ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This program transforms PDFs into a variety of file types, but a painful installation process and some performance issues hold it down. Installing ABBYY PDF Transformer takes too long, and when you finally get it on your machine, you must surrender your e-mail address (and opt out of newsletters) to get a registration code. The program can save PDFs as Word, Excel, HTML, or PDF files, and it integrates as a toolbar item into those first two applications for editing purposes. You also get a wizard that walks you through the conversion process. In multiple tests, the program worked just fine, though it had problems preserving formatting on more complex files. Tables and diagrams were a particularly weak spot. We also found the conversion process quite slow, and the demo restriction (only three-page conversions and fifteen uses) a little stingy. And if that weren't bad enough, consider the fact this utility consumes a hefty 75MB of memory. This isn't the worst such utility we've ever seen, but it's definitely not the best.

Publisher's description

From ABBYY USA Software House :

ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0 is an easy-to-use PDF utility for quickly converting, creating, editing and saving PDF document. Based on award-winning ABBYY document conversion technology, this sophisticated PDF conversion solution can easily convert PDFs to Microsoft Office formats in 184 languages with only a click of the mouse. With accurate conversion that retains document layout and structure, PDF Transformer 3.0 virtually eliminates the need for reformatting. PDF Transformer also creates PDFs from any Windows applications. You can easily merge multiple file formats into one PDF document or append supported formats into an existing PDF. The product also provides unique bates numbering, customized stamping, security settings to meet your business needs. This powerful, versatile and easy-to-use solution quickly boosts office productivity. Click. Convert. Create. This is information transformation at its best. Version 3.0 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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