Nuance PDF Reader, developed by Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance Communications

Nuance Communications is a multinational computer software technology corporation, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, that provides speech and imaging applications...

, is software designed to view, manipulate and manage files in Portable Document Format

Portable Document Format

Portable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....

 (PDF). The software is available as a free download from Nuance’s Web site in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. It includes built-in connectivity to a hosted Web service that enables users to convert PDF files to Word, Excel, RTF or WordPerfect using OCR technology

Optical character recognition

Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping...

. It also includes PDF form filler capabilities (saving filled forms and partial support for XFA

XFA

XFA stands for XML Forms Architecture, a family of proprietary XML specifications that was suggested and developed by JetForm to enhance the processing of web forms. It can be also used in PDF files starting with PDF 1.5 specification...

forms) and gives users the option to prevent JavaScript installation for security purposes.

External links

• Official Web site