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PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application.

PDFCreator is a tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application. Key features: create PDFs from any program that is able to print; security: encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened or printed; send generated files via e-mail; create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PS, and EPS; autosave files to folders and filenames based on tags like username, computer name, date, and time; merge multiple files into one PDF; PDFCreator also runs on terminal servers without problems.

PDFCreator converts every printable document to PDF and many other formats.

Convert your Documents to PDF, JPG, PNG, TIF and more
Merge multiple documents to one file
Profiles make frequently used settings available with one click
Use automatic saving to have a fully automated PDF printer
We take care of the complexity and make converting PDFs simple for you

Professional features allow you to control and secure your output to achieve the results you desire

Compress and resize images to reduce the file size
Encrypt your PDFs with AES and protect them with a password
Prevent unauthorized access to your PDFs by changing the security settings
Use the COM interface to control PDFCreator from your application
Coming soon: With our corporate subscription you will get access to our MSI setup for easy deployment through Active Directory

PDFCreator will remain free forever. You may use it at home, in your company and may even give it to your friends and colleagues.

PDFCreator is Open Source software and licensed under the terms of the Affero General Public License (AGPL) to give you the maximum freedom
You are free to use PDFCreator at home or at work
You may access the source code and compile it on your own, as long as it stays under the AGPL
Please note that we display advertisements during the setup to cover our costs. If you do not like advertisements, we also offer PDFCreator Plus, which gives you access to our ad-free setup.

Key Features:

Create PDF files
If you can print your document, you can convert it to PDF with our freeware application PDFCreator. And not only PDF, you can convert the document to other popular formats as well, like PNG, JPEG and TIF.

Secure your PDFs
PDFCreator allows to secure your documents against unauthorized access or modifications. You can restrict access to your PDFs, require a password to open the document or restrict printing and modifying your document with 128 bit AES encryption.

Digital signatures
If you need to sign a document and send it across the globe, it takes a lot of time. You can use digital signatures to speed up this process: Sign the document digitally with PDFCreator. This verifies you as author and you won’t have to print and scan the document.

Archive-ready with PDF/A
Today most people and companies want to archive documents for years or decades and you have to make sure that they will be readable when you need them. The PDF/A standard ensures this by applying strict standards on what can and must be included in the PDF. PDFCreator is able to create PDF/A files for your archiving needs.

Use Profiles for easy access
If you have different cases in which you use PDFCreator, you might need different settings for each. PDFCreator has profiles for this. You can create a profile for every situation and have it available with one click. You can also have multiple PDFCreator printers and define which profile will be preselected for you.

Automatic saving
Auto-save allows you to have a fully automated PDF printer. You activate auto-save in your profile and select where the files will be saved. Every document you print will be saved automatically. Combine it with tokens and it becomes even more powerful.