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Tungsten Power PDF
Formerly Kofax Power PDF / Nuance

Overview

What is Tungsten Power PDF?

Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is a solution to manage PDFs for businesses and individuals available with a one-time purchase with no subscription fees. It has a built-in eSignature integration with SignDoc and DocuSign for a complete end-to-end document lifecycle workflow.Benefits…

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Recent Reviews

Kofax Power PDF Review

10 out of 10
September 05, 2023
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Creation, editing and management of PDF documents and forms which ensures that the documents/files are platform and OS agnostic and will …
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Kofax Power PDF Review

8 out of 10
September 01, 2023
Incentivized
Allows me to apply my signature and custom stamps to pdf documents as well as much more convenient for virtually any pdf editing.
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Concise

10 out of 10
August 31, 2023
Incentivized
Work with PDF documents, including review, edit, search, export into MS Word, combine multiple documents, etc.
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Kofax Power PDF Review

1 out of 10
August 30, 2023
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In my opinion, works pretty much like the Adobe product. Sometimes a little more complicated because Adobe tries to get it uninstalled and …
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Pricing

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Power PDF Standard

$129

On Premise
one-time fee per license

Power PDF Standard for Mac

$129

On Premise
one-time fee per license

Power PDF Advanced

$179

On Premise
one-time fee per license

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $129 one-time fee per license
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Product Details

What is Tungsten Power PDF?

Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is a solution to manage PDFs for businesses and individuals available with a one-time purchase with no subscription fees. It has a built-in eSignature integration with SignDoc and DocuSign for a complete end-to-end document lifecycle workflow.

Benefits to Power PDF users:

  • Ease of Use: Works like Office desktop products, so it's easier to learn
  • Compatibility: Works across devices and platforms, share documents in a storage cloud
  • Security: Built-in features to protect information & compare documents to monitor tampering
  • Search: "Fuzzy Search" provides a Google-like search
  • Speed & Accuracy: Accurate & speedy when converting PDFs to/from Word, Excel, and other popular formats
  • e-Signature Integration: Sign & send PDF documents for signature via SignDoc or other 3rd party platforms
  • Redact Sensitive Information: Automatically detect & redact words and expressions for safe, secure document sharing
  • Create Interactive PDF Forms with a Single Click: Convert a flat, image-based PDF form into one that users can complete electronically
  • Formatting: PDF/A-4 Format to ensure retention all of the newest PDF features
  • Collaboration: Review, markup and revise PDFs with annotations, mark-up and stamps

Power PDF Advanced, Standard and Mac are individual, buy-once-own-forever licenses for desktop or laptop. Power PDF Enterprise volume licensing is available for more than 5 users, with a single admin, server installation, and other collaborative features for teams.

Free trials for all desktop and network Power PDF products available here.

Tungsten Power PDF Features

  • Supported: Ease of use: Office-style interface optimized for Windows 11 as well as Mac OS 12.0 Monterey.
  • Supported: Flexibility: Create, edit and convert PDF files to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, and HTML
  • Supported: No Subscription Fees: Buy once and own the features forever. Flexible term-pricing available for Enterprise customers.
  • Supported: Keeps PDFs Secure: Secure encrypted passwords and permissions, as well as redact sensitive info and private metadata.
  • Supported: PDF Editing Anywhere: Mobile support for iOS and Android users to read, annotate, markup, sign, and share PDFs.

Tungsten Power PDF Screenshots

Screenshot of The PDF Create Assistant can be used to create multiple PDFs at the same time from a variety of source formats. Create individual PDFs, or combine into one PDF package.Screenshot of PDF Profiles can be created to apply commonly desired settings to new PDF documents that you create in Power PDF.Screenshot of Users may choose to change the application's color to purple, blue, light gray or dark gray.Screenshot of Some lightweight document automation can also be achieved with the Watched Folder and Sequence features.Screenshot of Packages can be signed with pre built templates using Kofax Sign Doc or other integrating e-signersScreenshot of PDFs can be navigated with a thumbnail viewScreenshot of the application's Office-like look and feelScreenshot of PDF to Word conversion, and vice versa, can be carried out

Tungsten Power PDF Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac, Citrix, Microsoft App-V and Windows Server network deployment (for Power PDF Volume License only)
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean (Mac supports English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese)

Frequently Asked Questions

Tungsten Power PDF starts at $129.

Adobe Acrobat, Nitro Productivity Suite, and Foxit PDF Editor (FoxitPhantom) are common alternatives for Tungsten Power PDF.

Reviewers rate Availability highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Tungsten Power PDF are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

Tungsten Power PDF Customer Size Distribution

Consumers45%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)35%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)15%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)5%
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July 25, 2023

PDF Magic

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization has many documents from the past 20 years in PDF format. Kofax PDF is a life-saver, in terms of editing and converting documents from PDF into Word and Excel. We use it on a daily basis as our default PDF program. Many of our documents include graphics, and Power PDF makes it possible to edit outdated materials, rather than start from scratch.
  • PDF Conversion
  • Text Editing
  • Collating documents into 1 PDF
  • Incompatibility with some forms
  • Docusign
Kofax Power PDF reliably converts PDFs with good accuracy into other workable formats, such as Word and Excel. The text editor is handy and allows for seamless editing. Fillable forms are not always compatible, so we often have to use Adobe instead for forms with fillable fields and signatures required.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We receive hard copies of receipts, real estate agreements, etc. On a daily basis we use Power PDF to scan and convert them to PDF
We also create fillable PDF documents for our clients & tenants which makes our owners and tenants very happy that they don't have to worry about finding a way to do it themselves.
  • Change documents to PDF format
  • Allow us to EDIT &/or modify existing PDFs
  • To easily redact PDF documents
  • I'm not aware or seen any areas that could be improved
Kofax Power PDF has performed very well in every area we need it to.
Rick Phillips | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it to store, process, and send documents. I use it in most dmm sensitive documents and legal documents so if I have to send legal contract I always scan it then store it in pdf for retrieval. I also work on modifying pdfs for instance when I have to store a document.
  • Modify pdfs.
  • Store pdf.
  • Send pdfs.
  • Read pdfs others send me.
  • The help function is limited.
  • Its transfer to Word is wonky.
  • The menu [isn't] intuitive.
I like it for saving final documents. I know if my resume is in Kofax it was the most current. For me it is a great way to know this is the one to use. Also I love it for transmitting contracts or anything I sign. I know it is in Kofax it is official and I can send it without issue.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We often get PDFs that are not searchable and need to be edited. I have used this tool to combine separate pdfs into a single pdf and extracting individual pages and saving them separately. I use for privacy and redacting to file with local courts and removing metadata. Last, I use the OCR recognition to by making pdf searchable/highlighting. Makes faster reviews of large documents.
  • reasonable priced alternative to Acrobat redacting documents and removing metadata
  • allowing insertion/extraction of individual pages to an existing pdf
  • OCR recognition makes pdfs searchable to identify keywords/terms
  • No substantial criticisms. However, as a competitor to Adobe, it is often not considered a default program for Microsoft or our document management system
  • Text boxes are difficult to use at times
  • converting to MS Word feature is clunky at times
Using Kofax is a great tool for actively working with a pdf. I use for redacting and removal of metadata in order to file with local courts. I also will use Kofax for combining different pdfs into one and separating out key documents within larger files for purposes of "hot docs." Last, the OCR feature is pretty good.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it for redaction of legal documents, creating forms, creating table of contents for discovery and trial exhibits
  • Kofax does great at creating Table of Contents without the need for add-ons. It does a great job of redaction. Much easier to flatten documents than Adobe Acrobat.
  • Creating forms, cannot add text fields in bulk following text fields already creeated. Saving to smaller size pdf. Creating forms in general.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it daily to convert documents to Word, merge PDFs, make them searchable, add Bates labels, etc. We also use it to edit PDFs or fill in PDF forms.
  • Very user friendly way to convert a PDF to other forms, super helpful to fill out PDF forms without having to use a type writer, lots of great options for merging files and easily reordering the pages.
  • (1) I have not figured out how to integrate it with Netdocuments so that I can save files directly FROM Kofax into Netdocuments (I have to save on desktop and upload; at prior firm I was able to do it directly);
  • (2) I wish there were an easier way to remove or update Bates labels once applied;
  • (3) I would like an easier feature for leaving comments within a PDF -- maybe I just haven't figured out the best way, but I hate using the sticky notes. If I add comments, I want a super easy way to them PULL those comments from the document as a group showing page number for the comment. It would help a ton with document review.
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Kofax daily in the legal industry. It provides everything we need from redaction capabilities to Bates Numbering.
  • Easy to use, great customer service, and wonderful converter from other file forms to pdf and vis versa.
  • None
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Power PDF to edit PDF files to better optimize different work flow processes and procedures and improve workplace productivity. This allows for a more seamless integration of forms into the work flow, and makes it easier for all users in the company. It also let's me create forms that others can fill in, even if they don't have a license to use Power PDF.
  • Edit PDFs
  • Rearrange text fields
  • Easy to create fill in forms
  • Lack of features
  • Costs
  • License limitations
It is well suited for any office environment as all offices in this day and age use digital forms. I think if Adobe's Acrobat licensing costs or subscription based business model are a concern, a perpetual license for Kofax is a suitable alternative, as the license will no require regularly renewal
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
All our staff use Kofax PDF to build, complete, sign, and send securely, PDF documents. Kofax PDF allows us to combine different PDF file into one file or to separate pages out of a large PDF document. Kofax PDF has intuitive features that don't require a lot of memorizing what each function does. I highly recommend Kofax Power PDF Advance.
  • Fillable Forms
  • Secure email/encryption
  • combining multiple PDF documents into one document
  • Changing from Typewriter mode to other modes.
We used Kofax Power PDF to build all of our forms when we first started.
It worked great. Allowed us to email forms for electronic signatures.
Did not use the Kofax Power PDF as a scanning application.
May not be needed for just scanning and saving PDF file but great for manipulating the files.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I needed to be able to create and edit pdfs at a reasonable price. Mainly used for document marking for finance and some client mock ups. This doesn’t come up very often but frequently enough to warrant needing software to facilitate and make it easy to complete. Additionally it is used to purchase annotations to vendors.
  • adding text
  • Redacting
  • Reading pdfs
  • Finding the right tools
  • Clearing the current tool
  • Panning the document
It is best suited if you need basic pdf viewing and editing where you don’t want to pay way too much. Most other options are subscriptions that gets very expensive if you want to use it more than a year or two whereas Kofax is a one time purchase at a very reasonable price. Great for new businesses!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Kofax to combine and rearrange PDFs, modify text on editable documents, and extract graphics from PDFs.
  • Combining PDF, extraction, and rearranging pages is seamless.
  • Locking down PDFs including cleaning to protect sensitive redactions before sending them to customers.
  • Editing and marking up PDFs is easy and very intuitive for end users to accomplish.
  • Some fonts do not show up correctly, resulting in having to use an alternative reader to view the documents. Would be nice to be able to do OCR where graphics (as pictures or within tables) are skipped and only the text within the document is brought over to MS Word. Activation is a bit draconian in that PCs subjected to upgrades and hardware changes can run out of activations quickly.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I frequently need to locate a specific portion of a large article in pdf format. With Kofax Power PDF I can search words related to the issue I'm trying to locate and substantially reduce my work time on the matter.
  • Kofax Power PDF allows searching effectively.
  • Kofax Power PDF converts a document to a WORD format allowing a portion to be incorporated into a WORD document and quoted.
  • Kofax Power PDF provides a way to separate and combine portions of a PDF document.
  • Kofax Power PDF allows a PDF document to be edited.
  • Provide a detailed manual available over the internet noting how to carry out many of the more complex features.
  • Provide email contact for users who have questions that can't be answered with an internet search.
  • Improve the "Help" feature to cover more user issues.
  • Enable the editing of more PDF files...regardless of how they are produced.
  • Provide a way to reduce the size of a pdf file that is too large to attach to some emails.
Raymond Greer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Kofax Power PDF to read pdf documents, convert Word documents to pdf, convert pdf to Word, and scan documents and photos to pdf.
  • Very good for scanning documents with my Canon printer, for saving a Word document as a pdf, and for filling in a form that is a pdf.
  • Slow to scroll through a large pdf file. Not so reliable to convert a pdf to Excel. It's tricky to extract part of a pdf file sometimes.
July 17, 2023

Love the program

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use this program on the daily to edit construction plans, and mark them up for my employees and clients. The mark up tool makes it really easy for me to point out and address any issues that I need others to pay attention to. I am also able to combine files that could be a word document, Excel, etc. very easily into one PDF and I can also shrink the size of the PDF so that I may be able to be emailed.
  • Markup
  • Combine files
  • Convert file types
  • Making text box
  • More options for markups
I feel like the program is very well suited for what I need to use it for. I would like more options to allow me to have more markup, and just to make it more user-friendly when trying to input objects and edit them. Times when I need to scale something to size is where I would probably use some thing different than this program.
July 14, 2023

Great Product

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company chose Kofax PDF to provide us with the ability to edit PDFs and merge documents with ease. The PDF editor has allowed us to operate in remote style much more easily. It also allows us to convert PDFs into Excel Spreadsheets which is very helpful when dealing with account statements and tax reports.
  • Merge PDF Documents
  • Edit PDF Documents
  • Convert PDF to Excel or Word
  • Conversion to Excel can be inconsistent
  • Font types dont match the general Word Document Fonts
Kofax Power PDF is very useful when putting together packages for clients or peer reviews, especially in the new remote way of working. It is great at allowing small edits and comments to be inserted into documents.

The conversion tool is very helpful in our sector of work as we often need to convert a PDF statement into an Excel Spreadsheet.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
General PDF reader and editor. It is also used to compile multiple documents into one, with bookmarks, page numbering, etc
  • Document compilation (combining multiple documents into one);
  • general PDF reader - it is usually able to read PDF documents;
  • Commenting functionality - the commenting seems to be better than Adobe's.
  • The editing functionality is not particularly user friendly or easy to use. Also the font used for edits is often different to the document font even if the document font is installed on the computer.
  • Features such as changing document security, setting document options on opening of a document are hidden away and difficult to find for new users.
  • Lastly it struggles with signatures used by electronic signature services - it invariably reports "issues" with the signature. Form design is very difficult.
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is a tool used daily to convert scanned paper documents to PDF and to convert non-PDF digital files to PDF format. We use it for reviewing documents that we receive in PDF. Creating and combining files as well as OCR. We use it for signing documents, redaction and commenting, as well as the Edit Text and Typewriter tool for non-interactive digital or paper forms. It is also used to optimize and reduce large files.
  • The interface makes sense - and is easy to navigate which reduces the learning curve for new staff.
  • Powerful redaction tools that make removing sensitive or confidential information easy and quick.
  • Pay once, own it forever (well, almost). It is nice to have software that has not moved to the subscription model.
  • Better ScanSnap integration so you can control the scanner from within Power PDF.
  • Provide portfolio templates and improved portfolio tools.
  • Help files still need improvement.
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Mainly converting pdf documents to excel and Word, and commenting or editing pdf documents
  • Converting pdfs to excel, super easy (usually, just a click of the button)
  • Commenting on pdf documents, there are many options to customize and make it super clear
  • Changing what was already written on a document even if the document was not set up for that
  • It doesn't always convert in the same way, sometimes u need to really play around with the document to convert it
  • It doesn't always recognize words, there should be an option to recheck a section to see if there is text
  • Recognize more than a few languages and fonts
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Kofax Power PDF in all areas of the business, including creating PDFs, extracting and combining PDFS, exporting documents to work & excel, creating fillable forms, signing & stamping documents, creating searchable documents
  • Creating / Combining / Extracting PDF documents is very simple
  • Signing & Approving pdf documents
  • Security features work well (locking, Identities, signatures)
  • Exporting to excel usually requires some additional work to line everything up 2. 3.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Power PDF for virtually all of the pdf processing needs, whether it is combining PDF files or bates numbering discovery documents.
  • Power PDF makes processing PDFs easy, especially where you need to insert or extract portions of documents. It handles bates numbering very smoothly and allows highlighting of PDF documents for keeping notes.
  • Power PDF probably does this, but I do not know the process. Sometimes I need all script codes removed from a document for filing with the USPTO. Thus I will sometime CUTE.PDF the document to remove those. Likewise, I have been unable to find how to mask out content (such as client's notes on a document which has been sent by PDF). It would also be nice to be able to add drawings to a PDF.
July 13, 2023

Very nice program

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it to assemble and reduce pdf reports. It allows me to insert and delete pages easily. I also use it to with adobe so I can see two PDFs in separate windows on my laptop and second monitor. I like that there is a one time price rather than a subscription.
  • Assembles large reports
  • Reduces file size
  • Easy to navigate
  • Long startup time
  • Funky colors but I kinda like
It allows me to easily assemble large reports
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is an advanced PDF edition solution that allows to edit forms by adding or modifying text fields, checkboxes, radius buttons and signature fields. Another key aspect is the integration with the Office suite and the capacity to save many types of documents into a PDF file. The digital signature feature allows several ways to sign documents including with a pen. I was looking for the Nuance Power PDF but then found out it became Kofax Power PDF. One of the best aspects I was looking for is a PDF solution that is comprehensive and a one-time purchase.
  • Forms editing
  • PDF document editing
  • DIgital signature
  • MS Office integration
  • tablet mode pen support
Kofax Power PDF is well suited for editing documents, creating forms to gather data. Those are the main two uses I have for it so I might not know about other functionalities I do not need to use. The document signature functionality is good as well. When it comes to areas to improve, their might be a tablet-mode interface a bit like what we can see with Xodo.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have used Kofax Power PDF as an affordable, multi-function PDF management solution for years. I have found every feature to work excellently including multi-document assembly, form completion with signatures, OCR and document conversion. I use this product every day - it is central to my work productivity. When I had a laptop PC die unexpectedly, among the first apps I reinstalled was Kofax Power PDF. My one piece of advice: archive the executable file to re-install. I had not paid to have future access to the executable so I had to purchase an upgrade when my laptop died.
  • Document assembly
  • File conversion
  • OCR
  • Form completion and signing
  • Conversion to "flat file" to prevent editing of forms
  • Some aspects of the user interface can confuse including having menus and sidebars.
  • Integration with digital signature platforms still requires too much knowledge on the part of the user.
  • Control over text formatting when using the Typewrite feature remains clunky.
For more all around PDF operations, Kofax Power PDF is terrific. The one place where I've had issues is sharing files with users of Adobe Acrobat or organizations that are using Adobe Acrobat Reader to provide completable forms. It's unfortunate but there are some features in PDF that are implemented in ways that do not work across platforms. I would say about 1 in 20 times I'm forced to use Adobe Acrobat Reader to complete a form in a way that the other party can receive the data.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I needed something that allowed the ability to constantly edit PDF and a product that I trust to redact documents that are private and confidential.

We receive a lot of personal tax documents and other sensitive information so making sure information is secure is very important.

They also have a MAC version
  • Redaction
  • MAC OS functionality
  • Export options
  • Software takes getting used to
  • Have to pay for an OS and PC sub
  • Way too much discounting
This is just the all around best solution as it’s a good price and fairly easy to use. There are many competitors but power pdf allows you to buy it once and not pay a subscription. I would recommend to anyone in the market vs other non sub options. A mobile app would be great.
July 10, 2023

My Kofax Experience

Noell Sweet | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Kofax PDF every single day to edit, compile, and redact PDFs. I use the software in Real Estate and Corporate closing transactions and it’s very helpful to make all sorts of edits and corrections. I think it’s packed with more goodies than even Adobe and it’s a whole lot cheaper too. I definitely recommend Kofax.
  • edit pdfs
  • redact pdfs
  • markup pdfs
  • combine pdfs
  • signatures
Law firm environment.
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