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Convert PDF to Text using A-PDF Text Extractor

by Aditya on April 16, 2009

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apdf Convert PDF to Text using A PDF Text Extractor

PDF is considered to be stable format for presenting your project in a forum or a business conference so that it might not be edited easily. However, there are certain occasions where you would like to get a PDF converted to a text file so that you can edit and format the document. A-PDF Text Extractor is a simple and small utility that can convert PDF files to text files.

A-PDF Text Extractor has a well built and neat GUI. You just need to browse for the PDF file you wish to convert to text. Once you have selected a PDF file, just press the “Extract text button” to extract text from the PDF document. The utility provides from some options to customize text extraction based on your preference. For instance, you can choose to extract all pages, specific pages only or all odd/even pages. Besides, you can also select to arrange the extraction to follow the original PDF order, rearrange text based on the position or output text with specific positions so that the extracted text can be used on other applications. All these options become available as soon as “Option” button is pressed.

A-PDF Text Extractor is free for download and can be downloaded by clicking here. It is to be noted that the utility is not able to extract PDF files that are restricted to security protections.

About Aditya: Aditya is a 16 year old online entrepreneur living in India. He is the founder and editor of Tech Ravings, a blog sharing latest apps and services from the tech world.Get more from Aditya on Twitter.