A large number of books and magazines that can be downloaded on the Internet are not in fb2 format, but in pdf format. The Pdf format cannot be called completely unusable, but it is much less convenient and functional compared to fb2. So, if you have a text to read presented in pdf format, then with the help of special programs you can easily convert the pdf format to fb2. There are not very many such programs, and we will tell you how to convert pdf to fb2, and which programs are the most convenient.
Caliber is one of the most convenient programs. But it does not directly serve as a converter, but is a manager. However, among the many services offered by Calibre, there is also the ability to convert one format to another. How to convert pdf to fb2? After launching Calibre, you need to select the interface language, and then a folder (empty) to store books. It is better to create such a folder in advance. By selecting these options, the user gains access to the main menu.
Working in the Caliber program is very simple and convenient. Select the “Add books” inscription, then, using “Browse”, designate the book that you are going to convert from pdf to fb2. The book is added to the main menu of the program, where you must select it. Next – “Convert books”. In the window that appears, the translation parameters are defined. In the upper right area of the screen near the “Output Format” line, follow the arrow to go to the fb2 format. After clicking “Ok”, the conversion will begin. The received files will be placed in the previously selected folder.
ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0
We present another software tool with which text from pdf format to fb2. For this purpose, you can use program versions starting from 3.0. The great advantage of this program is the complete preservation of the structure of the converted document - pages, footnotes, diagrams.
The principle of operation of the program is simple. After launching it, you need to open the pdf document. The main menu indicates the folder in which the final generated file will be placed. Then click “Convert”. If necessary, before starting the conversion process, you can select transformation parameters that allow you to change the structure of the document. The last step is to select the format into which the document is converted - fb2.
Other options for converting pdf to fb2
How to convert pdf to fb2: another option for the desired file conversion would be to use a combination of two programs. First, we use the Solid Converter PDF program, the use of which will help convert a document in pdf format into a standard text document.doc with maximum preservation of formatting, links, illustrations, tables and diagrams.
But the following program, Any to FB2, already transforms the text directly into the fb2 format. After launching Any to FB2, selecting the Word file, designate fb2 as the output format. Literally within a minute the conversion will be completed.
This method may seem somewhat cumbersome. But the quality of the document converted from doc to fb2 is higher than the quality of text converted directly from pdf. This option is recommended for those users who value high quality characteristics.
As a result of using these conversion programs, you will receive text in fb2 format, which is more compact than pdf. In addition, the fb2 format is much easier to understand for e-books.
The fb2 converter supports many functions while being easy to use. The interface is very well organized. A good option for both occasional use and constant work with personal electronic libraries.
- Platform: Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
- Language: Russian
- License: free
- Formats: fb2, ePub, PDF, doc, txt, mobi, rtf, lrf, DjVu
FB2 Converter 2016
Organizing a good electronic library will not be possible without a good format converter. FB2 Converter works with most known formats: fb2, DjVu, PDF, ePub, doc, txt, mobi, rtf, lrf. The program is also suitable for reverse conversion to fb2. For successful conversion, just download and install the program.
If you have a network connection, the program supports access to the largest online electronic libraries. A book you have just downloaded can be immediately converted into the desired format without any problems.
Design and functionality
The intuitive design of the controls allows you to carry out the necessary operations simply and quickly. Minor features are included in the top menu. On the main screen there is only an area for adding files and a menu for selecting a result. The possibility of mass conversion is provided. To do this, you need to select the directory with the necessary files and the destination directory.
The fb2 format itself is one of the representatives of formats for storing various documents. Most often it contains various books and so on. Its distinctive advantage is that it can be used to read books on a variety of mobile devices. For example, most mobile devices do not support the PDF format (in which books are most often distributed), but fb2 is ideal for them. Of course, you can download special software that will open PDF files, but you still need to find it, and this is not always possible.
The easiest ways
In this regard, users very often look for ways to convert files from PDF to fb2. It should be noted that there are several ways to convert files. The fastest way is to use a special PDF to fb2 converter. In order to use such software, you do not need to have any advanced knowledge. To do this, you just need to select the source file, then specify the destination folder and wait for the conversion process to complete. The main advantage of this program is its simple and intuitive interface. It is thanks to him that even a novice user can convert one file format to another.
Also, the user can use a special online PDF Reader converter, which will change the PDF format to fb2. It can change the format of almost any file into the one that the user needs, and its most important advantage is that it does not need to be installed on a PC.
For those who are not looking for easy ways
There is another way out of this situation. For example, you can first change the format of a PDF document to DOC (if, for example, you want to correct something in the file), and only after that convert it to fb2. To convert PDF to DOC, you can use the Amber PDF Converter program. Its main advantage is that it supports converting PDF files to a huge variety of other formats (for example, html, chm, txt, doc, xls, mcw, sam, etc.). Then, to carry out the last stage of conversion, you need to install the HtmlDocs2fb2 program. As you can tell from the name, this program can work not only with doc format, but also with html. In addition, among its functionality there is the ability to automatically archive results. As a result, the user can use these programs to obtain a converted file.
Most books and magazines on the Internet can be downloaded from PDF– a universal format that can be opened on any computer device, in any desktop operating system, even with a regular browser. Format PDF allows you to create in electronic form an exact copy of a real book with typographic design and illustrations. Book material in PDF- the document, if desired by the author, can be protected from copying.
And here are the files in e-book formats FB2 or ePub posted on the Internet less frequently.
PDF vs FB2 and ePub
Despite the versatility of PDF, it is inferior in ease of use to FB2 or ePub formats. Thus, the latter are more functional and lighter compared to PDF. Some mobile devices can only support reading e-books in ePub format, and cannot play PDF or any other document formats. Users of budget readers with a weak processor may encounter problems reading e-books in PDF. These may support PDF playback according to the technical specifications, but in practice the work will be impossible due to constant signing and slowdowns. What about budget readers? A PDF document with more than 500 pages can freeze even on a computer if it has weak hardware.
Not all software readers can handle PDF. For example, functional Windows readers CoolReader And ICE Book Reader, which support the ability to read text into a computer voice using voice engines, work only with text formats.
Both FB2 and ePub are e-book formats
These are compact text files with markup and structure. The presence of a table of contents and the ability to jump to the necessary chapters are important advantages of FB2 and ePub books over PDF documents. The ePub format is heavier than FB2 because it supports complex layout and illustration with higher quality images. While FB2 is lighter, it also displays illustration materials in worse quality. The two formats also differ in their copy protection. If materials in FB2 books can be copied without any obstacles, then ePub books can be protected from copying. The ePub format is common in Western countries. For a long time he was not known on the Runet, and even now he cannot be called popular. Of these two formats, most of the books in Russian are presented in FB2.
If there is an interesting book in a PDF file, this does not mean that it cannot be read using a reader that only works with e-book formats. The PDF file can be converted to FB2 or ePub. Below we will look at three ways to do this.
Web service Online-Convert.Com
Online-Convert.Com (http://www.online-convert.com/ru) is not the only web service that offers online conversion of files from one format to another, but it was chosen because of its popularity and usability. The site has a Russified and understandable interface, and converting files using it is quite simple. On the main page, select a section "E-book converter", set the output format - FB2 or ePub- and press the button "Begin".
Next, we upload the original one to the service server PDF file or indicate its address if it is posted on the Internet. If necessary, we change the title of the e-book or its author, and we can also set additional conversion settings. Click "Convert".
If you are converting a large file, you can enter your email address, where you will receive a link to download the file in the output format after the conversion process is completed.
Small PDF files are converted quickly: within a couple of seconds after uploading the PDF file to the server, we can download the output FB2 or ePub file.
At first glance, web services may seem like the easiest way to convert some formats to others, since there is no need to bother installing programs on your computer. At the same time, working with converting files using a web service can take a long time due to the existence of a queue.
A few more disadvantages of working with Online-Convert.Com: in the output FB2 and ePub files, as a rule, there is no table of contents of books, not every conversion process can be completed successfully, and the free use of the web service is conditional. So, without a paid subscription you can only convert PDF files whose weight does not exceed 100 MB.
Caliber program
Free program Caliber Converting files to book formats - in particular, from PDF to FB2 or ePub - is offered as additional functionality. The main purpose of Caliber is to catalog the user's electronic library. The program is equipped with an internal reader, the ability to synchronize the library with portable and mobile devices, a news module, search for new e-books using special web resources and other useful functions for true book lovers.
Immediately when installing the program, you are prompted to select the Caliber directory - folder , where e-books will be stored on the computer.
To convert a file from PDF to FB2 or ePub, in the main Caliber window, click the button "Add books" and select the original PDF-file. The file will appear in the list in the center of the program window, now click the button "Convert Books", then - "Custom Transformation".
A conversion form will open, where in the upper right corner you need to select a format - in our case FB2 or ePub — and fill out the fields below if necessary.
If desired, you can set other parameters in the conversion form, for example, in the tab "Page Settings" In the output profile, specify a specific device - reader or tablet.
For lovers of structured books, the option to force the generation of a table of contents in the tab will help "Content". To start the conversion process, click "OK".
The Caliber program is not limited to working with only one document; file conversion is possible in batch mode. The conversion progress can be viewed by clicking the button "Tasks".
Once the operation is complete, the converted eBooks will automatically appear in the Caliber library - both in the original PDF format and in the FB2 or ePub output format.
Download the Caliber program available on the developer's website (http://calibre-ebook.com/download).
In contrast to this advantage of converting from PDF to FB2 or ePub with the two methods discussed above, such as freeness, unfortunately, you will have to contrast the quality of the output files. Not all pages can be translated into text format; images of pages may appear in separate pieces in books every now and then. Even the Caliber program will not always be able to generate a table of contents in FB2 format e-books.
ABBYY PDF Transformer+ program
Company ABBYY, known to many users from the software product ABBYY FineReader for OCR, knows how to better convert real scanned books from PDF files to text formats like no other. In a programme ABBYY PDF Transformer+ various editing tools are combined PDF-files, including its conversion to other formats, in particular, e-books FB2 And ePub.
ABBYY PDF Transformer+- a paid product, and the program costs 3890 rub.. On the developer's website (http://www.abbyy.ru/pdftransformer) a trial version is presented in which you can use the program’s functionality for free for 30 days, however, with a serious limitation when converting - no more than 100 pages. However, of all the methods discussed above for converting files from PDF to FB2 or ePub, ABBYY PDF Transformer+ can offer the best conversion quality.
After launching the program, you will see the function of converting PDF files and selecting output formats immediately in the main window. Select the desired format - FB2 or ePub.
In a small window of parameters for the future e-book, we can indicate its title and author.
Once the conversion process is complete, the program will display a file save form as output.
Conversion buttons are also available in the program window when opening PDF files.
IceCream PDF Converter 2.86 is a free program for converting PDF files to other formats such as FB2, EPUB, HTML, JPG and others. It is also possible to create PDF files from images or scanned documents, etc.
Nowadays, electronic books, that is, devices for reading electronic books, have become popular. But, most of the literature that exists in electronic form is stored in PDF format, while the EPUB or FB2 format is more convenient for readers. To convert PDF to EPUB or FB2 and more, the guys from IceCreamApps have developed IceCream PDF Converter.
Description of the features of the IceCream PDF Converter program
This application allows you to convert from both PDF and PDF. Using the program, you can convert from PDF to jpg, gif, bmp and png images. This type of conversion is done page by page, meaning you get each page of the PDF file as an image.
It's not limited to converting to images. You can also convert your PDF to office format files, such as doc, odt. In addition, conversion to formats such as HTML, EPS, WMF and TIFF is also supported.
Now convert from PDF. Almost everything is the same here, but only in the opposite direction. For example, you can create a PDF from images. Moreover, you yourself set all the page design settings - indents, orientation, and more. Also, using IceCream PDF Converter you can convert Excel spreadsheet files to PDF and EPUB, FB2 or MOBI e-book files. There is support for PDF files that are password protected.