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Convert Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to PDF without Microsoft Office or Adobe software on the server

Office Server Document Converter (OSDC) is a server-side conversion library for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and RTF documents to PDF, SVG, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, INX, XPS files. By using OSDC with groupware, webmail systems, etc., Microsoft Office and RTF documents can be easily converted even in environments where Microsoft Office and Adobe software are not installed.

.NET, COM, Java, and C/C++ are available as standard application interfaces.

 

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High-precision conversion


 

Although it is extremely difficult to perform high-precision conversions without using Microsoft Office, Antenna House has over 30 years of experience in developing Office conversion tools that make it possible.

Since Office Server Document Converter was launched in 2005 (formerly known as Server Based Converter), Antenna House has continuously worked to improve the accuracy of the conversion.

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Main Features


 
PDF Conversion SVG Conversion JPEG / PNG / TIFF Docx to HTML
PDF files comparable to those created with the Adobe Acrobat series can be generated on the server.

Various functions can be controlled by specifying conversion parameters.

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Microsoft Office and PDF files can be converted to SVG on the server.

Multiple pages can be merged or split into individual SVG files.

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Create high-quality TIFF files on the server — ideal for long-term data storage.

Generate JPEG and PNG files for thumbnails and previews.

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Convert DOCX files authored in Microsoft Word into simple, easy-to-edit HTML — entirely on the server.
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File Format


 

Supported Input & Output File Formats

Version Input File Format Output File Format
Standard Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint 97/98/2000/2002/2003
(doc / xls / ppt)
PDF / SVG / JPEG /
PNG / TIFF
Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019/2021/2024 (docx / xlsx / pptx)
Microsoft RTF
PDF
XDW
Image file (SVG / EMF / WMF / BMP / PNG / GIF / TIF / JPG / JP2)
Text file
Plus
(In addition to Standard)
CGM PDF / SVG / JPEG /
PNG / TIFF / INX / XPS
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Other Features


 
OSDC V11 New Features

Direct Conversion

OSDC direct conversion is a method that does not use the application from which the document was created, nor does it use printer drivers.

Since Microsoft Office automation is not used on the server side, conversions can be done without worrying about its risks or licensing issues when used in the cloud.
There is no need to install Microsoft Office, Adobe software, OpenOffice or LibreOffice to convert Office documents.
Fast conversion to various output formats is possible even in Linux environments.

 

Additional Features

Amazon Graviton2

OSDC V8.0 or later supports Amazon Graviton2 processors.

PDF/A

PDF/A is a specification for the long-term preservation of electronic documents specified in ISO 19005. Office Server Document Converter can output the following versions of PDF/A.

Office Server Document Converter V10.0 can output;

• PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b in PDF 1.4 based specification according to ISO 19005-1:2005.

• PDF/A-2a, PDF/A-2b, and PDF/A-2u in ISO 32000-1 (PDF 1.7) based specification according to ISO 19005-2:2011.

• PDF/A-3a, PDF/A-3b, and PDF/A-3u in ISO 32000-1 (PDF 1.7) based specification according to ISO 19005-3:2012.

Tagged PDF

OSDC V8.0 and later versions can output Tagged PDFs.

PDF 2.0

OSDC V7.2 and later versions can output PDF 2.0 compliant with ISO 32000-2:2017. It also supports conversion from PDF 2.0.

Java 11

OSDC is working with Java 11.

Bidirectional Text Conversion

BIDI (bidirectional text) is the mixing of right-to-left characters, such as Arabic and Hebrew, and left-to-right writing, such as English.

There are two types of characters: right-to-left (rtl), as in Arabic and Hebrew, and left-to-right (ltr), as in Latin. Also, parentheses and symbols are not directional (neutral). BIDI processing is a mechanism for controlling the directionality of characters in a paragraph in which these characters are mixed and bidirectional, such as the direction of neutral characters.

This allows OSDC to display documents with a large number of languages and characters mixed together.

Benefits of OSDC for Dedicated Host Cloud Services


 

Effective October 1, 2019, Microsoft licensing terms for dedicated hosted cloud services have been revised. As a result, we have received numerous inquiries from those who planned to use on-premise licensing in a shared cloud environment regarding the operation of their document management systems, particularly how to convert documents.

Please see the following page for more information on the impact of Microsoft's revised licensing terms and the usefulness of Office Server Document Converter in a non-Microsoft licensed environment. Office Server Document Converter can solve your problems.

→ Updated Microsoft licensing terms for dedicated hosted cloud services

 

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