AI to PDF - Convert PDF online
Conversion Results:
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How to convert AI to PDF:
1. Click the "Choose Files" button to select multiple files from your local device, or click the "URL" button to choose an online file.
2. Choose a target format. You can convert various types of documents and images to PDF files, or convert PDF files to DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, XML, CSV, ODT, ODS, ODP, HTML, TXT, RTF, SWF, PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PNM, and PSD.
3. Click the "Convert Now!" button to start batch conversion. The output files will be listed in the "Conversion Results" section. Click the icon to show the file QR code or save the file to cloud storage services such as Google Drive or Dropbox.
AI vs PDF:
| Name | AI | |
| Full name | Adobe Illustrator Artwork | Portable Document Format |
| File extension | .ai | |
| MIME | application/post-script | application/pdf, application/x-pdf, application/x-bzpdf, application/x-gzpdf |
| Developed by | Adobe Systems | Adobe Systems |
| Type of format | Vector image format | Document format |
| Introduction | Adobe Illustrator Artwork (AI) is a proprietary file format developed by Adobe Systems for representing single-page vector-based drawings in either the EPS or PDF formats. The .ai filename extension is used by Adobe Illustrator. The AI file format was originally a native format called PGF. PDF compatibility is achieved by embedding a complete copy of the PGF data within the saved PDF format file. | The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. |
| Technical details | The same "dual path" approach as for PGF is used when saving EPS-compatible files in recent versions of Illustrator. Early versions of the AI file format are true EPS files with a restricted, compact syntax, with additional semantics represented by Illustrator-specific DSC comments that conform to DSC's Open Structuring Conventions. | The PDF combines three technologies: A subset of the PostScript page description programming language, for generating the layout and graphics. A font-embedding/replacement system to allow fonts to travel with the documents. A structured storage system to bundle these elements and any associated content into a single file, with data compression where appropriate. |
| Associated programs | Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, CorelDRAW, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Ghostscript, Inkscape. | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Foxit Reader, Ghostscript. |
| Sample file | sample.ai | sample.pdf |
| Wikipedia | AI on Wikipedia | PDF on Wikipedia |