These tables include the file formats that Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader support for various functions.
For more information on settings and options when importing and converting files, see Acrobat Help.
Most Windows applications that have a Print command can convert files to PDF using the Adobe PDF printer in the application's print dialog box. The current Acrobat Distiller preference settings and Adobe PDF settings are used to convert the file. For more information on settings and limitations of this method of PDF creation, see Adobe PDF conversion settings in Acrobat Help.
Use the Adobe PDF menu or Acrobat menu in various third-party applications to convert files to PDF. For a complete list of PDFMaker applications Acrobat supports, see this TechNote. This TechNote also lists the web browsers that support viewing PDF files within the browser, and converting web pages to PDF.
Use File > Create PDF > From File to convert these file formats to Adobe PDF. You can also convert clipboard data, web pages, and scanned documents to PDF. For more information about these conversion methods, see Creating simple PDFs with Acrobat in Acrobat Help.
| Extension | Filename | Comments |
| .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx | Microsoft Office formats (Word 2007 and 2010, PowerPoint, Excel) | Make sure that the correct version of Microsoft Office is installed. |
| .txt, .rtf | Text, Rich Text Format | |
| .ps, .eps, .prn | Adobe PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript | |
| .bmp, .jpeg, .gif, .tiff, .png, .pcx, .emf, .rle, .dib | Image files | |
| .wpd | Corel WordPerfect | Install Corel WordPerfect, and then convert using the Adobe PDF Printer (Acrobat 9 and Acrobat X | Windows). |
| .odt, .odp, .ods, .odg, .odf, .sxw, .sxi, .sxc, .sxd, .stw | OpenOffice and StarOffice presentation, spreadsheet, graphic, and document files | If the applications can access the printer system, then you can use the Adobe PDF printer to convert these files. |
| .psd | Adobe Photoshop | Acrobat 9.x does not support this file format. |
| .ai | Adobe Illustrator | |
| .u3d, .prc | 3D files | |
| .dwg, .dwt, .dxf, .dwf, .dst | Autodesk AutoCAD | |
| .xps | XML paper specification |
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| Adobe PDF, Adobe PDF Optimized, PDF/A, PDF/E, PDF/X | PDF 1.3 - 1.7 | ||
| .ps | PostScript | ||
| .eps | Encapsulated PostScript | PS level 2-3 | |
| .html, .htm | HTML | ||
| .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe | JPEG | ||
| .jpf, .jpx, .jp2, .j2k, .j2c, .jpc | JPEG2000 | ||
| .png | PNG | ||
| .pptx | PowerPoint Presentation | 2007, 2010 | |
| .rtf | Rich Text Format | ||
| .txt | Text (Accessible), Text (Plain) | ||
| .tif, .tiff | TIFF | ||
| .xlsx | Excel workbook | ||
| .doc, docx | Word document | 97-2003, 2007 | |
| .xml | XML, XML Spreadsheet | 1.0, 2003 | |
| .csv | Comma-Separated Values |
You can place these file formats in Acrobat X Pro PDFs for playback in Acrobat X and Adobe Reader X.
| Format | Transcoding | URL streaming1 | Direct placement without transcoding1 | Legacy placement2 |
| Flash (.flv, .f4v) | N/A | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shockwave Flash (.swf) | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuickTime Movie (.mov) | Yes | Yes | Yes, if H.264 encoded | Yes |
| MPEG (.mp4, .m4v) | Yes | Yes | Yes, if H.264 encoded | Yes (except .m4v) |
| 3GPP Movie (.3gp, .3g2) | Yes | Yes | Yes, if H.264 encoded | No |
1 Direct placement without transcoding is supported in Acrobat X Pro.
2 Playback is compatible with earlier versions of Adobe Reader.
You can place these video file formats in Acrobat 9 PDFs for playback in Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9.
| Format | Transcoding1 | URL streaming2 | Direct placement without transcoding2 | Legacy placement3 |
| Flash (.flv) | N/A | Yes | Yes | No |
| Microsoft AVI (.avi) | Yes | No | Yes, if H.264 encoded | Yes |
| QuickTime Movie (.mov) | Yes | No | Yes, if H.264 encoded | Yes |
| MPEG (.mp4, .m4v, .mpeg, .mpg) | Yes | Yes (.mp4 only) | Yes, if H.264 encoded | Yes (except .m4v) |
| Shockwave Flash (.swf) | N/A | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Media (.wmv) | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Advanced Streaming Format (.asf) | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| 3GPP Movie (.3gp) | Yes | No | Yes, if H.264 encoded | No |
| RealMedia (.ram) | No | No | No | Yes |
1 Transcoding of video for direct playback in Adobe Reader 9 is supported in Acrobat 9 Pro Extended only.
2 Direct placement without transcoding is supported in both Acrobat 9 Pro and Acrobat 9 Pro Extended.
3 Playback is compatible with earlier versions of Adobe Reader, but requires that a compatible multimedia player is available when viewing.
You can place these audio file formats for direct playback in Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9. Acrobat X supports only mp3 Audio
| Format | Direct placement without transcoding2 | Legacy placement3 |
| mp3 Audio (.mp3) | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Waveform (.wav) | No | Yes |
| Audio Interchange (.aif, .aiff) | No | Yes |
| MPEG Audio (.mpa, .m4a) | No | Yes |
| Windows Media audio (.wma) | No | Yes |
2 Direct placement without transcoding is supported in both Acrobat 9 Pro and Acrobat 9 Pro Extended.
3 Playback is compatible with Adobe Reader 9 and earlier, but requires that a compatible multimedia player is available when viewing.
The following table lists 2D and 3D file formats that Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended and Adobe 3D Reviewer software can import. For more information about importing and exporting files, see Acrobat 9 Pro Extended and 3D Reviewer Help.
| Format / application | Extension | Version | Acrobat 9 Pro Extended | 3D Reviewer |
| 3DXML | 3DXML | Up to 3.0 | Y |
Y |
| ACIS | SAT, SAB | Up to 15 | Y |
Y |
| Adobe Acrobat 3D | 7, 8, 9 |
Y |
Y |
|
| Autodesk 3D Studio | 3DS | Y |
Y |
|
| Autodesk AutoCAD | DWG, DWF, DXF | 12, 13, 14, 2000-2008 | Y |
|
| Autodesk Inventor | IPT, IAM | Up to 12.x, 2008 | Y |
Y |
| CATIA Graphical Representation (CGR) | CGR | Y |
Y |
|
| CoCreate OneSpace Designer | PKG, SDP, SDPC, SDW, SDWC, SDA, SDAC, SDS, SDSC, SES, BDL | V3 to V2007 | Y |
Y |
| COLLADA | DAE | Y |
Y |
|
| Dassault CATIA V4 | MODEL, DLV, EXP, SESSION | Up to V4.2.5 | Y |
Y |
| Dassault CATIA V5 | CATDRAWING | 2D | Y |
|
| Dassault CATIA V5 | CATPRODUCT, CATPART | Up to R18 | Y |
Y |
| Hewlett-Packard Graphics Library | HP, HGL, HPL, HPGL, PLT | Y |
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| Industry Foundation Classes | IFC | IFC2x3 and IFC2x2 | Y |
Y |
| Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) | IGS, IGES | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | Y |
Y |
| JTOpen | JT | Up to 8.2 | Y |
Y |
| KMZ | KMZ | Y |
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| Lattice XVL | XV3, XV0 | P-XVL | Y |
Y |
| PRC | PRC, PRD | All versions | Y |
Y |
| Pro/ENGINEER | PRT, XPR, ASM, XAS, NEU | V18.0 to Wildfire 4 | Y |
Y |
| PTC CADDS | PD, _PD, CADDS | Versions 4x/5 explicit | Y |
Y |
| Siemens I-deas | MF1, ARC, UNV, PKG | Up to 13.x (NX 5) | Y |
Y |
| Siemens NX | PRT | 2D | Y |
|
| Siemens NX | PRT | Up to NX 5 | Y |
Y |
| Siemens Parasolid | X_T, X_B | Up to 17 | Y |
Y |
| Siemens Solid Edge | ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM | V19, V20 | Y |
Y |
| SolidWorks | SLDASM, SLDPRT | Up to 2009 | Y |
Y |
| STEP Exchange | STP, STEP | AP 203, AP 214 | Y |
Y |
| Stereolithography | STL | Y |
Y |
|
| Universal 3D | U3D | ECMA 1, ECMA 3 | Y |
Y |
| Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Worlds | WRL, VRML | V1.0, V2.0 | Y |
Y |
| Wavefront Object | OBJ | Mesh only | Y |
Y |
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