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Giveaway of the day — Wondershare PDF Converter 4.0.5
Wondershare PDF Converter 4.0.5 was available as a giveaway on June 22, 2015!
Wondershare PDF Converter is a powerful tool for you to convert normal PDF files into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, EPUB eBooks, Text files, PowerPoint presentations, HTML pages. It also gives you the ability to convert encrypted PDF files, protected from copying, editing or printing.
Key features:
- Converts normal PDF to multiple formats, including Word/Excel/PPT/EPUB/HTML/Text/Image formats;
- Preserves all the texts, images, graphics with the original layout and format;
- Batch converting up to 50 PDF files at a time;
- Converts specific pages or page-ranges into large PDF files;
- Converts protected PDFs for copying, editing or printing;
- Converts to all Microsoft Office versions including Microsoft Office 2010/2007/2003.
Please note: The user who wins the most votes for the improvement idea will get a lifetime license for Wondershare PDFelement+OCR!
System Requirements:
Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/ 8.1(x32/x64); Processor: 1Ghz Processor or above; RAM: 512MB RAM or above; Hard Drive Space: 1GB or above
Publisher:
Wondershare SoftwareHomepage:
http://www.wondershare.com/pdf-converter/File Size:
19.2 MB
Price:
$59.95
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The most easy-to-use and powerful PDF tool to convert, OCR, edit, create, sign PDF files and create, edit PDF forms with ease. Convert PDF from and to multiple formats. Edit PDF texts and images easily and add links, images, watermark and more; create and edit PDF forms the way you want it; annotate, sign, protect PDF files and much more. Now only $35.95 to get Wondershare PDFelement with OCR (Originally priced at $89.94)
Do all the things of converting and much more: convert scanned PDF or image PDF easily with OCR function, convert PDF files from and to other formats, combine multiple PDF files into a single one, protect PDF with password and permissions, batch conversion, pages conversion and fast conversion. Now only $19.95 to get Wondershare PDF Converter Pro (Originally priced at $79.95)
Easy-to-use PDF password remover that you should never miss. Remove PDF restrictions from printing, editing and copying; remove Open password when you can enter the right password; batch password removal for up to 200 PDF files at one time. Now only $7.49 to get Wondershare PDF Password Remover (Originally priced at $ 29.95)
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This is one of my favorites. It very easily converts pdf's to ppt's, doing every one I've ever thrown at it (in last version). It's pretty good for pdf's to word too, although there are plenty of others, and some better, but not for free. But, I haven't seen anything that converts the range (ppt, word, excel) in one solution. If anyone has one to recommend, I'm interested in trying that out.
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I decided to try this app since I'm having such trouble converting pdfs online and with the softwares I've used since I can't afford Adobe Acrobat Professional (had license on my mac version but now I'm on a PC so it's of no use) but this doesn't work either. Nothing seems to allow an actual editable Word document when converted from pdf without paying. This is the message I received: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Z5LJchEOmhVkwxMnBmSVQ5VzA/view?usp=sharing
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This is just a converter (for about $60), but the documents are still in non-editing mode. For this amt of money, I would rather have something that would be able to convert and be edited.
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Installed on Windows 7 64 bit just fine. First file I tried was a 1 page pdf - with data on it - which I tried to convert to Word. I got a box saying the software won't convert "scanned" pdf files (99% of the ones I use are scanned) BUT if you pay and get the PRO version, it has OCR software which will convert. This effectively makes this "giveaway" crippleware (at best) for my purposes and I don't need it bad enough to pay at this time. Will be uninstalled after reboot (thanks Karl! :) )!
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Re. password protected files.
Right from the wondershare Home Page:
Convert Password-Protected PDF Files
Not able to copy, edit, or print an encrypted PDF file? PDF Converter allows you to convert it to a different type of file in order to make full use of it. If the file is protected from being opened, you’ll need to enter that password before converting it to another document type.
Like Edu says.....ya gotta know the Password in order to remove it or to open and edit the file with Wondershi*.
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I got this the last time they offered it. Last March I received an email invoice (.pdf) from a business that i was to pay, but it was corrupted and unreadable. An associate also received the invoice and couldn't read it, either. He tried some of his .pdf reading software (Adobe, I believe) and I tried it on my Ubuntu reader, then on Nitro, but no dice. Then I used Wondershare and it popped up perfectly. It was the only time I have ever used this freebie, but it saved the day. I'm recommending it to friends.
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Dual-boot here - slept in & in a bit of a rush - program started in Win10 Build 10130 - but that is the extent of the "good" news. Tried 4 pdf files & only 1 was readable, but, even in that one - the format was so bad it added pages between paragraphs (and I an using Windows Word 2010) sry Wondershare, wish I had better results, but thanks for today's program - it might work for removing 'quotes' from pdf's - we'll see. Thanks GOTD - c u tomorrow - HAGD
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I have a free time limited (6 months) license for Abby Transformer+ 12. It is the tool you want if you're into converting PDFs every day, for work or fun. One of the best OCR engine. Normal price is $69, much cheaper than "Wondershare PDF Converter Pro". But there is a free trial for casual use, and a free version. Beware, installed size is 750 MB, or 474 MB in my case after deleting of unused language files. With Abby, you can also scan, create and modify PDFs.
Test: a 2 page PDF leaflet to Word. It is a 3-column layout, with 1 photo on the 1st page, some drawings (icons...) and colored text over colored background. Not a scanned document, it was created with Adobe InDesign CC 2014 using Adobe PDF Library 11.0. Not a very complex document, and one that, presumably, can easily be converted.
Abby resulted in a .DOC, Wondershare (this GOTD, not registered) in a .DOCX. Surprisingly, the photo is partially rendered in Abby. Abby did a poor job with the icons: they all disappeared. Page 1 is much more scrambled with Wondershare, very little work to do with Abby. Now, page 2. Abby is Ok, with the exception of the icons. Wondershare couldn't create anything usable, the page is almost empty.
I know nothing's perfect but Wondershare really did a very poor job. You will need another ---if not many--- software if you like converting to Word. Anyway, you will always be disappointed by the results.
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I am always amazed at just how many thumbs down, people give the majority
of GOTD's. Surly many of them are just doing so because the do not need or
want the software on offer and i am almost certain that they do not download
the item and try it out to give a valued response.
We are very lucky to see that others will take the time to write a response
and at least give us a valued reason why the giveaway is good or bad. If i
do not need or want the giveaway, i will not give it a thumbs down. But if
i do download the software, then and only then will i give that thumbs up
or down.
Thanks you to those that write here about their good or bad points about
each giveaway. It always helps me to decide to either download or not.
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My sentiments exactly. Thank you for stating it! :)
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I've stated this before in response to similar posts. I think the reason behind the rating is very unclear. It simply says "Rate It!" Rate it for what, exactly? Rate it because you don't like the offer? Because you can't get it to work? Perhaps this area on the rate section should be explained better. This would also give GOTD a more accurate tally on the Nays and Yays, too. :D
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Even though I realize it was a typo, with a couple of commas, it could be a more apt description.
"Surly, many of them are, just doing so because the do not need or
want the software..." :-)
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Downloaded and installed ok Windows 7. But when I tried to convert an encrypted PDF, I was asked for the password. I thought one part of the program was to remove the encryption as in the quoted bit "It also gives you the ability to convert encrypted PDF files, protected from copying, editing or printing."
While on the Wondershare site, I noticed the 'remove PDF password in a second' program so downloaded the trial version. I tried the same encrypted PDF file and seveal others, I was told I needed the password to remove the password!
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A Password remover is not a software that shows the password of a certain file. It is a software that turns this file into a non-password protected file, so you don't have to enter the password everytime you open the file. It removes the password, but you have to know the password.
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Good software (Y)
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Very good software! My favourite among the other converters.
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Nice App ... Tried it and it works great!
I am guessing it would be really handy ...
Thanks for posting!
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Shalom Hebrew users,
For those who are looking for a software to convert from Hebrew PDF to editable text: There are very few progs around which supposedly can do this well, and they are not available for free. But even the paid ones, I doubt they're worth the money.
One converter used to sit on my computer after it was linked to by some visitor a long time ago here on GAOTD. It may still be somewhere on here, but I never use it. I even forget what its name is and cannot find it just now. I may have uninstalled it. I believe it was using the abbyy machine for conversion, but I may be wrong with that.
I installed it when I needed to copy lots of Hebrew text with Nikkud (Vowel Points) for work, digitizing texts from rare Hebrew and Aramaic translations of the New Testament, for online use. However, as soon as there was Nikkud in the Hebrew, the conversion got always messed up. In the end I found myself typing all from scratch which seemed to be quicker than editing the messed up results from the software conversion.
Behatslaha! Let us know if you find something usable!
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Hi kobi. You can try an online solution. There's quite a bit of them to find with a simple Google search. I don't know, if you can use this one : http://www.i2ocr.com/free-online-hebrew-ocr
It seems like, it isn't very popular to ask for anything in Hebrew. How comes - anyway, Shalom....and אל תשכח הגזענים מטורף
Thanks for today's offer. However, I only need this program, if it handles Hebrew, and there's no where, I can find the supported languages, and it seems like, some developers are a bit more service minded than others, when it comes to answering relevant questions.
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Toda Allan. I appreciate your answer, and the link is bookmarked. I will definitely test it when something comes up. Brakhot rabot and Shalom!
kobi
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I don't see this GOTD can compress or shrink PDF size. This is important feature where you don't need 300dpi large size pdf .
I'll pass, thank you.
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Awesome software this is
have used its versions which were made available in past.
So far, i have not come any software which does conversion as nicely as Wondershare software.
thankful to the team for giving it free on GAOTD
and thanks to GAOTD team also.
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I have an old Wondershare PDF Converter Pro 4.0.5. Is this the same? Does this convert Hebrew?
Would anyone know of a program that does?
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Try Hebrew PDF-conversion and tell us if it works, please!
Last time it was offered, I uninstalled it because it didn't...
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No - this is not the same software. And the version of PDF Converter Pro that I installed earlier this month is v4.1.0.
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Without OCR? It's 19.2 MB only and they don't mention any OCR for this restricted version (no free tesseract engine e.g.). I looked up the size of outdated Abbyy Finereader 5 (139,204,786 bytes), Abbyy_Finereader_6_sprint (66,367,986 bytes) and a 2013-year Wondershare PDF Converter (88,977,944).
Abbyy Finereader5 still for free (corrected link!):
You remember my formerly cited (outdated but still useful)
https://forum.raymond.cc/threads/abbyy-finereader-5-0-pro-for-free.35458/
with registration and download links:
http://register.avanquest.com/ABSOFT/produits/Promotion/enregistrement_presse/VNU/FineReader0906/avq_fr_cov.cfm?CFID=5089403&CFTOKEN=14305582
and broken download link (corrected here by me) now is
ftp://ftp2.avanquest.com/bluesquad/FR/FineReader/Abbyy%20Finereader5.exe
Both links checked today being online (presumably for advertising reasons) but I won't reregister and redownload just for the fun of it, having a very limited connection.
I hope that next Wondershare GOTD will be less restricted, same as was in past times. Best wishes to Wondershare in China and GOTD. And many thanks!
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thanks.
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please help for this problem?
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Application Error
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Exception EIntfCastError in module PDFConverter.exe at 00000000.
Interface not supported.
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OK
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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: PDFConverter.exe
Application Version: 4.0.5.1
Application Timestamp: 53db5476
Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.18409
Fault Module Timestamp: 53159a86
Exception Code: 0eedfade
Exception Offset: 0000c42d
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1055
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Installed and registered without problems on a Win 8.1.3 Pro 64 bit system. A not so clean install with an additional Wondershare helper.
A Chinese company with address and phone, digitally signed as Shenzen Wondershare Information...
Hmmm, which software is this? How to be polite??? Well, thze company claims, this is the $79.95 version, but the registration says, that the OCR, which is part of the $79.95 "Pro"version is missing:
http://i.imgur.com/ssSj9AE.png
http://i.imgur.com/TPNK8cr.png
The "PDF converter has another price tag:
http://i.imgur.com/ZWBHzEm.png
Okay... after start a small not resizable interface opens, you add your PDF, choose an output format,a path and convert.
The result is... hmm, how to be polite, a little confusing:
http://i.imgur.com/5OzjGUB.png
But works for simple PDF files very good:
http://i.imgur.com/u45u6B5.png
The quality of the epub conversion depends of course from the same source "quality", it is a base to start to work with Sigil (for example), a simple copy and paste would be faster...
http://i.imgur.com/JLT7WBZ.png
If you don't have a simple PDF to Word converter, you can take this. Does his job with simple files, fails on complex PDF with tables and graphics.
Uninstalled via reboot, cannot compete with the good ones, except in pricetag.
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I was completely baffled yesterday, that a program tries to root a Samsung device silently without any user interaction. Never thought, that this would happen. Try to get your money back... LOL
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Danke Herr Karl for your precise, comprehensive and intelligently presented reviews. Your outstanding advice is always appreciated.
If you have the time, please provide names/links of the "good ones" to which you refer. I have not seen them referenced here and am not sure how to search the archives for them.
Thank you again for your contributions,
Rudolph
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@Rudolph - I grabbed Aiseesoft PDF to Word Converter (with OCR) when offered here. I really only use it for the OCR function which works well. Peace.
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Rudolph, ABBYY FineReader does wonders with most all types PDF and does OCR
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"A not so clean install with an additional Wondershare helper."
Yep, watch out for that WSHelper (or the similar ASHelper with some AiseeSoft products). They're of the "phone home" variety (?) There may be pieces of it you have to hunt around for, though it should all be deletable after the fact.
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This doesn't include OCR function. The Pro Version has OCR . So Image based PDF / Scanned PDF can't be handled by this.
Excluding that issue It is really convenient PDF Converter. As it claims it can preserve all the texts, images, graphics with the original layout and format without much trouble. Though in some cases a dark dotted line or continious spot appeared over the texts .
Freeware Solution :
1. Ableword - http://www.ableword.net/ - Load any Text based Pdf and Edit directly or you can save them as doc or docx file. (http://www.ableword.net/pdftoword.html )
2. FREE PDF to WORD CONVERTER - http://www.hellopdf.com/index.php
3. Unipdf - http://unipdf.com/
Online Converter :
http://www.pdfonline.com /pdf-to-word-converter/
http://www.zamzar.com/convert/pdf-to-odt/
For editing a pdf file with Open Office download and install PDF Import Extension at http://extensions.openoffice.org/en/node/17351
LibreOffice Draw can be used to edit Pdf . http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tr-dojo/edit-pdf-documents-with-libreoffice-draw/
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Thanks Jahid for review and It is very helpful to know which other open source/freeware alternatives are available.
Really appreciate your effort.
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Thanks, Jahid, for the link to http://www.pdfonline.com . I literally spent 3+ hours recently trying to get a pdf form to where I could edit it (fill it out) and not having Acrobat Pro, I was in some hot mess. I went with some online app that Google Docs has and that was a nightmare. It kept moving my text and hiding it behind the "pages" to then show up again after I'd retyped the info. If I'd had your link, I could have converted it to word, filled it out and saved it as a pdf to return to the person I got it from. What a time saver this site is going to be and no extra software to download. Thank you very much!
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Actually, Jahid, I have to revoke my first reply. No offense to you but when I actually tried to convert the pdf file to Word I was only able to insert an image. I could not add new or edit existing text. The entire "converted doc" was just an image. :( I didn't see any way to choose a different format, it automatically converted the pdf to rtf. I had to go back to GoogleDrive and use DocHub to edit the pdf. Sorry, it really sounded like it would work but sadly it didn't do anything differently than other pdf to word applications I've tried. Once I can afford it again, I'm just going back to Adobe Acrobat Professional.
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This is a good software product. I have version 4.0.1 from a former GAOTD offering. I have had good success in converting documents and recommend it. I may even download and update my software.
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Installation and Registration
1. Unzip the package you’ve downloaded and install the software;
2. Run the software you installed;
3. Click here to the getting registration code page, enter your e-mail address and click on the “Get Registration Code” button to get the registration code, which will be mailed to your mailbox;
4. Go to the program and click the “Register” button on the top. Enter your email and registration code in the pop-up window and click “Register” to get it done.
5. Then you can use all the functions of the software.
Please follow above steps to register the program. You are recommended to run the program under administrator account. If you have more questions, please feel free to contact our technical support directly at Wondershare Support Center.
NOTICE: We're giving away Wondershare PDF Converter (Full-time license), for GOTD users only. Wondershare provides 60% off Special Offer for Wondershare PDFelement with OCR function, with which you can not only OCR scanned PDF files, but also enjoy a full package of PDF solutions such as creating, editing, converting, signing, protecting and much more. Is it incredible? Yes, it’s true, but only Time-Limited! Now with only $35.95, you can have ALL.
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