PDFCreator AlternativesPDF Printers and other similar apps like PDFCreator

PDFCreator is described as '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' and is a very popular PDF Printer in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PDFCreator for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, SaaS and Android apps. The best PDFCreator alternative is PDF-XChange Editor, which is free. Other great apps like PDFCreator are PDF24 Creator, Stirling-PDF, doPDF and Bullzip PDF Printer.

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PDFCreator alternatives page was last updated Apr 16, 2025
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  1. PDF-XChange Editor icon

    PDF-XChange Editor

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    Feature-rich PDF editor offering direct content editing, ABBYY OCR, viewing, annotation, form filling, PDF merging, compression, and encryption. Operates efficiently offline, requiring no registration and no ads, while providing privacy-focused features and convenient portability.

    139 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Version 10 (2024)

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Add/remove pages
    4.  Edit PDF
    5.  Portable
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  Stamps
    8.  Create PDF files
    9.  OCR
    10.  Split and merge PDF files
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Dark Mode

    PDF-XChange Editor VS PDFCreator

     
    Comments about PDF-XChange Editor as an Alternative to PDFCreator
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    Negative Dec 1, 2016
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    Leaves free version watermark

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    • PDF-XChange Editor is the most popular Windows alternative to PDFCreator.

    • PDF-XChange Editor is the most popular free alternative to PDFCreator.

    • PDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryPDFCreator is Free Personal and Open Source
    • PDF-XChange Editor is Customizable and LightweightPDFCreator is not according to our users
  2. PDF24 Creator icon

    PDF24 Creator

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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.

    147 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    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.  PDF annotation
    11.  Convert images to PDF
    12.  Split PDF files

    PDF24 Creator VS PDFCreator

     
    Comments about PDF24 Creator as an Alternative to PDFCreator
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    Positive Mar 21, 2025
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    I'm producing 25 x 10.65 inch pages with lots of images on them for a book. PDFCreator produces the pdfs but creates some fuzz around black text. Marginally visible at 100% zoom, very obvious at 200%. PDF24 Creators pdfs are perfect ..... as are 300 dpi jpegs! It's nice to be able to generate pdfs or jpegs from same program! Thanks you. - John M

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    • Almost everyone thinks PDF24 Creator is a great PDFCreator alternative.

    • PDF24 Creator is Free and ProprietaryPDFCreator is Free Personal and Open Source
    • PDF24 Creator is LightweightPDFCreator is not according to our users
  4. Stirling-PDF icon

    Stirling-PDF

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    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    51 Stirling-PDF alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    Stirling-PDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  No registration required
    3.  PDF compression
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Split PDF files
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Sign PDF files
    11.  PDF encryption
    12.  OCR

    Stirling-PDF VS PDFCreator

     

    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Self-Hosted alternative to PDFCreator.

    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Open Source alternative to PDFCreator.

    • Stirling-PDF is Freemium and Open SourcePDFCreator is Free Personal and Open Source
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    Comprehensive PDF tool for viewing, editing, annotations, and conversion between formats like Word, Excel, or PPT. Features include encryption, redaction, and fast batch processing.

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  6. doPDF icon

    doPDF

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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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    doPDF Main Window

    doPDF Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Convert Word documents to PDF
    4.  Printer Emulation
    5.  Export to PDF

    doPDF VS PDFCreator

     
    Comments about doPDF as an Alternative to PDFCreator
    Guest
    Negative Mar 17, 2018
    0

    I need just a PDF printer...

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    • Most users think doPDF is a great PDFCreator alternative.

    • doPDF is Free and ProprietaryPDFCreator is Free Personal and Open Source
  7. Bullzip PDF Printer icon

    Bullzip PDF Printer

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    A virtual Microsoft Windows printer and allows you to print as PDF, BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, and TIFF files from virtually any Microsoft Windows application.

    65 Bullzip PDF Printer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Options

    Bullzip PDF Printer Features

    1.  PDF encryption
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Split and merge PDF files

    Bullzip PDF Printer VS PDFCreator

     
  8. Soda PDF icon

    Soda PDF

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    Soda PDF was created with the user in mind. Smart, reliable, and accessible, our software is designed with a focus on giving you the most useful features in an easy-to-use package.

    59 Soda PDF alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Comment feature in Soda PDF Desktop

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  PDF compression
    3.  Fill PDF Forms
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  Spell Checking
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  PDF encryption
    10.  OCR
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Text to Speech

    Soda PDF VS PDFCreator

     

    • Soda PDF is the most popular SaaS alternative to PDFCreator.

    • Soda PDF is the most popular commercial alternative to PDFCreator.

    • Soda PDF is Paid and ProprietaryPDFCreator is Free Personal and Open Source
  10. PDF24 Tools icon

    PDF24 Tools

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    The Swiss Army Knife for PDFs.

    137 PDF24 Tools alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Overview of all tools (July 2019)

    PDF24 Tools Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Create PDF files
    5.  No registration required
    6.  OCR
    7.  Progressive Web App

    PDF24 Tools VS PDFCreator

     
  11. CutePDF Writer icon

    CutePDF Writer

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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...

    78 CutePDF Writer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CutePDF Writer screenshot 1

    CutePDF Writer Features

    1.  Sign PDF files
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Edit PDF

    CutePDF Writer VS PDFCreator

     

  12. clawPDF

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    clawPDF screenshot 1

    clawPDF VS PDFCreator

     
  13. PDFill icon

    PDFill

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    With PDFill you can create, fill, delete and submit PDF form fields; insert new formatted text, check, image, hyperlink, whiteout, highlight, drawing, comment and annotation anywhere in the document; save, print or email the filled and password-protected PDF; save and resume...

    158 PDFill alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The only free pdf-software able to split very big pdf-files over 200 pages

    Top PDFill Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Split PDF files
    6.  Convert images to PDF
    7.  Convert PDF to image
    8.  Support for Batch Mode
    9.  Swiss Army Knife Tool
    10.  Create PDF files
    11.  Scan to PDF

    PDFill VS PDFCreator

     
  14. Universal Document Converter icon

    Universal Document Converter

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    The underlying basis of the program is the technology of virtual printing. As a result, exporting documents into a chosen format is not any more complicated than printing on a desktop printer.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Universal Document Converter screenshot 1

    Universal Document Converter Features

    1.  Create PDF files

    Universal Document Converter VS PDFCreator

     
  15. Aspose.Pdf for Cloud icon

    Aspose.Pdf for Cloud

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    Aspose.Pdf for Cloud is a REST API to create, edit & manipulate PDF files. It also convert PDF file to DOC, DOCX, HTML, XPS, TIFF etc. You can create a new PDF either from scratch or from HTML, XML, template, database, XPS or an image.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Aspose.Pdf for Cloud screenshot 1

    Aspose.Pdf for Cloud Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  PDF encryption
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  Create PDF files
    5.  Convert images to PDF
    6.  Export to PDF
    7.  Convert Word documents to PDF
    8.  Convert PDF to Word document

    Aspose.Pdf for Cloud VS PDFCreator

     

    • Aspose.Pdf for Cloud is the most popular Linux alternative to PDFCreator.

    • Aspose.Pdf for Cloud is Paid and ProprietaryPDFCreator is Free Personal and Open Source
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