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There’s more to Portable Document Format manipulation than Adobe Acrobat.
There’s no getting away from it, Adobe Acrobat is a very good piece of software. But it’s far from the only kid on the block. There are some great alternative PDF converters and readers available, that can be had cheaper, or even free.
From batch conversions, to advanced form editing and recognition technology, our Top 5 alternative PDF converters and readers have something for everyone.
As always, if you use a program that you love and we’ve not featured, please let us know in the comments section below.
Enjoy!
Free PDF to Word Doc Converter
Free PDF to Word Doc Converter by HelloPDF, is a small and lightweight program that converts PDF formatted files to DOC formatted files for, you’ve got it, free! Also evident in the name is the fact that Free PDF to Word Doc Converter isn’t a PDF editor, but a format converter. That said, the application will let you edit and change PDFs by converting the original files to Word documents and then you’re free to edit them as required. Key features include the ability to convert PDF to Word and preserve the original layout of your PDF in an editable Word Document; extract text labels, graphics, shapes, from PDF file into Word Doc file; convert all the pages, or partial pages of PDF file to Word file; high speed conversion; plus an easy-to-use interface.