XpdfText extracts plain text from PDF files. XpdfText can convert whole PDF files, single pages, or rectangles on a page, or it can build a word list. The XpdfText component also includes all of the functionality of the XpdfInfo component.

Note: Please review the following Platform and Product Requirements, Limitations of the Evaluation version and License Definitions before downloading or purchasing this software.

Feature Summary

• Convert PDFs to Plain Text
• Extract Text from Targeted Areas
• Word Lists
• Faster printing
• Better transparency support
• Support for PDF 1.6 and PDF 1.7, including AES decryption and OpenType fonts

Major Features in Depth

Convert PDFs to Plain Text. Convert entire PDF files or individual pages to plain text - maintaining layout or converting to "reading order". The extracted text can be converted to a wide choice of standard encodings, including UTF-8 (Unicode), several ISO-8859 flavors, and various CJK formats.

Extract Text from Targeted Areas. Extract text from a specified rectangle on a page. Useful for extracting text from forms.

Word Lists. Convert pages into word lists - for each word, you can retrieve: font name and font size, text colour, word position on the page and character offset (for highlight files).

Platform and Product Requirements

• Windows 2000 or XP, or Vista.

Limitations of the Evaluation version.

• The evaluation version prints a copyright message on each page, but is otherwise fully functional and not time-limited.

License Definitions

Developer Licenses: You will need one developer license for each person doing development work with this component. If you wish to purchase multiple developer licenses, then don't hesitate to contact us.

Run Time Licenses: You will need one run time license for each computer where the final product will be installed. This includes computers within your company and/or computers at your customers' sites. Run Time Licenses are available in "packs" of 5, 10, 50, and 100. Customers who already own a developer license and wish to purchase run time license packs separately, please contact the PDF Store Team.