Language_PDF
Adobe Portable Document Format
File type: Document file
Files with _pdf extension are related to the Adobe Portable Document Format, that is used to represent document of application software and platforms.
What is _pdf file?
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: January 2, 2025
File extension _pdf is associated with the PDF (Portable Document Format) developed by Adobe in 1993.
Portable Document Format is used to represent document independent of application software, operating systems and hardware.
PDF file stores complete description of document layout, texts, fonts, graphics used to visualize document.
The default file extension of Adobe Portable Document Format is pdf. However, sometimes is PDF document representing by extension _pdf, created for example by any e-mail client, or antivirus software due security reasons.
If your PDF viewer doesn't support opening _pdf files, simply rename _pdf to pdf extension and PDF document will be viewable in it.
MIME types:
application/pdf
application/x-pdf
application/acrobat
applications/vnd.pdf
text/pdf
text/x-pdf
application/x-bzpdf
application/x-gzpdf
How to open _pdf file?
Use Adobe Acrobat, or Acrobat Reader to view content of *._pdf files.
PDF is a very common document format and thus is supported by various productivity software.
How to convert _pdf file?
PDF files can be converted to other graphics, or text file formats, but there are some limitations based on content, or security permissions in the PDF and features of application that you use to convert PDF documents into another file format.
Various programs are able to export their documents to PDF.
You can also create PDF documentes from any software that can print by using any virtual PDF printer software available on Internet.
Suggested software to open _pdf file:
Associated software actions with the _pdf file
Software applications that can open _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
PDF Architect (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
PDF Architect (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
PDF Architect (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Programs for viewing _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat Reader (Microsoft Windows)
Foxit Reader (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iBooks for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Okular (Linux/Unix)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
PDF Architect (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that convert _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
Calibre (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that recover _pdf files:
Advanced PDF Repair (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that print _pdf files:
Adobe Acrobat (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (Microsoft Windows)
Foxit Reader (Microsoft Windows)
PDF Architect (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Acrobat for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iBooks for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Calibre for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Okular (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving _pdf files:
Adobe Creative Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Creative Suite for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Creative Cloud (Multiplatform)