Open Source deskPDF Creator AlternativesPDF Printers and other similar apps like deskPDF Creator

The best open source alternative to deskPDF Creator is PDFCreator. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PDFCreator or clawPDF. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to deskPDF Creator and six of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to deskPDF Creator are qvPDF, CUPS-PDF and HRConvert2.

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  1. PDFCreator icon
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    PDFCreator is a virtual PDF printer that converts any printable document into a PDF file. It works with all Windows applications, including Word, Excel, browsers, and design tools.

    111 PDFCreator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2.  8 likes

    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

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 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.

    18 CubePDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. qvPDF icon
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    qvPDF is a PDF creator for Windows, but you can also merge & split. Its implemented as printer driver and uses plugins to execute different actions after creating the PDF. Processing parameters can be written directly into the printed document like: @|mapi.mailto=me@you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. CUPS-PDF icon
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    CUPS-PDF 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.

    55 CUPS-PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. HRConvert2 icon
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    HRConvert2 is an open-source web-app that converts files without tracking users across the net or infringing on your intellectual property.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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