> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supported File Formats

> Supported input and output file formats for ABBYY Vantage, including image formats, office documents, and export options.

## Input Formats

ABBYY Vantage supports the following image file formats for input:

* PDF (`*.pdf`, including native files, scans, and scans with text under the image)[\*](#pdf-restrictions)
* GIF (`*.gif`)
* JBIG2 (`*.jb2`, `*.jbig2`)
* JPEG (`*.jpg`, `*.jpeg`)
* JPEG 2000 (`*.jp2`, `*.j2k`, `*.jpf`, `*.jpx`, `*.jpc`)
* PNG (`*.png`)
* TIFF (`*.tif`, `*.tiff`)
* BMP (`*.bmp`, `*.dib`, `*.rle`)
* PCX (`*.pcx`, `*.dcx`)
* DOCX (`*.docx`)
* PPTX (`*.pptx`)
* XLSX (`*.xlsx`)

<Note>
  TIFF files with alpha channels and JPEG compression are not supported.
</Note>

Import of office file extensions works in ABBYY Vantage Cloud environments only. This feature is planned to be implemented for on-premises environments in upcoming releases.

<Note>
  ABBYY Vantage will not open images with height or width greater than 32,512 pixels.
</Note>

Best practices for the input images:

* Scan the documents in a resolution of 150 dpi or greater, optimally not less than 300 dpi.
* Pass the original images to Vantage, without any editing or preprocessing on your side.
* If you're photographing documents:
  * Make sure the whole document fits into the image, no corners are cut off
  * If possible, place the document onto a level surface
  * Avoid strong shadows and flashlight glares
  * Try to achieve an even focus, so that no parts of the document are blurred

## Output Formats

Field data can be exported into the following formats:

* JSON
* CSV

Document contents can be exported into the following formats:

* JSON
* XML
* ALTOXML
* TXT
* DOCX
* XLSX
* PPTX
* HTML
* PDF with text layer
  * PDF/A-3a
  * PDF/A-3b

The document images can be exported into formats with no text content:

* Image-only PDF/A-3b
* TIFF
* JPEG

## PDF Restrictions

ABBYY Vantage won't be able to process secured PDF files (for example, password-protected PDFs, or PDFs with content copying prohibited). To process such files, use a third-party PDF editing tool to remove the restrictions.