PDF - Processing (12)

ExifToolGUI is a tool for viewing/editing metadata inside a long list of file types including document, audio, video, image, PDF, and more. For images, the program can both edit and create metadata information such as camera/device used, settings used on the device, and even location the picture was taken if the camera has GPS capability. The program also supports IPTC and XMP tags, has batch capability, and import/export all tags.

The program is a front-end for the cross-platform ExifTool. It extracts the content of ExifTool.exe to a temp folder under the user's folder, along with thumbs, if enabled.

PDF-XChange Viewer is a feature-rich program that displays multiple PDF documents within a tabbed interface. Edit features include the ability to rotate documents, add comments/annotations to any PDF file, apply custom stamps from any image/PDF file/Windows clipboard, mark-up pages with text and objects, and type directly on any PDF page in "Typewriter" mode. The program supports exporting to BMP/JPEG/TIFF/PNG etc., or extracting text from a PDF page/file. Additional features include capturing the document with the snapshot tool (copies an area to clipboard), measuring tools for distance, area, and perimeter, and more.

A recommended picture-to-text OCR plugin is available (thanks Bruce).

Note: The free version of PDF-XChange Viewer is missing some features of its commercial siblings, but is otherwise fully functional and totally free for both private and commercial use.

PDF Password Remover disables restrictions from protected PDF files that prevent capabilities such as printing and modification. The program requires the user password in order to remove restrictions and does not include a password audit tool.

NOTE: Program has gone cripplware and will only work on the first page of a PDF. Seeking a mirror for the last available freeware version.

JPdfBookmarks is an easy way to add, change, or remove bookmarks in PDF files using an intuitive interface. The program lets you page forward, backward, and jump to pages, and then either right-click or choose a button to assign bookmarks. Before saving you can choose view settings, such as whether to have the bookmarks visible by default or not. Appearance settings are available for on one or all bookmarks (bold or italic, colour).