Adobe® Acrobat® plug-ins and PDF related Products and Solutions
Engage PDF Personalisation and Print Products
- Tryout versions are available for most of our products and are available after selecting the "More Info" button for each product.
- All the tryouts are fully working versions of the products but will place a 'Tryout' stamp on each page of PDF documents that are used.
- For products requiring Adobe® Acrobat® please download a Trial version of Acrobat if you don't currently have a licensed copy
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- Do not use production PDF files for the tryouts products without backups.
Plug-ins for for Adobe® Acrobat®(Compatible with Acrobat 8, 9, X, XI, and DC) for
Windows
Automatically Create a PDF Table of Contents
Mapsoft®
TOCBuilder™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
The TOCBuilder tool allows you to create a Table of Contents which becomes part of the PDF file by adding the required number of pages. Each entry within the Table of Contents can shows the appropriate page for that entry and each entry has a link. The plug-in uses the bookmark hierarchy to construct the TOC. TOCBuilder Can be used in conjunction with Bookmarker to generate the bookmarks or with bookmarks that are already present.
Automatically Create PDF Bookmarks
Mapsoft®
BookMarker™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Bookmarker creates PDF bookmarks from text defined by the text attributes in your PDF documents.
You can use the Text Select tool from the Acrobat toolbar to highlight a sample of text. Bookmarker then uses the attributes of the selected text to define a particular bookmark level. Bookmarks can be nested to any number of levels.
Add Text to Multiple PDF Files and Pages
Mapsoft®
Impress Pro™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Impress Pro is an Acrobat plug-in that enables one or more text impressions (text stamps) to be added to a range of pages in single or multiple PDF files. Impress Pro contains all of the features of Mapsoft Impress (see below), with the addition of being able to run over batches of PDF files and the ability to set multiple impressions at the same time. In addition, security, open defaults and document information can all be set.
Add Styled Text and Variables to PDF Page
Mapsoft®
Impress™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Impress enables text impressions to be stamped to a range of pages in a PDF file. This can be set either as a watermark which is on a layer below all of the existing text and images or above where it can be used for headers and footers, page numbering etc. Variables can be set to define page numbering, total number of pages and date and time.
Mask/Hide/Clean an Area of a PDF Page
Mapsoft®
MaskIt™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
MaskIt allows you to erase areas of content from a PDF document. Use the MaskIt tool from the toolbar to draw a marquee, then select whether you want to remove content inside or outside that defined area, and the content is removed.
Add Bookmark Dogears to Navigate a PDF File
Mapsoft®
DogEars™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
DogEars is a publishing tool for use with Adobe® Acrobat® for marking pages within a document so that you can quickly flip back to them when you require. DogEars is named after the turned over corners of a page that are used to bookmark a page in a book.
Flatten Annotations into the PDF Page
Mapsoft®
Flattener™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Flattener allows you to flatten interactive parts, like navigation buttons and forms, plus mark-up into PDF documents. Not only can this dramatically reduce the size of PDF files, it also means you can always view and print mark-up, regardless of the platform you are using. Enhancements added for V1.6 ensure the original content of the PDF files need never be hidden by the flattened mark-up.
Change the Page Size of the PDF Document
Mapsoft®
MediaSizer™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
MediaSizer converts the media size (paper size) of your document without altering its content, so that, for example, changing between US Letter and European A4 media becomes a simple task. Custom and standard media sizes can be specified
Scale the Contents of PDF Pages
Mapsoft®ContentScaler™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Using ContentScaler, you can scale the entire contents of selected pages of a PDF document by a specified percentage. Amongst other applications, this tool can be used in conjunction with MediaSizer when the margins are too narrow after converting from US Letter to A4.
Merge PDF Pages on Top of Each Other
Mapsoft® DocuMerger™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
DocuMerger merges template PDF files with the existing document content, specifying which page you want to merge. This tool allows you, for example, to apply company letterheads to PDF content where pre-printed stationary is normally used and you want to archive the PDF file.
Place an Image on the PDF Page
Mapsoft® ImagePlacer™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
ImagePlacer is a very powerful publishing tool which allows you to stamp a graphical image onto specified pages within a PDF document. The image can be placed at a specific position, scaled and transparency can be set.
Add PDF Information Properties into PDF Files
Mapsoft®
InfoSetter™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
InfoSetter sets document information in your PDF document(s). This tool allows you to set or change the standard PDF's document information fields as follows: Title, Subject, Author, Keyword, Index and Base URL. These fields can be extracted from an existing PDF file and saved into a configuration.
Specify How a PDF File is Viewed when Opened
Mapsoft® OpenOptions™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
OpenOptions manages Acrobat's open options, including Initial View, Window and User Interface options. OpenOptions allows you to set document opening options across multiple documents when used in conjunction with Mapsoft's unique automation tool - Automator.
These options can be extracted from an existing PDF file and saved into a configuration.
Create Image Thumbnail Previews of PDF Pages
Mapsoft®
Thumbnails™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Thumbnails creates images of PDF pages in a number of different image formats and can embed them within a document for display in the Acrobat Pages tab or in a specific folder. With the file output option the user can select the resolution of the images required and the output folder.
PDF Publishing And Printing Products
Output PDF Files with Variable Data / Mail Merge
Mapsoft® Engage Variable Data Printing™
A Variable Data composition and output tool enabling connection of a PDF template to a data source and output one or more PDF files. Sometimes known as a mail merge
Engage has two main components:
- The free Mapsoft® Engage Designer plug-in for Adobe® Acrobat® for creating dynamic templates for variable data and web to print.
- Engage Variable Data Printing - output variable data PDFs.
Variable Data PDF Technology for Web Environments
Mapsoft® Engage Connect™
Connect is designed to integrate the Mapsoft® PDF engine into existing workflows. It can also be used to produce the functionality of Engage Variable Data Printing into a web environment.
Connect is used to integrate the Engage functionality into websites or .NET applications. This could be to create a web2print or variable data printing functionality.
Automatically Create a PDF Table of Contents
Mapsoft®
TOCBuilder™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
The TOCBuilder tool allows you to create a Table of Contents which becomes part of the PDF file by adding the required number of pages. Each entry within the Table of Contents can shows the appropriate page for that entry and each entry has a link. The plug-in uses the bookmark hierarchy to construct the TOC. TOCBuilder Can be used in conjunction with Bookmarker to generate the bookmarks or with bookmarks that are already present.
Automatically Create PDF Bookmarks
Mapsoft®
BookMarker™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Bookmarker creates PDF bookmarks from text defined by the text attributes in your PDF documents.
You can use the Text Select tool from the Acrobat toolbar to highlight a sample of text. Bookmarker then uses the attributes of the selected text to define a particular bookmark level. Bookmarks can be nested to any number of levels.
Add Text to Multiple PDF Files and Pages
Mapsoft®
Impress Pro™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Impress Pro is an Acrobat plug-in that enables one or more text impressions (text stamps) to be added to a range of pages in single or multiple PDF files. Impress Pro contains all of the features of Mapsoft Impress (see below), with the addition of being able to run over batches of PDF files and the ability to set multiple impressions at the same time. In addition, security, open defaults and document information can all be set.
Add Styled Text and Variables to PDF Page
Mapsoft®
Impress™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Impress enables text impressions to be stamped to a range of pages in a PDF file. This can be set either as a watermark which is on a layer below all of the existing text and images or above where it can be used for headers and footers, page numbering etc. Variables can be set to define page numbering, total number of pages and date and time.
Mask/Hide/Clean an Area of a PDF Page
Mapsoft®
MaskIt™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
MaskIt allows you to erase areas of content from a PDF document. Use the MaskIt tool from the toolbar to draw a marquee, then select whether you want to remove content inside or outside that defined area, and the content is removed.
Add Bookmark Dogears to Navigate a PDF File
Mapsoft®
DogEars™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
DogEars is a publishing tool for use with Adobe® Acrobat® for marking pages within a document so that you can quickly flip back to them when you require. DogEars is named after the turned over corners of a page that are used to bookmark a page in a book.
Flatten Annotations into the PDF Page
Mapsoft®
Flattener™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Flattener allows you to flatten interactive parts, like navigation buttons and forms, plus mark-up into PDF documents. Not only can this dramatically reduce the size of PDF files, it also means you can always view and print mark-up, regardless of the platform you are using. Enhancements added for V1.6 ensure the original content of the PDF files need never be hidden by the flattened mark-up.
Change the Page Size of the PDF Document
Mapsoft®
MediaSizer™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
MediaSizer converts the media size (paper size) of your document without altering its content, so that, for example, changing between US Letter and European A4 media becomes a simple task. Custom and standard media sizes can be specified
Scale the Contents of PDF Pages
Mapsoft®ContentScaler™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Using ContentScaler, you can scale the entire contents of selected pages of a PDF document by a specified percentage. Amongst other applications, this tool can be used in conjunction with MediaSizer when the margins are too narrow after converting from US Letter to A4.
Merge PDF Pages on Top of Each Other
Mapsoft® DocuMerger™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
DocuMerger merges template PDF files with the existing document content, specifying which page you want to merge. This tool allows you, for example, to apply company letterheads to PDF content where pre-printed stationary is normally used and you want to archive the PDF file.
Place an Image on the PDF Page
Mapsoft® ImagePlacer™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
ImagePlacer is a very powerful publishing tool which allows you to stamp a graphical image onto specified pages within a PDF document. The image can be placed at a specific position, scaled and transparency can be set.
Add PDF Information Properties into PDF Files
Mapsoft®
InfoSetter™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
InfoSetter sets document information in your PDF document(s). This tool allows you to set or change the standard PDF's document information fields as follows: Title, Subject, Author, Keyword, Index and Base URL. These fields can be extracted from an existing PDF file and saved into a configuration.
Specify How a PDF File is Viewed when Opened
Mapsoft® OpenOptions™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
OpenOptions manages Acrobat's open options, including Initial View, Window and User Interface options. OpenOptions allows you to set document opening options across multiple documents when used in conjunction with Mapsoft's unique automation tool - Automator.
These options can be extracted from an existing PDF file and saved into a configuration.
Create Image Thumbnail Previews of PDF Pages
Mapsoft®
Thumbnails™
for Adobe® Acrobat®
Thumbnails creates images of PDF pages in a number of different image formats and can embed them within a document for display in the Acrobat Pages tab or in a specific folder. With the file output option the user can select the resolution of the images required and the output folder.
Output PDF Files with Variable Data / Mail Merge
Mapsoft® Engage Variable Data Printing™
A Variable Data composition and output tool enabling connection of a PDF template to a data source and output one or more PDF files. Sometimes known as a mail merge
Engage has two main components:
- The free Mapsoft® Engage Designer plug-in for Adobe® Acrobat® for creating dynamic templates for variable data and web to print.
- Engage Variable Data Printing - output variable data PDFs.
Variable Data PDF Technology for Web Environments
Mapsoft® Engage Connect™
Connect is designed to integrate the Mapsoft® PDF engine into existing workflows. It can also be used to produce the functionality of Engage Variable Data Printing into a web environment.
Connect is used to integrate the Engage functionality into websites or .NET applications. This could be to create a web2print or variable data printing functionality.