Tungsten Power PDF Support Reviews & Ratings 2024

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Starting at $129 one-time fee per license

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…

Tungsten Power PDF very user friendly.

Rating: 10 out of 10

November 7, 2024

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I have been using Tungsten Power PDF for a few months now. It is super easy to learn and use. I use Power PDF to merge, edit, and redact documents, as well as to Bates stamp d...

Nita Serrano, ACP, FRP, AACP

Paraprofessional - Legal

Paralegal

Sefl

1 year of experience

Underwhelming.

Rating: 3 out of 10

October 24, 2024

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Our firm frequently edits PDFs for monthly reports, quarterly reports, proposal packages, internal communications, and external correspondence. Tungsten allows us to quickly c...

Verified user

Project Manager

1 year of experience

Incredibly Versatile Tool.

Rating: 10 out of 10

October 24, 2024

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I have both a work and personal subscription to Tungsten Power PDF. The tool is a necessity in my security compliance work and my personal work. I have used both the MacOS and...

Verified user

Engineer

1 year of experience

Great software for one time price.

Rating: 10 out of 10

October 24, 2024

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This software allows us to encrypt and password-protect sensitive client data that allows us to send in emails.

Daniel Hernandez

Professional - Information Technology

IT support

Schenk, Schenk and Haines

5 years of experience

Works well for conversion to Word and form typer

Rating: 9 out of 10

October 15, 2024

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We are SME so we use the PDF editor to edit to extract info, convert to word and also as a form typer.

Verified user

Professional

1 year of experience

How Tungsten Power PDF Differs From Its Competitors

Features

bates stamp, organizing merge/splitting documetns. electronic signatures have helped me to work more efficiently.

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Ease-of-Use

All the icons are clear in what they do, the software is straight forward. If we have any questions, the FAQ is a good source.

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Features

Combine multiple files. Fragment an existing PDF into different page segments. Adding header and footer using a macro.

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Ease-of-Use

The typewriter function is not user-friendly. Edit Object is inaccurate.

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Features

Document organization and adding in multiple files to create a larger document have been easy to navigate.

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Ease-of-Use

Best pdf tool i used. Only new version has problem with editing with tools

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Ease-of-Use

This is covered. Quicker, easier and releases me to get on with other things sooner with than without Kofax. Very good value for money.

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Ease-of-Use

It is easy to use, and there is support to help you through any need. I use the software daily and feel comfortable with the commands and controls. There is no way to make it better than it is. I am thrilled with it.

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Features

This has become repetitive, but the fact that I can edit PDF files and convert files to/from PDF is paramount to my productivity. I also love that I can place multiple signatures on documents as necessary. It helps save me from printing and scanning. Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite …

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Ease-of-Use

I started using the program about 11 years ago. I felt the ramp-up time was very short, and I could work fairly proficiently within a week or less of using the then Nuance (now Kofax) program. In my current job, I do have to use Adobe DC Pro, and the learning curve has been immense. Not because I …

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Features

As I've mentioned in my review, often, a Power PDF printer is invaluable to me! Flattening a file has been helpful. Scanning a new document from my physical scanner has been very useful. Editing text on the fly is very beneficial in my line of work. Adding text as a note or update on the progress …

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Ease-of-Use

Tungsten Power PDF, generally, is easy to use and I think that it would benefit both from an easier, simpler interface, at least as an option, and with tutorials on the functions of each button/choice. As a legal/business professional, I don't have time to wander through help entries that have …

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Features

Form creation, PDF creation and reverse conversion, commenting on PDFs.

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Ease-of-Use

It is very easy to use. Staff had no issue moving from Adobe to Tungsten Power PDF. There was no additional training necessary. Everything was self-explanatory and easy to follow. Our staff was able to start creating and editing PDF documents and forms with ease. We have many forms and documents …

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Features

The most valuable feature for us is form creation and editing forms. Tungsten Power PDF allows us to easily create PDF and edit PDFs and forms. This was the reason we purchased the product and how we used it. It allows us to do our work in house and not have to hire someone to create forms for us.

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Ease-of-Use

Power PDF is easy to use with a little bit of practice.

Ease-of-Use

Tungsten Power PDF is indeed easy to use. It is user friendly and the average computer user can easily scroll through all the functions in each ribbon at the top of the page and teach him or herself how to perform each task. Tungsten Power PDF has made our office's work with pdfs significantly …

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Features

The features we use most often are: creating pdfs, removing/deleting pages from pdfs, converting from pdf to word, annotating pdfs, inserting signatures into pdfs, redacting pdfs, flattening files to remove metadata/floating text boxes, etc, printing to/from pdf, and imposing security on pdfs.

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Ease-of-Use

Straight forward to use. Pretty similar function as other PDF tools so no difficulty on using it at all.

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Features

primary usage is editing text within PDFs, merging/splitting pages, adding or removing passwords to a PDF, form creation and data extraction

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Ease-of-Use

I love the uncluttered, easy to use interface, perfect choice for any business. Kofax Power PDF Advanced is a very powerful PDF program, it has every feature I need for my small business. The ability to sign the documents (save your signature in your machine, and you can add it as an icon; you can …

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Features

Conversion of the PDF file to different type of files and also the Stamp functionality. The ability to edit PDFs, resort pages, and extract, remove, and append documents and PDFs to an original PDF. Also, one of the best features of Kofax Power pdf that I like is it's encryption. As a user I find …

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Ease-of-Use

There is a learning curve with all programs, but Kofax Power PDF provides guides and tool labels to accelerate learning. The familiar ribbon-style toolbars speed navigation adjustment, too.

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Features

The quick-loading feature means it's instantly ready when I need it. Scanning and importing options abound. Separation of tools into operational categories makes finding the right tool for a particular action easier.

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Ease-of-Use

It is easy, unfortunately as mentioned above it can be BETTER!

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Features

Creating Forms and Setting Tab Order. This is fast, easy and efficient

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Ease-of-Use

In my experience, almost all of the features of Kofax Power PDF are intuitive and work right out of the box. I have owned several iterations of the program and the latest version incorporates the creation document combination tools within the program itself rather than having a separate module. …

Features

The feature that I use the most often is the document conversion feature which allows me to convert a document from PDF to Word r print a Word document to PDF. Along with that is the digital signature feature which is absolutely essential in my business. The document security features that allow …

Ease-of-Use

I have found Power PDF exceedingly easy to use and only occasionally need to access the help resources for complex features like OCR.

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Features

I regularly use complex document assembly, completable forms, minor document editing, and custom signatures.

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Ease-of-Use

I usually do find it easy to use. All the menus seem pretty obvious and I like the fact that it isn't cluttered with a whole lot of other features, which both slow down and distract in other products. I've never needed to check the manual, which is always a good sign, and all our other staff seem …

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Features

Primarily the redaction features and the Make-Readable feature. These are very handy for quickly putting together affidavits and other such documents.

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Ease-of-Use

I may not have spent enough time just playing with it to learn how to use many of the features so I am probably not the right person to answer this. I need to spend 1/2 day learning all the features.

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Ease-of-Use

It - like other such products - has an enormous breadth of tasks in can perform and it does all them quickly.

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Features

Making PDFs searchable, converting PDFs to Micorosoft formats, spell checking, etc.

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Ease-of-Use

I quickly established how to gain the most from the program. It is very intuitive, and the menus make it easy to find what you need.

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Ease-of-Use

I agree that it is easy to use - different than Adobe layout but certainly navigable once you have some time to get used to it.

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Features

Text editing and addition are the primary benefits for me. Being able to match font with what is in the original document is important. Export/import capabilities also important. Excel plug in/Power PDF printer feature is very useful.

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Ease-of-Use

It only took a few minutes to become familiar with the various functions that differ from Adobe Acrobat. I especially appreciate the editing function as it identifies the existing fonts used in an existing file, and it matches them. It also easily selects the word(s) to be edited or erased.

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Awards

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Pricing

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Power PDF Standard

$129

On Premise

one-time fee per license

Power PDF 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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Features

PDF Editors

PDF editors give users the tools and capabilities to manage and edit PDF documents.

8.2

Avg 8.7

7.6
Edit Text and Images
(13) Ratings
Users can edit and manipulate text and images within the PDF document.
8.9
Merge or Split PDFs
(14) Ratings
Allows users to combine multiple PDF files into one document or split a single PDF into separate files.
8.2
Add Annotations
(13) Ratings
Enables users to insert comments, highlights, shapes, and other annotations to provide feedback or mark up the document.
7.2
Text Recognition (OCR)
(11) Ratings
Supports Optical Character Recognition to convert scanned documents or images into editable text.
8.5
Page Management
(14) Ratings
Provides tools to add, delete, reorder, or rotate pages in the PDF document.
7.4
Form Creation and Editing
(11) Ratings
Allows users to create interactive forms within the PDF document or fill out existing form fields.
8.5
Secure PDFs
(10) Ratings
Offers options to password protect PDFs, apply digital signatures, redact sensitive information, or restrict permissions for viewing, editing, or printing.
8.5
Convert to Different Formats
(13) Ratings
Allows users to convert PDFs to popular formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or image files.
8.5
Comment and Review Tools
(12) Ratings
Facilitates collaboration by providing tools for commenting, highlighting, and tracking changes within the PDF document.
8.5
Undo and Redo Actions
(13) Ratings
Provides the ability to undo or redo previous actions to correct mistakes or backtrack changes made to the PDF document.

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Product Details

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What is Tungsten Power PDF?

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
3D Support: Rotate, zoom, annotate and more on a 3D object
Speed & Accuracy: Accurate & speedy when converting PDFs to/from Word, Excel, and other popular formats
eSignature Integration: Sign & send PDF documents for signature via SignDoc or other 3rd party platforms
Dynamic Stamps: Customizable stamping with font, color, background
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 Business volume licensing is available for more than 5 users, with a single admin, server installation, and other collaborative features for teams, along with Generative AI features.

Free trials for all Power PDF editions available here.

Tungsten Power PDF Features

PDF Editors Features

Supported: Edit Text and Images
Supported: Merge or Split PDFs
Supported: Add Annotations
Supported: Text Recognition (OCR)
Supported: Page Management
Supported: Form Creation and Editing
Supported: Secure PDFs
Supported: Convert to Different Formats
Supported: Comment and Review Tools
Supported: Undo and Redo Actions

Additional Features

Supported: Ease of use: Office-style interface optimized for Windows 11 (32 & 64-bit) as well as MacOS 14
Supported: Flexibility: Creation, editing and conversion of 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 Business customers.
Supported: Keeps PDFs Secure: Secures documents with encrypted passwords and permissions, as well as redacts sensitive info and private metadata.
Supported: PDF Editing Anywhere: Mobile support for iOS and Android users to read, annotate, markup, sign, and share PDFs.
Supported: Generative AI Copilot: Automate tasks including document summaries, translations, and more (free with Power PDF Business)

Tungsten Power PDF Screenshots

Screenshot of the PDF Create Assistant, which 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 that can be created to apply commonly desired settings to new PDF documents created in Power PDF.

Screenshot of the application's color, changed from purple to blue, light gray or dark gray.

Screenshot of some lightweight document automation that can also be achieved with the Watched Folder and Sequence features.

Screenshot of where packages can be signed with pre built templates using Kofax Sign Doc or other integrating e-signers

Screenshot of PDFs that can be navigated with a thumbnail view

Screenshot of the application's Office-like look and feel

Screenshot of PDF to Word conversion, and vice versa, which can be carried out in the application.

Tungsten Power PDF Integrations

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Tungsten Power PDF Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Windows, Mac, Citrix, Microsoft App-V and Windows Server network deployment (for Power PDF Volume License only)
Mobile Application	Apple iOS, Android
Supported Languages	English, 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 are common alternatives for Tungsten Power PDF.

Reviewers rate Merge or Split PDFs 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

Consumers	45%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	35%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)	15%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)	5%

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Tungsten Power PDF Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

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October 02, 2024

Verified User

Director in Legal

Law Practice Company, 1-10 employees

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Verified User

6 years of experience

Support Rating

best pdf tool

Document management really saves time and money

Rating: 10 out of 10

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October 02, 2024

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Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Verified User

12 years of experience

Support Rating

I had an issue that the support team went to great lengths to resolve, successfully.

Tungsten Power PDF is Great for Personal Use

Rating: 10 out of 10

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October 02, 2024

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Consultant in Customer Service

Individual & Family Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Verified User

10 years of experience

Support Rating

I have only used them once, but the support person was excellent. She understood what I needed and provided the support I needed.

Tungsten Power PDF Advanced.

Rating: 10 out of 10

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April 03, 2024

Adam Bismej

Director Of Operations

DirectHCM (Human Resources, 1-10 employees)

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Verified User

16 years of experience

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Support Rating

I have used it for 15 years and have only needed support once: a simple update that allowed me to use the software as intended. The support team was attentive and responsive, and I was on my way very quickly.

Kofax hands down winner over other paid PDF programs!

Rating: 9 out of 10

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January 09, 2024

Jim Duvall

Manager of Business Administration & Development

PaxMed International (Accounting, 1-10 employees)

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Verified User

11 years of experience

Support Rating

I must admit that the download time restrictions are a bit stringent. I feel Kofax should allow you to download the version you purchased, unless this has changed recently. And the real gripe, is that they want you to pay extra to have access to the download link for a longer period of time. If this was replacing a physical program disc, I could understand, but a download link? Really? Also, I had a unique scenario, where the preview method in File Explorer (Windows o/s) would display a black screen only and not the PDF. The fix took nearly four months! I use that preview feature religiously, and for the fix to take 4 months, that was discouraging. However, I had some other interactions with support over the years that were more expedient and thorough. Hence, I didn't rate lower, but due to the above issues, I felt I couldn't rate higher, either.

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