I am sure there are many PDF converter / printer / creator freeware available on the net, and maybe you have already had your own favorite PDF creator tool, but how good is your software? Here, I would like to introduce an open source software named PDFCreator. It is a neat program which allow you to create PDF files from any applications as long as they have print / plot facility, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, Excel, Wordpad, PowerPoint, photo editor, AutoCAD and etc. So basically PDFCreator works as a converter to PDF or virtual printer, but not only that! It has many more features for PDF authoring and most importantly you can download PDFCreator from SourceForge and use it for free, even for commercial use.
Here are some features included in PDFCreator:
1. Generate PDF from any applications or export / convert any documents to PDF format, ie. convert Word / PowerPoint / Excel to PDF, convert images to PDF format and more.
2. Combine multiple files or documents into one PDF file. You can create a single PDF file from different sources.
3. Supports encryption, enables you to protect your PDF files ie. open PDF password protected, restrict copy / print / edit or create other PDF restrictions.
4. Not only to PDF, it can also export to other formats like PNG, BMP, TIFF, JPG, PCX, PS and EPS.
5. AutoSave files to folders and filenames based on Tags like Username, Computername, Date, Time etc.
6. Share or send the generated PDF files to your friends / family / colleagues via email
7. Supports terminal server
8. Easy to install and user-friendly
9. Free for personal and commercial use
The latest version for this open source software is PDFCreator 1.0.0, adds PDF digital sign, correct mistakes, uses GPL GhostScript 8.71 and other enhancements. It supports Windows 7, Vista and XP. The link for free download PDFCreator is available in sourceforge software library.
