Alternatives to Able2Extract Professional

Desktop PDF converter and editor that turns native and scanned PDFs into Excel, Word and other formats. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Able2Extract Professional.

  • Adobe Acrobat

    Adobe's PDF software: the free Acrobat Reader for viewing and commenting, and paid Acrobat plans for editing and conversion.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWebAndroidiOS

    Adobe Acrobat needs a Standard or Pro subscription for conversion, runs on Windows and macOS rather than Linux, and adds web and mobile apps plus a free Reader.

  • ABBYY FineReader PDF

    Commercial OCR and PDF editor with very high recognition accuracy.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ABBYY FineReader PDF offers stronger OCR recognition and layout retention plus document comparison, but it is an expensive subscription or licence and has no Linux version.

  • Nitro PDF Pro

    Commercial Acrobat alternative for editing, converting and signing.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Nitro PDF Pro keeps strong Word and Excel conversion and adds editing, redaction and signing, but it runs only on Windows and macOS with a paid licence.

  • PDFelement

    A commercial PDF editor for creating, converting, editing, annotating, protecting and signing PDF files.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    PDFelement covers conversion alongside full editing, annotation and signing, and adds Android, iOS and web apps, but it drops the Linux desktop version.

  • Xodo PDF Studio

    A desktop PDF editor for Windows, macOS and Linux, previously sold as Qoppa PDF Studio.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Xodo PDF Studio keeps native Linux, Windows and macOS versions with OCR and batch processing, and focuses on full Acrobat-style editing rather than table extraction.

  • UPDF

    A cross-platform PDF editor with annotation, OCR, conversion, redaction and built-in AI tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    UPDF adds editing, redaction and AI summaries on desktop and mobile, but it has no Linux version and its AI features rely on an online service.

  • PDF Reader Pro

    A commercial PDF reader and editor for annotating, converting, signing and organizing PDFs on desktop and mobile.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    PDF Reader Pro combines conversion, OCR and editing across desktop and mobile, but it drops Linux and uses a credit system for its AI tools.

  • CleverPDF

    Set of free online and desktop PDF conversion tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWeb

    CleverPDF offers online and desktop conversion tools, including iWork formats, with a free online tier limited by file size and daily count, and no Linux version.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.