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What are the best offline tools for converting PDF files into an editable format (e.g. .ppt)?

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Best offline tools for converting PDF files into an editable format (e.g. .ppt)	Price	License	Platforms
-- Inkscape	Free	GPL-2.0-or-later	Windows, macOS, Linux, Unix
-- Microsoft Word	Free / paid	Proprietary	-
-- Nitro Pro	-	Proprietary	Windows
-- Adobe Acrobat	-	Proprietary	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
-- Solid PDF Converter	FREE / PAID	-	-

Inkscape

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Export to different file types

You can export and save your files for example as a "normal" svg, png, jpg, bmp etc. file. See More

Top Con

Very slow startup on some systems

Depending on factors like how many fonts you have installed, Inkscape can take upwards of 30 seconds to launch. See More

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Inkscape can import and export PDF's, but only one page at a time. See More

Specs

License:GPL-2.0-or-later

Platforms:Windows, macOS, Linux, Unix

Initial Release:2003

Top Pro

Opens lots of file types

Inkscape supports many common formats for import (including SVG, Photoshop and Illustrator) and its plugin architecture allows more to be added. See More

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Edits can be made only one page at a time

Inkscape cannot open multi-page PDFs. See More

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Cross-platform

Prebuilt binaries are available for Windows, Mac, Ubuntu and OpenSUSE. Inkscape can be built from source on additional platforms. See More

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Free and open source

Inkscape is GPL-licensed and maintains public repositories. See More

Adobe Acrobat

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Clean interface

Acrobat has a three tab interface. There are home, tools and document tabs. The home tab has recently used files as well as files stored in Adobe's cloud services. It will be the first thing shown once you start the program. The tools tab includes access to all Acrobats functionality. From here you can add tabs to panels or use the search to look for tools. See More

Top Con

Very expensive

While there's a free version of Acrobat Reader, it does not allow editing. There's a choice of Standart edition that costs $299, and Pro version for $499. See More

Specs

License:Proprietary

Platforms:Windows, macOS, Android, iOS

Exports:.pdf; .ps; .eps; .html; .htm; .jpg; .jpeg; .jpe; .jpf; .jpx; .jp2; .j2k; .j2c; .jpc.png; .pptx; .rtf; .txt; .tif; .tiff; .xlsx; .doc; .docx; .xml; .csv

Real-time collaboration:No

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Excellent compatibility with the PDF standard

Since Adobe is the creator of the PDF standard, it stands to reason that Adobe's Acrobat Reader has the excellent support for it. See More

Solid PDF Converter

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