Open FDF files

  • Full name
    Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Input Form
  • Developer
    Adobe Systems
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Have you encountered a problem with a FDF file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a FDF file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your FDF file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is FDF file?

The file extension FDF saves form data of PDF documents. In addition to the normal documents with text and images, the PDF format also offers the possibility of creating pdf documents with input fields, for example text or drop-down lists.

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If you fill out such a pdf file, you can only print it out with the Acrobat Reader, because the Acrobat Reader can load form data, which exists as a FDF file, but can not normally save it.

However, the creator of a form may provide the option to submit the form data to a form server, for example, with an FDF Toolkit application, or have it stored locally. In this way you do not need to transfer the entire pdf file, just the actual data. This is mainly used in automated form data processing.

Other pdf display programs, for example pdf-Xchange, offer the possibility to directly save or load FDF files and thus to fill in a form or to save the data locally.

Programs which can open a FDF file

How to open file with FDF extension?

In order to open a file with FDF extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening FDF file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with FDF files, follow the instructions below.
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Install Adobe Acrobat or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening FDF files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support FDF files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of FDF files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set Adobe Acrobat as the default program for opening FDF files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate FDF files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the Adobe Acrobat applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where Adobe Acrobat has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with FDF files

Sometimes problems with opening FDF files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • FDF files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open FDF files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • FDF file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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