pstoedit is a
free
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computer program that converts
PostScript
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and
PDF files to other
vector formats. It supports many output formats, including
WMF/EMF,
PDF,
DXF,
CGM, and
HTML
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, and by means of free/shareware plugins
SVG,
MIF and
RTF. The author and maintainer is Wolfgang Glunz.
pstoedit uses
ghostscript to perform the first part of the conversion process. Ghostscript converts the PostScript (or PDF) file to a more basic PostScript format, translating complex functions to basic functions, such as line draw commands. The second part of the conversion process consists of translating these basic functions into basic functions of the output format.
pstoedit is multi platform. For MS Windows, a setup program is available for both 32bit and 64bit, which does the complete job (including for instance making the connection with ghostscript and MS Office). Three interfaces can be installed: the command line interface, an interface by means of
gsview
Ghostscript is a suite of software based on an Interpreter (computing), interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) page description languages. Its main purposes are the rasterization or Rendering (computer graphic ...
and an import filter for
MS Office. However, to make actual use of this MS Office interface a $50 registration is required (this registration also adds functionality to the other two interfaces).
Licensed under the
GNU General Public License
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,
pstoedit license
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.
See also
*List of PDF software
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References
External links
Official WebsitePstoedit Freecode PageConvert PPT To PDF Online
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Free PDF software
PostScript
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