Audience
Users and companies looking for an innovative web application to fully manage PDF files and documents online
About AvePDF
Complete solutions for document processing, analysis and conversion. Providing innovative solutions for document imaging and document management. Imaging technologies. Since 2003, we develop solutions to manage electronic documents (locally or online). Below is a selection of the technologies used by ORPALIS: Full PDF support. View, process, edit, annotate, compress, and sign all your PDFs TWAIN and WIA scanning. Manage all scanners and acquisition devices. Barcode reading and writing. 1D and 2D (Datamatrix, QR-Code, Micro QR-Code, PDF417, and more). Hyper-compression. Mixed raster. Content compression, Color Detection, JBIG2 & JPEG 2000 compression. Formats support. View and convert documents in 100+ formats Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Extract text and MICR characters from scanned images. Form/template recognition. Automatic Document Recognition and forms processing. Annotations. Use various tools to annotate your documents online and offline.
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
Support
Online
AvePDF Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does AvePDF work with?
AvePDF works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does AvePDF support in their product?
AvePDF supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does AvePDF offer?
AvePDF offers support via online.
Q: Does AvePDF offer a free trial?
Yes, AvePDF offers a free trial.
AvePDF Product Features
Annotations
Supported
Convert to PDF
Supported
Digital Signature
Supported
Encryption
Supported
Merge / Append
Supported
PDF Reader
Supported
Watermarking
Supported
