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Portable Document Format
| Extension | |
| Category | 🔵 documents |
| Programs | 🔵 Ghostscript 🔵 Ghostview 🔵 Xpdf 🔵 gPDF |
| Main program | 🔵 Adobe Viewer |
| Description | 🔵 .pdf (Portable Document Format) The .pdf format, developed by Adobe Systems, is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. PDFs are widely used for distributing documents over the internet and in print publishing due to their ability to preserve the formatting of a document regardless of the device or software used to view it. |
| Technical details | 🔵 The `.pdf` format, Portable Document Format, is widely used for documents. Here are the key technical details: - Standardization: ISO 32000 standard ensures reliability. - Content Preservation: Captures text, fonts, graphics, and layout. - Versatility: Supports text, images, vectors, hyperlinks, forms, multimedia, and 3D. - Compression: Offers file size reduction options. - Security: Encryption, digital signatures, access controls. - Interactivity: Forms, annotations, hyperlinks, and scripting. - Accessibility: Supports features for users with disabilities. - Embedded Fonts: Ensures consistent text display. - Color Management: Precise color reproduction. - Layer Support: Allows content context-based display. - Scalability: Vector graphics and text are infinitely scalable. - Compatibility: Works across various software. - File Extension: Standardized as `.pdf`. PDF excels in preserving document appearance across different platforms, making it valuable in document exchange, digital publishing, and professional applications. |
| Developer | 🔵 Adobe Systems |
| MIME type | 🔵 application/pdf |
Raw text file
| Extension | .txt |
| Category | 🔵 documents |
| Programs | 🔵 Notepad 🔵 TextEdit 🔵 WordPad |
| Description | 🔵 .txt (Text File) The .txt file format is a standard text document format that contains unformatted text. It is universally recognized by virtually every text editor and word processing program. TXT files are useful for storing information in plain text with no special formatting beyond basic fonts and font styles. This format is widely used for its compatibility and simplicity, being able to be opened on almost any computer platform. |
| Technical details | 🔵 The `.txt` (plain text) file format is a basic, universal format with these key technical details: - Character Encoding: Supports encodings like ASCII, UTF-8, UTF-16, affecting character range representation. - No Formatting: Lacks support for any formatting (bold, italics, etc.); stores text in basic form. - Universal Compatibility: Can be created, opened, and edited by most operating systems and devices. - Uses: Common for simple documents, notes, configuration files, and unformatted data storage. - File Extension: Standard extension is `.txt`. - Small File Size: Typically very small due to no formatting or multimedia content. - Line Breaks: Varies by operating system (CRLF for Windows, LF for Unix/Linux, CR for older Mac OS). - No Metadata: Does not support embedded metadata like author or creation date. - Encoding Declaration: Lacks inherent encoding information, which may cause issues in different systems. - Programming and Scripting Use: Widely used for source code, scripts, JSON, XML, etc. - Editability: Editable with various text editors and IDEs. - Security: Generally safe from viruses but can be involved in phishing or malicious activities. The `.txt` format is essential for storing or transferring text without formatting or complex features. |
| Developer | 🔵 Microsoft |
| MIME type | 🔵 text/plain 🔵 application/txt 🔵 browser/internal 🔵 text/anytext 🔵 widetext/plain 🔵 widetext/paragraph |
FAQ
❓ How do I change pdf to txt?
To get started, either pick a file you want to convert from pdf and select it or drag and drop it into the conversion tool. Next, select the desired format that you wish to convert your file to. Once you have selected the format, click the "convert" button and wait for the tool to finish converting your file.
⏳ What is the estimated time it will take to convert pdf to txt?
Typically, image conversions only take a few seconds, so you can expect a speedy conversion when changing pdf to txt.
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