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PDF24 Creator

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.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

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Platforms

  • Windows
4.6
Excellent21 reviews
144likes
23comments
0news articles

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Combine PDF
  2.  Convert PDF to image
  3.  PDF OCR
  4.  Print to PDF
  5.  Split and merge PDF files
  6.  Create PDF files
  7.  Add/remove pages
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  PDF compression
  10.  Convert images to PDF
  11.  PDF annotation
  12.  Scan to PDF
  13.  Dark Mode
  14.  Convert PDF to Text
  15.  Split PDF files
  16.  Convert PDF to Word document
  17.  Ad-free
  18.  Sign PDF files
  19.  PDF encryption
  20.  Fill PDF Forms
  21.  No registration required

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Comment summary: PDF24 Creator is praised for being a free, versatile PDF tool with extensive features like high compression and virtual printing. It is often described as trustworthy, innovative, and free from malware, making it a robust choice for offline PDF editing. However, some users note limitations, such as the inability to edit PDFs directly and reports of an unrefined UI. Despite being largely offline, parts of the tool depend on online functionality. Notably, the license restricts use to the European Union.
Top Positive Comment
Aaron Ahlemeyer
5

Clean download! Free from SpyWare/GrayWare. Trying to find a free PDF virtual printer for Windows 7 results in a minefield of Malware apps. This app is full of features, yet quickly and easily does exactly what I need it to do. I would rank this as 5-stars if the installer would let me choose not to set it as default PDF reader and not put icon on desktop.

[Edited by aaronahlemeyer, April 18]

Top Negative Comment
antonanton
2

Only basic functions are offline, the rest is online. The file optimization is haywire for solid books scans. During optimization the app had managed to alter a book size from 76MB to 92MB (!!!) on low quality settings, that is the app had implemented anti-optimization!!! The menus are muddy and non-user-friendly. The app occupies 840 MB on HDD - why the size is so huge for plain PDF-Editor??? Gonna use freeware PDF Arranger and NAPS2 instead of this flop.

zhiny

My app's size is 883MB. That's huge, indeed! Compared to Adobe Acrobat DC file size, which in my case is 1.3 GB, I'm wondering if this is normal.

Diatomee
0

Allows to combine PDFs in any order you like and to compress if needed

zhiny
0

I've been relying on PDF24 for all my PDF needs for over a year or more, and it's been a saver! I

KimiBCN
0

The best option I've found so far for editing PDFs. If it were compatible with Linux and open source, it would be perfect.

BJ
0

Needed a good PDF compressor. This free(!) app did the job well; ability to alter PPI and picture compression as needed. Might not squeeze down the size as much as a couple of commercial apps but that difference is negligible. Did I say it was free? Wow.

Darth Caedus
1

The best PDF Toolbox. Clean, Lightweight and feature rich. Can compress, merge, convert PDF files and much more. UI could be cleaner/prettier, but it's not a deal breaker. Works offline.

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What is PDF24 Creator?

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. Other features:

  • Merge or split PDF files
  • Add, remove, extract, rotate, sort and move PDF pages
  • Integrated preview for PDF editing
  • Convert files to PDF and PDF files to other file types
  • Multiple PDF printers for different tasks
  • Scanner and Camera import
  • Overlay PDF files to combine document with digital paper
  • Compress PDF files
  • PDF OCR
  • PDF encryption, decryption and signing
  • Full featured and lightweight PDF reader
  • Drag & Drop wherever possible
  • Follow up tools: Save, Print, Email, Fax etc.

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PDF24 Creator information

  • Developed by

    DE flaggeek Software GmbH
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.6 (21 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    164 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 23 comments and reviews about PDF24 Creator, and it has gotten 144 likes

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