alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PDF

File description

The .PDF extension is a short form of portable document file format. This is a standard file format which was developed by Adobe system back in the year 1993. The .PDF file format is being able to preserve the fonts, formats, drawings along with various other file components of an electronic or virtually created document and then present it in this universally accepted format.

PDF files are cross-platform, which signifies that they support both Windows and Mac operating system, also the Android platform in today’s Smartphones. Most of the eBook publishers today make use of the PDF file format. Individuals and business make use of the PDF file format to distribute literature and documents.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .PDF file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PDF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PDF file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PDF file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Layout Files

Developer

Adobe Systems

Popularity

File name: Portable Document Format File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Reader

Advanced PDF Repair

Calibre

Foxit Reader

Google Chrome

LibreOffice

Mozilla Firefox

PDF Architect

Solid PDF Tools

Sumatra PDF

SWFTools

TextMaker

Total PDF Converter

WordPerfect Office

XPS To PDF Converter

Mac OS

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Reader

Apple Preview

Google Chrome

LibreOffice

Mozilla Firefox

PDF Converter

Preview

Linux

Foxit Reader

Google Chrome

KDE Okular

KPDF

LibreOffice

Mozilla Firefox

Okular

PDFedit

Android

Adobe Reader

Quickoffice Pro

iOS

Adobe Debut

GoodReader

iBooks

Notability for iPad

Quickoffice Pro

Windows Phone

Adobe Reader

Remember!

The .PDF file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PDF extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PDF file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PDF file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PDF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PDF file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PDF file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .PDF file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.