.PDF File Description

A file format developed by Adobe Systems, that is used to capture almost any kind of document with the formatting as in the original. Viewing a PDF file requires a reader such as Acrobat Reader, XPDF or Preview. Acrobat Reader is built into most browsers and can be downloaded freely from Adobe.

Other Information For .PDF File Extension

• Company:

  Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• File Type:

  Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format

• Identifying Characters (Hex):

  25 50 44 46 2D 31 2E

• Identifying Characters (ASCII):

  %PDF-1.