Best Freeware Alternative To Adobe PDF Writer/Distiller

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Do you need to create PDF documents? As one of the most popular exchange documents, PDF has become one of the most commonly document format. So if you want to publish something in PDF format, then you require a good PDF writer or converter.

I am going to list down best freeware alternative available to Adobe writer/distiller.

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

Some key features of PDFCreator are:

Create PDF’s from any program that is able to print
Encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened, printed etc
Digitally sign your PDFs to ensure that you are the author and the file has not been modified
Create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIF, BMP, PCX, PS, EPS
Merge multiple files into one PDF
Best part is that it is Open Source

Start downloading PDFCreator now.

Bullzip PDF Printer – The bullzip PDF Printer works as a Microsoft Windows printer and allows you to write PDF documents from any Microsoft Windows application. This program is FREE for personal use. It does not contain any advertisement and popups. It requires GPL Ghostscript which convert postscript to PDF files.

Some key features of Bullzip PDF Printer are:

Print to PDF from almost any Windows program
Runs on Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/XP x64/2003/2003 x64/Vista/Vista x64/2008/Windows 7
Graphical user interface
Password protect PDF documents
Watermark text, size, rotation and transparency
Multiple output types supported: BMP, JPEG, PCX, PDF, PNG and TIFF

Start downloading Bullzip PDF Printer now.

Download light weight Ghostscript distribution here (~7 MB)

PrimoPDF – PrimoPDF converts just about any file type to PDF. It is simple to use and free of annoying ads.

Some key features of PrimoPDF are:

Create PDF files from 300+ file types.
Combine PDF files after they are converted
Secure with passwords and add document information (title, author, etc.) duration creation.

Start downloading PrimoPDF now.

doPDF – doPDF installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver. To convert to PDF, you just have to print the document to doPDF.

Some key features of doPDF are:

PDF converter is FREE for both commercial and personal use.
Does not require 3^rd party program to do PDF files such as Ghostscript or runtime environment like the .NET Framework
You can choose any resolution from 72 to 2400 dpi
You can search for text within the created PDF file
Choose a language for the user interface from the 20 language currently supported

Start downloading doPDF now.

CutePDF Writer – CutePDF Writer installs itself as a printer subsystem. This enables virtually any Windows application to create professional quality documents. It requires PS2PDF converter such as Ghostscript installed.