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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.
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
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.
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.
Software applications that can open _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software capable of saving _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Programs for viewing _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that create _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that convert _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that recover _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving _pdf files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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