PDF Candy

Once you create a PDF document, there is not much you can do with it, besides opening it and reading its contents. Fortunately, there are special applications for various operations, but if you don't want to install countless programs on your computer, you can go for a more efficient solution, like PDF Candy. It is a collection of PDF editing tools, which are all available on a single user interface. You can convert files to and from PDF, split or merge them, extract text and much more.

Although there is a version that has the word "Free" in its name, it limits you to a maximum number of operations, after which it becomes useless. Installing PDF Candy is an uneventful task. It doesn't take more than a minute to download the setup file and complete the installation process. The hardware requirements are modest and there is no need to install any prerequisite tools.

The operations you can perform with PDF Candy are listed in a column, on the left side of its user interface. Each of these items, will display slightly different options in the larger area on the right, when selected. As previously mentioned, you can convert files to and from PDF, merge or combine them, extract text and images, edit metadata and unlock them.

Preparing and carrying out an operation is a simple task, regardless of which one you opt for. In most cases, you will have to import one or more files, make a few simple selections and click a button to start the process. It takes only a few seconds to process a file, so you don't need to go anywhere in the meantime.

The software places various options at your disposal, for each type of operation. For example, PDFs can be exported to several formats, including DOC, JPG and HTML. Furthermore, if you wish to split a file, you can decide to save each page as a separate file, split the pages between a certain number of files and so on. There are many possibilities you can explore.

Regardless of what you wish to do with your PDF documents, you can do anything with PDF Candy.