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Adobe AcrobatAble2Extract Professional
Freemium

Acrobat Reader is free to download and use without a subscription; text and image editing…

 Paid

Paid lifetime license with no recurring fees; a free trial is available.

Windows, macOS, Web, Android, iOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Free Reader for Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, iOS 16+ and Android 8+, plus an Acrobat web app in…
  • Reader includes commenting, highlights, sticky notes, form filling and Fill & Sign at no cost
  • Accurate PDF to Excel conversion with templates and preview
  • Batch conversion of hundreds of files
  • Editing text and images, creating and converting PDFs need an Acrobat Standard or Pro subscription
  • Proprietary; Adobe logos may not be used without a license
  • Paid software, not open source
  • Focused on conversion more than full document authoring
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License: Proprietary
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

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