# Able2Extract Professional Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Able2Extract Professional the right PDF solution for you? Explore 163 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/174072/Able2Extract-Professional-12/reviews --- Able2Extract Professional 4.6 (163) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/174072/Able2Extract-Professional/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Able2Extract Professional Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews RS Ron S PresidentReal Estate, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Of all the pdf converters i tried this was the most accurate with the least amount of having to move things around on excels spread sheet.“ December 10, 2025 SB Sven B VPAlternative Medicine, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “I wish I could use my new version but since the customer support wont respond I can not use my new product and not the old as my license died with my old hard drive.“ July 2, 2025 IL Indrakumar L DirectorAccounting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The Excel conversion feature stands out and performs better than most other PDF editors.“ January 26, 2025 JF Jason F OwnerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It was difficult to get customer service to reply to my emails. And they stated that they would like the opportunity to fix the problem before I get a refund, however, I have yet to hear anything back from them and their engineers, and it has been over a week since my last communication with them.“ May 21, 2024 Dv Damian v Full time studentE-Learning, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “A more affordable student package would definitely make this software more accessible for those who need the software but can not afford it.“ February 22, 2025 EA Ernst A Not ApplicableIndividual & Family Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “User interface looks very "old" compared to V19.“ December 12, 2025 José Rodolfo P ManagerAccounting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I knew this software since some years ago, and I recognize an intuitive interface, easy to use. “ February 12, 2026 RS Ron S PresidentReal Estate, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Now getting someone with the tech company seems nearly impossible.“ December 10, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 163 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use José Rodolfo P. Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Details to better the life conversion" February 12, 2026 5.0 I have excellent experience using this software; by now, the unique software successful in convert exactly formats Pros I knew this software since some years ago, and I recognize an intuitive interface, easy to use. Is an excellent tool software. Cons The functionally to convert other formats; but it loss characteristic in easy to select areas to convert. Review Source SB Sven B. VP Alternative Medicine Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "After Buying, you are on your own" July 2, 2025 5.0 I wish I could use my new version but since the customer support wont respond I can not use my new product and not the old as my license died with my old hard drive. Pros The product is great and I have used it in previous version for years. It comes in handy when someone lost the original file and you can just create a version that can be edited from a PDF. Cons If you hope for customer service...good luck as I have tried contacting them several times and never get a response Alternatives considered [Adobe XD](https://www.capterra.com/p/168423/Adobe-XD/) Reason for choosing Able2Extract Professional I liked the small size and I did not feel like spending vast amounts of money Review Source DR DEEPAK R. sales Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bad" September 12, 2025 1.0 bad Pros I liked the old team better, looks like the company was bought out by a new company. Cons The new team couldn't create a template for me, whereas the old team did. I would not recommend to buy this software. Review Source LL Larry L. Principal and Director of Estimating Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "First time user" December 28, 2025 5.0 It’s been good, it does everything I need and more Pros I didn’t realize it was so versatile. Easy to use from the start Cons Opening my CAD program after converting a file. It opened a second window and it was hard working between the two different windows. Switched from [Plottr](https://www.capterra.com/p/264561/Plottr/) Needed something more versatile and higher quality Review Source IL Indrakumar L. Director Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent PDF Tool with Excellent Excel Conversion but Room for Improvement" January 26, 2025 4.0 A decent tool with good features, but there is room for improvement. Pros The Excel conversion feature stands out and performs better than most other PDF editors. Cons Each PDF opens in a new window, which can be frustrating. The software lacks functionality as a PDF viewer and doesn't support opening scanned PDFs Alternatives considered [Nitro PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/) Reason for choosing Able2Extract Professional I chose Able2Extract Professional because of its superior Excel conversion capabilities, which are more accurate and efficient compared to other PDF editors I’ve used. Review Source RS Ron S. President Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Need to get my 21 version working and downloaded properly Help" December 10, 2025 3.0 Pros Of all the pdf converters i tried this was the most accurate with the least amount of having to move things around on excels spread sheet. Cons I just bought the new version 21. I have been very happy with 20. I paid for it downloaded it and started it up only to find it was still on version 20. Now getting someone with the tech company seems nearly impossible. I would really love it if someone would reach out and help to get this new version started Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Reason for choosing Able2Extract Professional It sometimes worked better than pdf but not always . I kept googling and checking revies and purchasing all of the metioned software until I found able 2 extract Switched from [PDF Reader Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/182363/PDF-Reader-Pro/) A lot more work involved to get to an excell sheet that looked right and was usable Review Source DTN Duc Tho N. Owner Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Should have bookmark edit function." August 4, 2025 4.0 I have been using it since version 17 and upgraded to version 20. Overall, I like it, but it still lacks one feature, which is useful and essential for document management. Pros The conversion and combining of files. I especially need to convert to AutoCAD since I am working in AEC. Cons I would love if Able2Extract Pro 20 had the bookmark edit function. I usually combine some PDFs and have to edit the bookmarks to make them in order. Switched from [Bluebeam Revu](https://www.capterra.com/p/121586/Bluebeam-PDF-Revu/) Annual fee, but cannot convert PDF drawings to AutoCAD Review Source KW Kendra W. Manager Events Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Complex - Personalized Tutorial Needed" March 11, 2025 3.0 I will spend time trying to adapt since I paid for the lifetime membership but Wondershare was easier to work with Pros What I liked most about Able2Extract Professional was that it was visually nice Cons What I liked least about Able2Extract Professional was that it was not user friendly Switched from [Adobe Express](https://www.capterra.com/p/174232/adobe-express/) I make the switch because I thought this would be better Review Source EA Ernst A. Not Applicable Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Upgrade to 21 a disappointment" December 12, 2025 2.0 V19 has been very useful and I was looking forward to getting an even better experience (as promised) by upgrading to V21. V21 so far a huge disappointment - submitted a complaint to customer service and after 2 days I've not re3ceived a response Pros V19 - clear attractive user interface, used mainly to convers .pdf to excel - easy and minimal editing required. Upgrade to V21 - So far nothing to like. Cons V21- very inaccurate conversion to .docx from scanned pdf files compared to V19. User interface looks very "old" compared to V19. V21 crashed when attempting to change OCR settings Review Source PC Patty C. President Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Able2 Extract Pro the Best PDF conversion program" December 29, 2025 5.0 Again, so far it's been good experience. I am glad I chose the Able2 Extract Pro and no other products. I also am happy with the Customer Service and tech support communication. Pros Able2 Extract program is a very easy to use program and very user friendly. I have been using this program since 2016 and have upgraded three times since then I am on version 21. Cons I have not had any issue with the latest version. But I have not used it much since I downloaded the new version. I still need to study other uses. I would like to learn the conversion from pdf into word I seem to have difficulty Review Source DR Daniel R. Purchasing agent Machinery Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Impossible to reach customer service" March 31, 2025 5.0 product is fine, but is not possible to reach customer service. Pros I would say simple way to purchase in the web page. Cons communication with customer service, emails not working or phone numbers not working. Review Source PR Philip R. Owner Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review of software" December 14, 2024 5.0 Very happy. 1 task pays for the program. Pros Better than the competition. Fexible and easy tu use Cons Nothing comes to mind. Works as described. Review Source JB JIMMY B. QA Environmental Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Boen Review" August 21, 2024 4.0 With each conversion I have to adjust the scale to get accurate dimensional measurements. Pros That it does convert the PDF to a drawing my old AutoCad 2004 can read. Cons The detail of bolt holes is not well defined. Review Source DM Denise M. Owner Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Happy with Reservations" April 20, 2022 4.0 Having used this software for many years, it has always stood me in good stead. I'm hoping that my current conversion challenges will soon be a thing of the past. Pros I've used this software for a long time now - many years. As translators clients often provided material either from another platform or format. In order to ensure timely delivery, the copy has to be converted into a basic format conducive to seamless translation of copy. Cons Recently it has become necessary to couple Able2Extract with additional software to covert financial statements in PDF into a spreadsheet format without generating coded copy. Unfortunately, I have been able to successfully download the recommended software without an error message. Hence progress comes to a grinding halt. Reason for choosing Able2Extract Professional Years ago most conversion software addressed one format well then fell short in converting other formats. Able2Extract handled all my conversion needs. Review Source JP Jason P. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Absolute Timesaver" December 15, 2022 5.0 It has made my job & my colleagues jobs much easier, but you will never know exactly how easy you have made our jobs, so thanks for that Pros In our business a lot of our customers have legacy pdf pricing documents that contain multitudes of pricing grid matrices, Before we dicovered this software we would spend days manually inputting the figures into spreadsheets, this could leave us open to human error & costly mistakes. We tried a few other similar software products, but they never extracted the data we needed correctly. We had almost given up, then I found this product & it has changed the way we work for the better Cons At the moment we have no cons on this product but as we dont fully use all its functions we cant really comment on this Reason for choosing Able2Extract Professional after trying a few different paid products & free ones none of which met our needs, your product did Review Source BG Betty G. Finance Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Performs Better than Adobe Acrobat PDF Conversion to Excel" May 15, 2023 5.0 Excellent!! Pros In my job, converting pdf to Excel is critical. This license provides me the capability of doing that work with minimal conversion issues. The only problem I had was converting a pdf file that had handwriting on it. Cons Need to be able to convert to newer version of Excel than Excel 2007 Review Source CT Clement T. ceo Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "overall" May 19, 2022 4.0 I am happy with it until today. Hope I have no chance to replace it! Pros no comment. The tool is alright. Get it can work faster Cons nothing. Improve and cost less. improve the OCR the size of the words on the tabs can be bigger. Any zoom tools, or size settings? Review Source VR Verified Reviewer I.T. Department Paper & Forest Products Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easily transforms PDF reports into Excel spreadsheets!" September 20, 2018 5.0 Many of our business reports are output to PDF reports that are password-protected by the software that creates them, and they are not able to be edited. Financial auditors like to receive the data in Excel format so they can easily do calculations on the numbers, and Able2Extract lets us provide them with that format FAST! Pros It's just so very easy to use. In less than a minute, I can open up one of our PDF reports, select all, click the Excel button and have the figures I need to work with in a spreadsheet. Character recognition is accurate, and it converts quickly. Cons Sometimes header rows and off-center items can confuse the columns breaks a little bit, and you end up with things that are split, or in the wrong column. Review Source Response from Investintech.com September 24, 2018 We're happy to hear Able2Extract is helping you with your work in Excel--exactly what we're aiming to do! With regards to the header and misplaced columns, you can try using the Split Only Between Words option in the Columns section of the Custom PDF to Excel panel to fix those content-splitting column breaks. We've got a blog post with step by step tutorial that will help: https://www.investintech.com/resources/blog/archives/7993-pdf-to-excel-fix-misplaced-column-content.html Please give it a try and let us know if you have any other questions. Cheers! VR Verified Reviewer finanical neutral in divorce matters Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ability to access PDF content to create Excel workbooks and Word documents" September 20, 2018 5.0 We create Excel workbooks for gain/loss input in tax software and Word documents for deeds and estate planning work Pros Ease of use in creating new documents from PDFs Cons Sometimes the software guesses wrong about words so that review is required and sometimes formatting is off. Having a very clean PDF helps Review Source Response from Investintech.com September 24, 2018 Agreed, having a clean PDF does help. The quality of any PDF conversion relies on what you have in the original document, especially when you¿re dealing with scanned PDFs. However, we¿re always making improvements to the conversion algorithm. So, if you¿re consistently having issues with certain types of content in a PDF (lettering, format, font, etc.), please send in a sample to techsupport@investintech.com. Our developers would be interested in taking a look. Thanks for sharing your experience with Able2Extract. MO Marjorie O. Hardware Consultant Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Product!" March 24, 2021 4.0 The software is easy to install and very user friendly, I have not had to contact support for help. Pros This software is an excellent tool for extracting schedules from plans. I especially like that it will convert it directly to an Excel spreadsheet and maintain the majority of the formatting. Cons I have run across a few fonts that the OCR does not convert very accurately. Reason for choosing Able2Extract Professional I looked at 7 different software programs before choosing this one. I chose this one because it is user friendly, there are not a lot of additional fees and cost involved to use the product, and the accuracy of the conversions. Unlike a lot of the competition the trial version was fully functional and I was quickly able to determine that the software would perform the tasks that I needed, making the decision to purchase a no-brainer. Review Source Response from Investintech.com April 21, 2021 We're so glad that Able2Extract Professional stood out among the rest! Thanks for sharing that, Marjorie. With regards to the OCR fonts you were having difficulties converting, don't hesitate to reach out to our tech support team with the file. While the OCR conversion results rely heavily on the quality of the scanned PDF, we can always check to see if there are a few OCR settings we can fiddle around with to get more accurate results for you. Email in to techsupport@investintech.com with the PDF and we'd be happy to help. Cheers! BC Blair C. Architectural draftsman Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wicked Program" October 26, 2022 5.0 Pros PDF editing The ability to convert PDF's directly into Autocad Text recognition into CADExtracting images to windows Cons It took me ages to know about the benefits of the upgrade to the professional version Review Source RL Rachel L. IT/HR Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use product does the job" May 2, 2022 5.0 We've had a positive experience using the program, it's much more robust and cleaner than when we first began using it over 12 years ago. Pros This is easy to install, use, and it gets the job done. We use it to convert PDFs to useable word and excel documents we receive from clients. Cons The formatting can be wonky after the conversion is done, and it takes some fiddling with the settings to get it right. Review Source HG Henry G. cpa Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A winning solutions" August 17, 2022 4.0 Pros Great value and utility. I use it almost every day Cons Sometimes the product is too powerful for my simple needs Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I have used this product for years, no need to look for another" April 30, 2018 5.0 The time savings on using this to convert files is more then I can calculate. Pros This program is awesome. Apart from being able to convert a pdf into an excell sheet, or so many other file format conversions, I recently discovered, you can tak a pdf that does not offer searchable text, or is basically an image that has text in it, and convert it to a complete text file. Making it able to copy and paste, search and much more functionality Cons I dont really have anything bad to say about this program. The only thing they do a lot of updates and that requires an upgrade, granted at a discounted rate, but honestly the last version works so well, I dont always upgrade as there is no need. Review Source Response from Investintech.com July 11, 2018 Enabling you to do more with PDF files is one of our main goals :) Thanks for offering up your personal experience with Able2Extract Professional and the Convert to Searchable PDF function. EM Eben M. Financial Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The software does what you want it to do" June 22, 2018 5.0 Pros It's fast and saves me a lot of time when converting data to Excel. It has not problems with PDF forms when converting Cons Sometimes the coloumn layout gets warped a bit. The fonts don't always come through as per original document Review Source Response from Investintech.com July 19, 2018 Thanks for your input, Eben! With regards to the font conversions, this is most often the case where the font in the PDF file is embedded. Embedded fonts cannot be perfectly extracted since most embedded font formats used in PDF aren't recognized by Excel and also because using such fonts could be considered a copyright issue due to their proprietary nature. As such, Excel (including Word) will try to find the best possible match from the fonts available on your computer, or if it can't, it will default to Times New Roman. So this may be what's going on. The best solution is to allow the conversion to occur and then to select the document text and change the font manually (from the list of fonts in Excel). For the column layout, if you haven¿t, try the Custom PDF to Excel option to correct the layout before you convert. If the issue occured during a custom Excel conversion, feel free to send in the file to techsupport@investintech.com. We might be able to find a solution. 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