

Thus, any printable file format is susceptible of being converted to PDF, images, documents, web pages. To be able to convert almost any file to PDF, you can make use of Foxit PDF Creator.įoxit PDF Creator works like a virtual printer.

PDF files cannot be modified easily and, on the other hand, we all have a compatible viewer to open these documents on our PC. The standard edition is priced at $89 and business edition, priced at $129, offers extended compression features, editing and security for enterprise users.When it comes to storing or sharing files, the PDF format is the most comfortable format. Users can also edit scanned documents and implement optical character recognition.įoxit will offer two versions of the PhantomPDF 6.0. Support for Evernote lets users attach PDFs to Evernote notes. It also offers extended search capabilities via the company's PDF IFilter, which lets the Windows indexing and other search technologies to index PDFs. Users can download the Foxit Reader here.įor those requiring more extensive editing and form creation capabilities, Foxit tomorrow will also unveil PhantomPDF 6.0, which allows users to reformat texts and manipulate objects within a PDF. Users will also be able to create PDFs by right clicking on files, scan documents, use a PDF print driver, and cut and paste from the Windows clipboard. It'll also support Microsoft's Active Directory Rights Management Services. The new Foxit Reader 6.0 will include a Microsoft Office ribbon interface that lets users create PDFs from Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as and hundreds of file types via drag-and-drop. With tomorrow's release, Frank Kettenstock, Foxit's VP of marketing told me: "We're expecting that to go up significantly." The Freemont, Calif.-based company says 150 million have already downloaded a Foxit Reader, which it believes makes it the second most used PDF reader behind Adobe's offering. While less expensive alternatives to Adobe Standard offer many of these features from Avanquest, Nitro, Nuance and Wondershare (among others), Foxit is upping the ante with its new Foxit Reader 6.0. But if you want to generate PDFs that you can annotate and enable extensive workflow capabilities - including the ability to electronically sign and stamp them - Foxit tomorrow will unveil a new free reader that the company said rivals Adobe's Acrobat Standard. Of course you can save Microsoft Office files as PDFs. There are plenty of ways to create PDFs without spending a fortune on Adobe's Acrobat Standard software.

Foxit Targets Adobe with Free PDF Creator
