PDF24 Creator

PDF24 Creator is an application software by Geek Software GmbH for the creation of PDF files from any application and for converting files to PDF. The application is released under a proprietary freeware license.

PDF24 Creator
Developer(s)geek Software GmbH
Stable release
10.0.3[1] / November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypePDF printer/creator
Licensefreeware[2]
Websiteen.pdf24.org

The software has been developed in Germany since 2006 and is actively developed. It is available in 32 languages,[3][4] including English and German.

Functions and features

PDF24 Creator is installed as a virtual printer via a device driver in the operating system. This allows PDF files to be created directly from any application that provides a printing function. The commands sent to the supposed printer are used to create a PDF file. PDF24 Creator uses the free PDF interpreter Ghostscript , which is automatically installed as a private instance for the PDF24 Creator.

After printing a document on the PDF printer, a wizard opens automatically, where you can do something with the created PDF file. A special feature of the PDF24 Creator is the ability to merge multiple documents to one PDF file and to extract pages. Other features are:[5][6]

  • Merge multiple PDF
  • Rotating, extracting inserting pages
  • Integrated preview for PDF editing
  • PDF encryption, decryption and signing
  • Change PDF information (author, title, etc.)
  • Compress and shrink PDF files
  • Add a watermark or stamp a PDF file
  • Combine pages with a digital paper
  • Convert to and from PDF
  • Multiple PDF printers for different purposes since 7.7.0
  • Full featured and lightweight PDF reader since version 8.7.0
  • OCR engine since version 8.8.0

Distribution and fields of application

PDF24 Creator is credited with more than 5 million downloads[7] within the top 3 (2017-01-17)[8] in the category "PDF Software" on the German site Chip.de.

See also

References
  1. "PDF24 Creator Changelog". en.pdf24.org. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. "License" (PDF). en.pdf24.org. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  3. "PDF24 Creator Language File Translation". en.pdf24.org. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  4. http://www.pdf24.org/products/pdf-creator/getLangPack.php
  5. "Features of PDF24 PDF Creator". en.pdf24.org. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  6. "PDF24 PDF Creator". Gizmo's Freeware. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  7. "PDF24 Creator". CHIP Online. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  8. "PDF Software Top 100 Downloads des Monats - CHIP". www.chip.de. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
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