once a PDF document is printed, all the functionality of its hyperlinks are lost, but a QR code can bring a print reader right back to the web.

callas software launches pdfToolbox 5.3

Dan Shea — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

callas software has announced the release of pdfToolbox 5.3. This maintenance release of callas' PDF correction and preflight tool adds support for Mac OS X Lion, and provides full compatibility with the most recent version of the Adobe PDF Library.

ChemAxon adds PDF Viewer to chemicalize.org

Karl De Abrew — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ChemAxon has announced the addition of a PDF document viewer to chemicalize.org, its open-access chemical structure miner and web search engine. The new PDF viewing features will allow researchers to highlight and display chemicals mentioned in PDFs such as patents and scientific papers, explore their properties and download them as SD files for further study.

Wondershare releases PDF Converter Pro for Mac

Rowan Hanna — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Wondershare Studio has announced the release of PDF Converter Pro for Mac v1.0, its innovative tool for converting PDF documents to other commonly-used formats including Word, Spreadsheet and others. The software also features OCR technology for converting scanned PDFs to text-based documents.

PDF Reader Pro now includes Save-to-PDF feature

Karl De Abrew — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

YUYAO Software announced a new version 2.6.2 of PDF Reader Pro, its top-rated PDF viewing application for iOS. The new version now includes the powerful 'Save-to-PDF' feature for converting various file formats to PDF. PDF Reader Pro 2.6.2 has also been enhanced to include a range of markup tools and WebDAV support.

Nitro releases feature-packed Nitro Pro 7

Dan Shea — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Nitro has launched a major update to its flagship product, Acrobat alternative Nitro Pro. The new version adds a number of new features and enhances existing functionality. Improvements include support for redaction, digital signature profiles, DMS integration and paragraph text editing.

Go social with Foxit Reader 5.1

Dan Shea — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Foxit has released an upgrade to its popular PDF viewer. Foxit Reader 5.1 adds integration with Facebook and Twitter, along with Read Out Loud. Improvements to load time, text rendering, print and reading experience are also included in the upgrade.

Quick PDF Library 8.12 adds native 64-bit support

Dan Shea — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick PDF Library's latest upgrade includes a number of improvements for developers. Version 8.12 adds 64-bit support for the Delphi, ActiveX and DLL editions of the SDK, and introduces support for Delphi XE2.

PDF Update: PDF conversions

Dan Shea — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this PDF update, we have a pair of conversion tools; one converts documents to PDF, while the other converts from PDF.