PDF-XChange products comparison chart
About Product Bundles:
PDF-XChange Pro is a bundle product that includes PDF-XChange Editor, PDF-Tools and PDF-XChange Standard.
PDF-Tools licenses include PDF-XChange Editor*, and the PDF-XChange Lite Printer.
PDF-XChange Editor and Editor Plus licenses include the PDF-XChange Lite Printer.
*PDF-Tools does not include PDF-XChange Editor Plus.
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PDF-XChange Editor |
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PDF-XChange Standard Printer |
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Create and Apply Custom Stamps |
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Add Bates Numbering |
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Add Clickable URL Links to other PDFs |
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Add Document Information/Metadata/XP Metadata |
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Add Hyperlinks to a Page/File During Conversion to PDF |
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Add Images/Signatures to PDF Pages/Files |
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Add Shapes & Objects to PDF Pages |
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Add Watermarks (Text or Image-Based) to Documents |
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Add Overlays to Documents |
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Add/Edit/Modify Bookmarks |
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Using Editor |
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Add Only |
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Advanced Memory Management |
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Append/Insert New Pages into PDF Documents |
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Append/Insert Pages from one PDF File into another PDF File |
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Automated Bookmark Creation Options |
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Send Automated Emails via SMTP/MS MAPI |
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Browser Integration (IE, Firefox etc.) |
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Control over PDF Creation Properties |
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Complete Font Embedding Control |
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Comprehensive Job Management Features |
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Adjust the Resolution/Scaling of Documents |
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Convert Image files to PDF - Raster/Metafile Image Formats |
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Convert Images/Text to PDF |
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Convert MS Office Table of Contents (TOC) 'Clickable Links' to PDF |
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Convert PDF to Raster Image Format (BMP, JPEG, TIFF etc.) |
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Create Job Profiles and Save Settings for Subsequent Use |
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Delete, Rotate and/or Crop PDF pages |
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Developers API Available (subject to licensing) |
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Digital Signature Support |
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Edit PDF Content (excluding image-based/scanned content) |
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Using Editor |
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Embedded Multimedia Support |
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Encryption/Security Options |
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Export Adobe Forms Data (to .FDF) |
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Extract Content from PDF to Text/Image/PDF Formats |
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Extract PDF Content to Image File Formats (BMP, JPEG, TIFF etc.) |
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Extract Pages/Text to Text File Format (No OCR Capability) |
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Extract PDF Pages to a New PDF File |
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Font Embedding Options |
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Using Editor |
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Graphics Down sampling Options (Linear, Bilinear, Bicubic) |
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Group-Editing Options for Annotations |
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Using Editor |
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Add Headers/Footers to Documents |
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Highlight/Strike Out/Underline Text |
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Using Editor |
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Image/Text Compression Options for Converting to PDF (JBIG2,JPEG,JPEG2000 Runlength, ZIP, LZW CCIT3/4) |
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Include 'Clickable' URL Links - Embedded - MS Office Only |
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Include 'Clickable' URL links - Literal {BASE_URL} |
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Integrates with Translation Tools (ABBYY Lingvo 12, Translate It! etc.) |
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ISO PDF/A 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2u, 3a, 3b, 3u Specification Support |
viewing Only |
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Add/Play Audio Comments |
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Using Editor |
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Manipulate/Modify Existing PDF Files |
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Append/Prepend Only |
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Merge PDF files |
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Append/Prepend Only |
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Mirrored Printing Support |
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MS Office Toolbar Add-in for Office to PDF Conversion |
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Multi UI Languages Available |
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Document Navigation Tools (E.g. 'Loupe Tool and 'Pan & Zoom Tool') |
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Using Editor |
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nUp, Booklet and Brochure Page Printing Available |
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Optical Character Recognition Functionality (output is not directly editable unless Enhanced OCR Module is Purchased) |
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Optimization/Compression Control |
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Output Documents from Windows Applications to Create PDF Files |
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Using Lite Printer |
Using Lite Printer |
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Paper Settings/Custom Forms Options |
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PDF Document Permissions Support |
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PDF Encryption/Security Options Including 40/128 bit RC4 and 128/256 bit AES Encryption |
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PDF File Optimization for Advanced Content Control |
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PDF Overlay Options (overlay one PDF onto another) |
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PDF Specification Support (Latest is Acrobat XI - PDF spec 1.7) |
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User-Defined File-Naming Control via Macro/JavaScript Rules |
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Portable version Available |
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32 bit |
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Renumber Pages/Files |
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Using Headers/Footers |
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Reorder Pages (Drag and Drop via Thumbnails Pane) |
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Using Editor |
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Resolution - Max DPI Output |
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Scaling Enabled |
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Using the Lite Printer |
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Scan Pages and Create a New File/Add Scanned Pages to an Existing File |
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Search Document Text (Advanced and Simple) |
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Using Editor |
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Check Document Spelling (Content & Annotations) |
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Terminal Server/Citrix Compatible (Non-virtualized) |
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view/Edit PDF Files |
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Using Editor |
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volume-Discounted License Packs Available |
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Windows OS/Support - Win 7 and Later (32/64 bit) Legacy Windows Supported in Previous Builds |
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RTL Language Support |
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Create Fillable PDF Forms |
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Editor Plus Only |
Using Editor Plus |
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Edit Fillable PDF Forms |
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Using Editor Plus |
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Third-Party Storage Support*: Google Drive™, Microsoft® Office365™ & SharePoint® |
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Using Editor |
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Create/Edit Dynamic Stamps |
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Using Editor Plus |
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Redact Documents |
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Using Editor |
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Export to MS Word Format |
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Export to MS PowerPoint Format |
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Export to MS Excel Format |
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Customizable Ribbon User Interface |
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MRC (Mixed Raster Content) Support for PDF Optimization |
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Create New Document from Selection (Objects, Text, etc.) |
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Using Editor |
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Create New Stamp from Selection (Objects, Text, etc.) |
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Using Editor |
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Transform Selection (Objects, Text, Annotations, etc.) |
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Word Count Feature |
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Replace Images |
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Using Editor |
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Change the Compression Images in PDFs |
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Using Editor |
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OCR Selected Images |
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Using Editor |
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Move/Swap Pages |
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Using Editor |
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Autorecovery - Remembers Document Changes for Recovery |
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Using Editor |
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Twain32 Scanner Support in 64 bit Environments |
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One-Click Image Copy with Snapshot Tool |
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Using Editor |
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Watched Folders: Set Custom Action for Files Added to Specified Folders |
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Create Web Links from URLs/Remove all Web Links |
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Hybrid Conversion Engine: XPS/GDI |
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Enhanced OCR Plugin Available |
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OCR Selected Regions |
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Using Editor |
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Convert CSV File Data to a PDF Table |
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Using Editor |
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Add/Remove/Reorder PDF Layers |
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Using Editor |
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Add Comments to Documents |
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Using Editor |
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Summarize Document Comments |
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Create PDFs from Markdown Files |
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Using Editor |
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Export/Import Security Policies |
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Using Editor |
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Timestamp Documents |
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Add JavaScript to Documents |
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Using Editor |
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Add Barcodes to Documents |
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Using Editor |
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Add/Edit Base Content |
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Annotate Document Text |
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Microsoft OneDrive Compatibility |
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Box.com Compatibility |
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view/Edit Portfolio Files |
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Combine Files into One Document |
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Create Customized Tools |
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Create Folder Monitors |
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Certify Documents |
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Command Line Options |
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Batch-Conversion Functionality |
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Color Conversion Functionality |
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Create PDF Portfolio Files |
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Using Editor |
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Using Outlook Add-in |
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Sanitize Documents |
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Find and Redact Document Content |
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Flatten Document Layers |
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Using Editor |
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Populate Forms from CSV Files |
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Using Editor |
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Multi-Threaded Processing |
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Important Notes:
Some features detailed above may be included in a bundle product rather than the named application. For example the Mark-up & Commenting functions available are provided via PDF-XChange Editor (as a stand-alone application or as part of the PDF-XChange PRO bundle) - and not in the PDF-XChange Standard Printer or PDF-Tools applications independently.