PDF Creator
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PDFCreator (PDF Printer) works very nicely.
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The one and only. Other PDF creators create bitmaps (I haven't tried CutePDF so can't say if it does or doesn't) of the documents which doesn't scale nicely, isn't searchable, and prints horribly.
This one is very lightweight, fast, and awesome.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
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The best I believe. Makes smaller PDFs than Microsoft's own plugin for Office 2007.
I have just saved a pdf of the same file [a document with a fair amount of formatting and images] using CutePDF, PDFCreator and Word 2010's own PDF option.
The original .doc file is 2123 KB.
PDFCreator created a 782 KB pdf.
Word 2010 created a 1.47 MB pdf!
CutePDF created a 1.94 MB pdf!!!
I can see no discernable difference in quality between any of them, and I can highlight and copy text without issue in all of them.
PDFCreator is my first choice and this confirms it! One document is not a very rigorous test I know, but at almost triple the size, CutePDF can sod off
The original .doc file is 2123 KB.
PDFCreator created a 782 KB pdf.
Word 2010 created a 1.47 MB pdf!
CutePDF created a 1.94 MB pdf!!!
I can see no discernable difference in quality between any of them, and I can highlight and copy text without issue in all of them.
PDFCreator is my first choice and this confirms it! One document is not a very rigorous test I know, but at almost triple the size, CutePDF can sod off
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I use Primopdf (free) and it seems to do the job fine.
http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx
Does anyone else use this? How does it compare to the others listed in this thread?
http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx
Does anyone else use this? How does it compare to the others listed in this thread?
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i like dopdf which is free pdf printer application that is the free version of the infamous novapdf which has now changed its name.
but for pdf editing i recently found this cool app called pdf24 which allows you to edit pdfs nicely and it is free.
for viewing i like Sumatra pdf but it is not good for printing, so not ideal for office environments.
if you use adobe reader or foxit make sure you disable javascript.
but for pdf editing i recently found this cool app called pdf24 which allows you to edit pdfs nicely and it is free.
for viewing i like Sumatra pdf but it is not good for printing, so not ideal for office environments.
if you use adobe reader or foxit make sure you disable javascript.