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Details for file extension .PDF are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here. A search on the file extension you submitted shows 9 record(s).

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The details for each of these are shown below. The best FILExt can do for you is provide the details we know about. Selecting the information that applies to your particular situation is up to you. Use any hints provided. If the information here is not helpful, FILExt is sorry; but as a research site FILExt cannot provide personal support. If you need further information you might try the research tips on the FILExt Help Me page.

Extension: PDF

Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]

Company [What's This?]

Acrobat Portable Document Format

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Specific Notes [What's This?]

The PDF format has become a standard for document transfer between computer architectures. A PDF file retains formatting for the file being transmitted. Free viewers are available at the Adobe website and other locations. Starting in 2007, PDF files sent as attachments started to show up as spam. When the PDF file is opened, the spammed ad is shown. ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]

MIME Type [What's This?]

File Classification [What's This?]

Associated Links [What's This?]

application/pdf
application/x-pdf
application/acrobat
applications/vnd.pdf
text/pdf
text/x-pdf

Identifying Characters [What's This?]

Hex: 25 50 44 46 2D 31 2E
ASCII: %PDF-1.

Program ID [What's This?]

(None or Unknown)

General Notes [What's This?]

(None)

PDF to DOC Converter

This is record 8814 last modified on 2007-09-05.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Analyser Protocol Definition
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8815 last modified on 2003-01-14.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
ArcView Preferences Definition File		ESRI
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		GIS Info
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8816 last modified on 2004-06-23.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Ed-Scan 24-bit Graphic File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8817 last modified on 2003-01-14.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Netware Printer Definition File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8818 last modified on 2003-01-14.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
P-CAD Database Interchange Format		Altium Limited
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8820 last modified on 2004-05-20.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Package Definition File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(Inventory-related) MS Package Definition file: MS Systems Management Server ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8819 last modified on 2003-01-14.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Systems Management Server (SMS) Package Description File		Microsoft Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
With SMS you can provide your organization a change and configuration management solution to deliver relevant software and updates to users of Microsoft and third-party applications. ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 20046 last modified on 2006-08-18.

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Extension: PDF
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Ventura Publisher EPS-variation Page		Corel Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for PDF file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)

This is record 8822 last modified on 2005-10-12.

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System Info for File Extension .PDF

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

ProgramID	FileType	AppName	EXEFile
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Acrobat Reader 5.0	AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Acrobat Reader 5.1	AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Adobe Acrobat 5.0	Acrobat.exe
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Adobe Acrobat 6.0	Acrobat.exe
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Adobe Reader 6.0	AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Portable Document Format	Acrobat.exe
AcroExch.Document	Adobe Acrobat Document	Portable Document Format	AcroRd32.exe
aliddy	PDF File	Jaws PDF Editor	pdfeditor.exe
CorelDRAW.Graphic.11	CorelDRAW 11.0 Graphic	CorelDRAW(R)	coreldrw.exe
GraphicsConverterPro.pdf	Portable Document Format	GraphicsConverter-reg	GraphicsConverter.exe
PhotoshopElements.PDFFile		Adobe Photoshop Elements	photoshopelements.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			c:\lotus\acroread\acroread.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat Reader 5\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			D:\DOWNLOADS\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\adobe reader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			C:\AddOn\AcrobatReader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			d:\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0.1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
ft000002			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
Photoshop.PDFFile.8			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1
pdffile			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			C:\ACROREAD\ACROREAD.EXE %1
AcroExch.Document			C:\Acrobat3\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Curricular\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\installed programs\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Acrobat\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 6.0.2 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
DocuCom.PDFPlus.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Nitro PDF\bin\PlusShell.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0 ME\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			D:\Acrobat3\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0 ME\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat_FR\reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
pdffile			%ProgramFiles%\Ghostgum\gsview\gsview32.exe %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
PhotoshopElements.PDFFile			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2\PhotoshopElements.exe %1
FoxitReader.Document			C:\DOCUME~1\Popper\Desktop\FOXITR~1.EXE %1
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXITP~1\FOXITR~1.EXE %1
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Internet\Browsers\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXITR~1.EXE
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXITS~1\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe Reade 7.0.5\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
PhotoshopElements.PDFFile.4			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Foxit\Foxit.exe
CIBepdf.Document			%ProgramFiles%\CIBSOF~1\CIBPDF~1\CIBepdf.exe
Photoshop.PDFFile			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXIT-~1.162\FOXITR~1.EXE
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\!BackupC\prgs\FOXITS~1\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Acrobat Reader 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
AcroExch.Document			%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 ME\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
PDF-XChangeViewer.1			%ProgramFiles%\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Viewer\pdf-viewer\PDFXCview.exe
pdffile			%ProgramFiles%\Visagesoft\pdfeditor\vspdfeditorpro.exe
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXITP~1\PDFREA~1.EXE
FoxitReader.Document			%ProgramFiles%\FOXITR~1\FOXITR~1.EXE

General Info

If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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