In this table you can find all important functions as well as the association to different editions in Perfect PDF® 12. To read the description of each function, please click on the ? in the left column of the table. You can purchase Premium, Business, Office and Student Editions (price-saving) or just the PDF features you need for a variety of needs as an annual subscription or lifetime license.
The product has only one installation for all editions with all possible functions (license unlocks only purchased functionality), as well as trial and reader version, setup is available in customer account. An overview of Perfect PDF® 12 is available on the program page.
Ready-to-use editions:
To see the feature list of a specific edition, please click on the edition.
Perfect Print
Perfect E-Rechnung
Office Edition
Student Edition
Premium Edition
Business Edition
Which function belongs to which edition?
Perfect PDF® 12 typical applications
Create.
Create PDFs with virtual printer from text, images, HTML files, from Outlook mails and objects and create PDFs from Word, Excel, PowerPoint files.
Convert.
For archiving PDF files use conversion to PDF/A-1, 2, 3, 4, convert between PDF and XPS format.
Edit.
Edit existing PDFs with the content editor, cut, copy, paste & delete texts & geometric shapes. Edit images with the image editor.
Manage.
Use or edit predefined layouts, merge & split PDFs, page design (letterheads, backgrounds, headers/footers, watermarks).
Design Layouts.
The Perfect Print feature provides a variety of layout design program functions for creating and editing a consistent print layout (letterheads, headers and footers, etc.).
Electronic Invoices.
Perfect PDF® 12 offers a wide range of functions for processing electronic invoices in ZUGFeRD, XRechnung and Factur-X format. The program can be used to create, display, edit and convert electronic invoices.
Optimize.
Optimize PDFs, optional visible layer management, change color space and compression of included images, replace non-embedded fonts.
Design.
Form field designer, create, design and edit PDF forms, add text and combo boxes, radio buttons and lists.
Annotate.
Comments, stamps, notes and marks, media comments, redactions, free text, sticky notes, stamp and watermark comments.
Sign.
Including PAdES signatures (B-, T-, LT- and LTA-level) in PDF files with certificates (Windows storage/ PFX files), timestamp and certification level.