PDFOnline converts to PDF and back

Alexander Turcic · 07-17-2005, 06:50 PM

PDFOnline is a free online solution to convert documents in various formats, images, and web pages to Adobe PDF. Even better, you can also upload an existing PDF file to receive back its HTML version via E-Mail (only restriction: 2MB size limit).

The results look good, no wonder since they use the SDK by BCL Technologies which is known to deliver pretty good results.

[via Lifehacker]

Bob Russell · 07-17-2005, 08:45 PM

Wow, it better do a good job... the product is $2,500! (A measly $1,000 if you just want text output.)

It's a shame there's not better choices for converting pdf/eReader/iSilo formats into html/rtf/text.

hacker · 07-17-2005, 10:07 PM

I used to have a service up for converting PDF to Plucker, but had to take it down due to some pretty ugly abuse from users in Brazil and other countries.

I found one company who created an entire service which used my free PDF to Plucker conversions for their customers... to the tune of over 700 conversions per-day, every day. They never even asked if they could use it in that capacity.

Sigh.

I may put it back up again, but I'll throttle it and add a way for users to "extend" the number of conversions per-day with donations or some other method to offset the bandwidth costs.

tckober73 · 08-03-2005, 01:16 AM

Hi Hacker!
How about an add-on to plucker desktop?
Would be sweet to convert pdf to plucker within the desktop.

hacker · 08-03-2005, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tckober73

Hi Hacker!
How about an add-on to plucker desktop?
Would be sweet to convert pdf to plucker within the desktop.

Probably unlikely, since this is non-free and I'm sure requires Windows-specific DLLs and controls to function properly (i.e. won't work on Linux or OSX using Plucker Desktop).

But why not email the maintainer of Plucker Desktop and ask? I'm sure he'd have a better answer than I would.

Tomazaz · 05-23-2006, 10:06 AM

Another good free source to PDF converter at http://www.freepdfconvert.com

It can also convert back PDF to DOC and also support hyperlinks.

hacker · 05-23-2006, 10:21 AM

Interesting project, but they're just using Windows' Adobe distiller components on the back-end there (and it failed on quite a few of my documents, claiming they were passworded [they were not]). A neat project, but still has a ways to go before it can be really used for production.

The 30-minute delay between conversions is a bit of a pain too.

Gavin · 06-15-2006, 12:02 PM

There is a good, opensource PDF print driver available for Windows at
http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/

The device that best handles PDF will be a shoe-in for best ereader I'd imagine.

Gav

07-17-2005, 06:50 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	PDFOnline converts to PDF and back PDFOnline is a free online solution to convert documents in various formats, images, and web pages to Adobe PDF. Even better, you can also upload an existing PDF file to receive back its HTML version via E-Mail (only restriction: 2MB size limit). The results look good, no wonder since they use the SDK by BCL Technologies which is known to deliver pretty good results. [via Lifehacker]

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07-17-2005, 08:45 PM	#2
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Wow, it better do a good job... the product is $2,500! (A measly $1,000 if you just want text output.) It's a shame there's not better choices for converting pdf/eReader/iSilo formats into html/rtf/text.

07-17-2005, 10:07 PM	#3
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	I used to have a service up for converting PDF to Plucker, but had to take it down due to some pretty ugly abuse from users in Brazil and other countries. I found one company who created an entire service which used my free PDF to Plucker conversions for their customers... to the tune of over 700 conversions per-day, every day. They never even asked if they could use it in that capacity. Sigh. I may put it back up again, but I'll throttle it and add a way for users to "extend" the number of conversions per-day with donations or some other method to offset the bandwidth costs.

08-03-2005, 01:16 AM	#4
tckober73 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Oct 2004 Device: PalmOne TungstenE / T5	Hi Hacker! How about an add-on to plucker desktop? Would be sweet to convert pdf to plucker within the desktop.

05-23-2006, 10:06 AM	#6
Tomazaz Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2006	Another good free source to PDF converter at http://www.freepdfconvert.com It can also convert back PDF to DOC and also support hyperlinks.

05-23-2006, 10:21 AM	#7
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	Interesting project, but they're just using Windows' Adobe distiller components on the back-end there (and it failed on quite a few of my documents, claiming they were passworded [they were not]). A neat project, but still has a ways to go before it can be really used for production. The 30-minute delay between conversions is a bit of a pain too.

06-15-2006, 12:02 PM	#8
Gavin Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2006 Device: TungstenE	There is a good, opensource PDF print driver available for Windows at http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/ The device that best handles PDF will be a shoe-in for best ereader I'd imagine. Gav

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