Pdftools Conversion Service

Complex document processes simplified

Stop wrestling with messy formats and transform your documents into data you can work with. Ingest files from watched folders, email, or API and convert to TIFF, PDF/A, or XML.

Full suite of workflows: Archiving, conversion, data extraction, and more
Handles 50+ file formats and large volumes of documents
Flexible deployment on Linux or Windows, self-hosted or in the cloud

25 years of experience delivering high-quality developer tooling for high-regulation industries

Choose the Conversion Service...

For low-code but high-quality PDF tooling

Built on our core PDF SDK, the Conversion Service abstracts complexity away and integrates quickly into enterprise systems for a wide range of document processing workflows.

To handle a range of incoming file types

The Conversion Service can handle images, emails, Word and Excel files, and much more from a range of input sources: set up watched folders, input documents via email, or use an API to ingest files.

For lightning fast and accurate results

Pdftools has the fastest Time To First Page on the market with true-to-source results. Industry validators confirm us as the industry leader for precise, standards-compliant PDF conversion.

To extract data you can work with

Extract structured data and output it into an XML file to use and integrate downstream, for example, in LLMs and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

To ensure compliance with regulations

The Conversion Service takes away any worries about format compliance. With the various Archiving workflows, you can rest easy knowing that your PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, and PDF/A-3 documents are compliant.

Build workflows that fit your processes

Conversion

Convert 50+ types of document formats to standard PDF. Compress and optimize for speed or size.

Archiving

Prepare documents for archiving using PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, or PDF/A-3 format.

Dossier

Create a dossier by compiling multiple PDF documents and merging them into one PDF.

Invoice

Prepare invoices by converting documents to PDF/A-3 and attach additional files.

Archive TIFF

Convert documents, images, and office files into TIFF format for archiving.

Sign

Digitally sign archived PDFs (PDF/A formats) without removing existing signatures.

Extraction

Extract XML data from any file to get structured data that can be processed further in LLMs and RAG systems.

Flexible deployment that works with your operating system

The Conversion Service is compatible with Linux and Windows. Use Docker for containerization to ensure maximum scalability. Deploy on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment.

See documentation

API

Integrate the Conversion Service using the REST APIs.

Docker

Run and configure the Conversion Service in Docker.

Email

Reduce email attachment sizes, and integrate them into automated workflows.

Windows Server

Install and use the Conversion Service on Windows Server.

Add more functionality with third-party integrations

The Conversion Service builds on our PDF SDK and expands it to include third party tools

Microsoft Office

Connect Microsoft Office for pixel-perfect Conversion from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint formats to PDF.

See Microsoft Office documentation

OCR Service

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) provided by ABBYY is integrated into the Conversion Service.

See OCR documentation

Digital Signatures

Some Conversion Service workflows support several cryptographic providers for digital signatures.

See signature documentation

Pdftools helps enterprises and governments process billions of documents

Customers in banking, insurance, government and other high-regulation industries rely on Pdftools to convert large volumes of documents fast, accurately, and with regulatory compliance