Due to the stability, high-resolution, high security, and ease of transmission, PDF has become the most commonly used in our daily work. When we enjoy the convenience of PDFs, we also find that PDFs have brought some inconvenience, and the biggest problem is the difficulty of editing the content of PDFs. At the same time, not all documents are in PDF format, so we also have to convert other file formats to PDFs, such as images to PDFs. A PDF converter will be necessary to help you meet your needs.
If you are a beginner at PDF conversion tools, what do you need to pay attention to when choosing PDF conversion software? We provide the following five points for your reference.
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High-quality conversion. Especially when converting PDF to images, it is necessary to maintain high resolution.
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Support several file formats, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Image, etc.
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Convert PDFs in batch, which will help you save time and increase work efficiency.
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Support OCR(Optical Character Recognition).
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Clean interface and easy-to-use.
Next, we analyze and organize the top 5 best PDF converters for Windows, each with its advantages and disadvantages. You can combine the reference points we provide and choose according to your needs.
PDF Reader Pro for Windows
PDF Reader Pro is an easy-to-use PDF conversion software with a clean interface, supporting multiple versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. As an offline PDF conversion software, it safeguards the security and secrecy of your PDFs without worrying about the leakage of file contents and information. When you need to convert PDF to other file formats, you can consider PDF Reader Pro.
The first reason we recommend this app is that it supports high-quality conversion. You can convert PDF files to high-resolution images without worrying about blurred images and other problems caused by low-resolution.
Secondly, PDF Reader Pro for Windows supports a wide range of file formats, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Text, and images, which can fully meet your conversion needs.
Thirdly, PDF Reader Pro for Windows also has a fast speed. Besides, it also supports converting PDFs in batch, which saves you a lot of time and improves your work efficiency.
Fourthly, you can choose a specific part of the file to convert without having to convert the whole file.
Finally, this conversion software also supports the OCR function. When you want to edit a PDF document with only text images inserted, you can use the OCR tool.
PDF Reader Pro for Windows provides perfect functions for converting, whether you want to convert images to PDFs or convert PDFs to other files. In addition, PDF Reader Pro for Windows supports free to download and a free trial.
IceCream PDF Converter
IceCream PDF Converter is a powerful PDF conversion software that supports several Windows systems, including Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, and more. The best advantage of this software is the simplicity of the interface and operation. The interface includes two simple parts named From PDF and To PDF. You can drag and drop the desired file to the specified window to start conversion. If the converted file is too large, you will need to wait for a few minutes.
This PDF conversion app supports a free trial. You can not experience all the functions even though you are on a free trial, which is not favorable for you to experience this software.
Microsoft PDF Converter
Microsoft PDF Converter is a PDF conversion software specially designed for Windows, which supports many Windows systems. You can also access the solution on Hub along with the PC. The most important point is that this software is completely free, and you can download it for free in the Microsoft Store. The experience is nothing less than other paid software.
Microsoft PDF Converter does not support OCR so it can not help you extract and convert the text in the image. It provides limited features which mainly focus on converting images to PDFs.
Adobe Acrobat DC
Adobe Acrobat DC is the most professional and popular one of these five PDF Converter apps. In addition to editing and reading functions, it also supports conversion tools. Using Adobe Acrobat DC, you can not only convert pictures to PDF documents, but you can also convert PDF documents to other file formats. The conversion speed is fast with high quality. It also provides cloud services to help you view and edit PDF files without the limitations of time and devices.
However, for beginners, the interface of Adobe Acrobat DC will be slightly confusing. Indeed, compared to other PDF conversion software, Adobe Acrobat DC has a more complex interface. Furthermore, the price of this software will be relatively high for individuals or small businesses.
TalkHelper PDF Converter
TalkHelper offline PDF converter helps you quickly edit, convert, and manage PDF files. It provides you with several conversion tools to convert PDF to Images, Word, PowerPoint, Hyperlinks, and more. When dealing with scanned PDFs, you can also extract the text from the images to editable Word or Excel with the help of the OCR tool, which supports 46 languages, fully satisfying your needs.
This product also has some shortcomings. Some feedback from many users shows that when converting some large files, the conversion speed of the software will be slow, which will take much time. Besides, the interface of this product is rather crowded. If the interface can be optimized, this product will attract more users.
More Information:
How to Convert PDF to Word on Windows?
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Open the file with PDF Reader Pro;
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Click Converter on the Toolbar;
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Choose To Word and select the target format as Word(.docx);
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Set Page Range;
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Click Convert;
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Choose an output folder and the converted files will be saved in the selected folder;
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Or you can find PDF to Word in Quick Tools on Homepage to quickly convert PDF to Word files.