With the explosion of PDF usage across industries, efficiently searching through vast repositories of PDF documents has become a crucial need for businesses. The Foxit PDF IFilter is designed to address this challenge by offering fast and accurate search capabilities within Microsoft-based systems, such as SharePoint, SQL Server, and Windows Indexing Service.
PDF is widely used because of its cross-platform compatibility and open standard for document display. However, traditional search engines only support Microsoft Office formats and cannot effectively index PDF content. This is where Foxit PDF IFilter steps in, enabling organizations to index and search PDF documents like any other file type.
Key Features of Foxit PDF IFilter:
- Advanced Indexing Capabilities: Foxit PDF IFilter allows search engines to index content from PDF files, making them searchable within systems like Windows Explorer, SharePoint, or other search environments. This means that users can quickly locate PDF documents using simple search queries, reducing time spent searching through files.
- High Performance and Scalability: Foxit PDF IFilter is optimized for 64-bit, multithreaded server environments, taking full advantage of modern server architectures. This ensures that indexing large volumes of PDF files is performed at blazing speeds, improving productivity and reducing resource consumption.
- Comprehensive Metadata Indexing: The IFilter indexes not only the content but also the metadata of PDF documents, including titles, subjects, authors, and keywords, providing more precise search results. It supports various PDF formats and multiple languages, including PDF/A and XFA forms.
- Economic Benefits: With faster indexing and more precise searches, businesses save time and money. Foxit PDF IFilter’s speed and scalability reduce server costs, administrative time, and energy consumption, offering a solid return on investment.
Foxit PDF IFilter helps organizations handle vast amounts of PDF documents, ensuring quick, precise, and cost-effective search results.
Download the full whitepaper to discover how Foxit PDF IFilter can optimize your PDF document search and indexing processes.