First released in 1998, the Djvu file format is an alternative open file format for scanned document storage. It is specifically targeted at documents that possess text, vector graphic drawings, photos, and colored images. The format's main selling point is its high quality authoring with minimum storage space making it popular in the distribution of magazines, comics, and ebooks. This fact places it in direct competition with the pdf format by Adobe Systems. The text layer in the Djvu file format supports optical character recognition which allows for text selection, copying, and pasting from .djvu files to other text processing applications. Free browser plugins are available for most major internet browsers which allows hosted .Djvu files to be opened directly through compatible browsers.
The .pdf file format extension was developed by Adobe systems in 1993 as a means of presenting documents in a consistent manner across different platforms, hardware, operating systems, and applications. The format was not released as an open source document format until 2008, though minimal proprietary technologies still controlled by Adobe Systems exist in the format. Every .pdf document carries with it the necessary meta information required to properly reconstruct the text, fonts, and graphics used to produce the document. This ensures that documents will be viewed in exactly the same way the author intended regardless of the device used to open the document. From conception to date, Adobe Systems has continued to support the format adding features with every iteration of the standard including hardened algorithms for document encryption and privacy. Today, many freely available readers exist allowing you to open and view .pdf documents and create or convert other file formats such as .jpeg and .doc into .pdf documents.
FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for DJVU to PDF conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.
Upload DJVU files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized PDF results on any device you rely on.
Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent PDF audio with dependable progress tracking.
The file format has a three pass compression technique in which single scanned images are divided into three separate images and compressed individually. The images are separated into background, foreground, and mask images. The Djvu file format then makes use of IW44, a wavelet based compression algorithm, to compress background and foreground images while the mask image is compressed using JB2 encoding.
The .pdf file format version 1.7 was standardized in 2008 in ISO 32000-1 and is currently recognized as an open format. The most recent release is 1.7 Adobe extension level 8 supporting Adobe's proprietary XML Forms Architecture 3.3 which introduced bulleted lists, XML Encryption, and Flash integration among other features.
Upload your document file in the DJVU format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Select PDF as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.
Download the converted document file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.