CUPS-PDF AlternativesPDF Printers and other similar apps like CUPS-PDF

CUPS-PDF is described as 'Is designed to produce PDF files in a heterogeneous network by providing a PDF printer on the central fileserver. It is available under the GPL and is packaged for many different distributions or can be built directly out of the source files' and is a PDF Printer in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to CUPS-PDF for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android and iPhone apps. The best CUPS-PDF alternative is Stirling-PDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CUPS-PDF are PDF24 Creator, PDFCreator, PDF24 Tools and doPDF.

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  1. Stirling-PDF icon
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    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    81 Stirling-PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • Cloudron
     
    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Self-Hosted alternative to CUPS-PDF.

    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CUPS-PDF.

    • Stirling-PDF is Freemium and Open SourceCUPS-PDF is Free and Open Source
    • Stirling-PDF is Privacy focusedCUPS-PDF is not according to our users
  2. PDF24 Creator icon
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    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    164 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. PDFCreator icon
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    PDFCreator allows you to convert any document into a PDF by acting as a virtual printer. It offers features like merging, digital signatures, password protection, and automation for efficient workflows. Its user-friendly settings help you optimize your PDFs easily.

    100 PDFCreator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. doPDF icon
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    doPDF allows you to freely convert documents to PDF files. It installs as a printer driver, enabling you to print from any Windows application.

    88 doPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. CutePDF Writer icon
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    CutePDF Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) is the free version of commercial PDF creation software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to create professional quality PDF...

    79 CutePDF Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Yet another PDF Printer? Yes! This PDF Printer has the intention to be completely open source. Print to PDF, PDF/A, PDF/X, PNG, JPEG, TIF and text.

    40 clawPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    RWTS PDFwriter is an OSX 11.0+ compatible print driver that enables you to “print” your documents directly to a pdf file. It has similar functionality to CutePDF on Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. pdfly icon
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    pdfly (say: PDF-li) is a pure-python CLI application for manipulating PDF files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
     
    • pdfly is the most popular Linux alternative to CUPS-PDF.

    • pdfly is Free and Open SourceCUPS-PDF is also Free and Open Source
  9. CubePDF icon
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    CubePDF is a Windows virtual printer that allows you to convert to PDF when you need it from any application, including Web browsers, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (PPT), bitmap files (PNG, JPEG, BMP), etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    PDFcamp Printer is an easy-to-use tool for converting any printable document to PDF by printing documents to a virtual PDF printer of this application.

    58 PDFcamp Printer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PDFcamp Printer is the most popular commercial alternative to CUPS-PDF.

    • PDFcamp Printer is Paid and ProprietaryCUPS-PDF is Free and Open Source
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