Free PDF creator for PCs
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doPDF is a free and easy to use software that lets you turn printable documents into PDF files. You can create PDFs by selecting the doPDF printer in the virtual printer driver or the Startup screen lets you easily generate PDFs as well. The size of the PDFs is small while using doPDF and conveniently the software is available in over 30 languages.
The developers of doPDF are Softland. The paid version of this app is novaPDF which delivers more features. While doPDF can be used for personal and professional purposes, novaPDF makes sure that your confidential information remains safe with additional security benefits. BullZip, CutePDF, PDFCreator, and PDF24 are alternative applications that work with your printer to create PDFs.
Is doPDF safe to use?
doPDF is safe to use as a Windows application. You can download doPDF free on both 32 and 64-bit Microsoft Windows PC operating systems. The freeware does not contain malware or viruses. The free version includes subtle advertisements about the paid novaPDF software. Additionally, doPDF does not use third-party utilities such as GhostScript.
What is the use of doPDF?
doPDF lets PC users create PDFs from printable documents. You can convert DOC, DOCX, HTML, PPT, PPTX, PUB, PUBX, TXT, XLS, XLSX, etc. The PDF converter lets you develop searchable PDF archives and the PDF texts can be searched by using the search engine.
You can choose from over 50 predefined page size formats to save your PDFs: ANSI, ARCH, Legal, Letter, etc. Plenty of elements can be customised and the printing resolution can be set based on your needs. Also, you can select the page scale percentage and whether you want your PDF to be displayed in landscape or portrait page orientations.
doPDF integrates into the Microsoft Office Suite apps like: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word. The doPDF add-in for Microsoft Office lets you conveniently use doPDF.
How do you use doPDF?
Depending on the third-party program, a doPDF tab will appear in the Microsoft Office user interface. With this add-in, you can save files as PDFs with one click, along with plenty of other features. You can click on the ‘Addin option settings’ button to further set up the integration.
doPDF uses the virtual printer driver to convert PDFs instead of print physical pages and can print the PDF after the conversion. doPDF works with your default PDF viewer to open the resulting PDF.
The doPDF printer will need to be selected from the dropdown menu. You can press ‘Print’ to launch the new PDF file. Another method to create a PDF doc is in ‘Getting Started’. This is located in the intuitive tabbed user interface. The first tab lets you generate PDFs and you can click the ‘Browse’ button to find your preferred file to convert.
The ‘Create’ button lets you make a PDF from the file that you choose. This window will appear after both the printer and startup methods. You can choose the file size by selecting to save the resolution of the PDFs as either small, medium, or high-quality. Additionally, you can save all your records to the same folder.
You can embed fonts, formulas, images, and tables that are used in the archive to make sure that your PDF will be correctly converted. A ‘Preferences’ section lets you add document information and the ‘Change’ button helps with indexing. The documment information will appear in the metadata of the PDF viewer and you can include an author, keywords, title, etc.
Simple service to create PDFs
While doPDF is a PDF printer, the service does not use paper to establish PDF files. Your saved PDFs will appear in your PDF viewer on the desktop screen. While Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is considered the best industry-standard PDF converter, doPDF is a free alternative with a high user rating and is also a lightweight app.
What’s new?
The developers recommend that you keep your software version up to date and doPDF includes a convenient automatic updater. You can customise the frequency of your updates to be scheduled daily, monthly, or weekly. You can also disable the update checker to manually update your software to the latest version at your discretion.
