ApinSoft PDF to EXE Converter

PDFs are a very common and popular file type. That is because they are portable, which means that there are PDF readers available for a wide variety of operating systems.

ApinSoft PDF to EXE Converter is a handy application which can help users create executable files from PDFs. That means that one can trade the above-mentioned portability for convenience when it comes to reading PDFs on Windows systems.

The interface of the application is intuitive and functional, lacking decorations and eye-candy. All of its functions can be quickly accessed from one of its four tabs.

The Conversion tab enables users to select which files they wish to process and specify an output folder, the General tab can be accessed in order to configure a number of text strings visible in the resulting file and the Logo setup and Watermark tabs enable one to configure custom watermarks (both text and image watermarks are supported) or the icon and splash screen of the EXE file. These splash screens can be configured to feature fade-in and fade-out animations.

Once files have been added and the output configured, the 'Convert' button, visible in the dedicated tab can be pressed in order to begin processing PDFs into EXE files.

After the process is complete, users can view or test the output files. Running these files enables one to view the contents of the original PDF in a built-in application. Its interface is spartan and reminiscent of some online PDF viewers.

While users can easily navigate between pages using the provided buttons, as well as zoom in and out or fit pages to the size of the window, one cannot print or select text from the document. This can reduce practicality of the application in some cases.

While the application can make PDFs easier to view on Windows systems by eliminating the need to install a specialized viewer, the fact that information cannot copied or printed from these resulting files limits the usefulness of this software solution.