- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT 4
- Date added: August 26, 2009
- Total Downloads: 495,890
- Downloads last week: 771
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 52 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Simple and streamlined, this is a useful application--if you don't mind being pestered with pop-ups. PDF995 uses the open-source GNU Ghostscript utility to convert any document file into PDF format. During testing, we were impressed with the program's conversion speed and the quality of the converted documents. The program works seamlessly, installing a "virtual" printer for converting documents. When you want to convert, you simply choose "Print" in any application (Microsoft Word, for example) and the application converts the document. PDF995 does not allow you to configure settings to your preference, however, such as security or compression options.
Another frustrating "feature" is the two-part download that requires separate installations of the printer driver and free converter. The slew of advertisements and pop-ups also get pesky during use. As freeware, PDF995 isn't a bad choice for those who need a standard tool for PDF conversion and don't mind a bit of advertising bother.
Publisher's description
From pdf995 :Create PDF files from any application by simply selecting the print command. It is easy to customize your PDF995 output: preview documents, combine files, change page orientation, add "Confidential" stamps, create PDF stationery, adjust image resolution, summarize documents, convert PDFs to several image file formats, create batch print jobs from Microsoft Office applications, and choose from several file-naming methods. With PDF995, you can easily encrypt or digitally sign your PDF documents. PDF995 uses Microsoft Cryptographic technologies to give you 128-bit DES encryption, offering a high level of protection for all your Internet communications, including legal documents and financial transactions. Signature995 employs Microsoft digital certificate technologies to create and validate digital signatures.
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Version: PDF995 Printer Driver 9.2
Pros: Unknown if any
Cons: Does not uninstall. Gives error code
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Version: PDF995 Printer Driver 9.2
"2nd best image quality out of all the PDF printers"
Pros: provides the 2nd best image quality out of the 4 PDF printers I tested
Cons: pop-up ads, but they're not that bad considering the price is free
Summary: I tested PDF995, Bullzip PDF printer, PDF converter and PrimoPDF. PrimoPDF provided the best image quality out of the three but also the largest image sizes by choosing the highest quality "Prepress" option. PDF995 is a close second by default wit... read more >>
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Version: PDF995 Printer Driver 9.2
"Does just what its supposed to, with some avoidable ads"
Pros: Works fast, makes perfect copies of Word documents in PDF
Cons: The Ads were somewhat burdensome even after I made some of the popups go away, it would be nice to be able to toggle on/off the auto-open-file feature
Summary: This is great for anyone who wants a word document to be in PDF format, it is so much easier than trying to manually recreate it. Plus the software is very user friendly, you just have to choose the printer from the print dialog box in Word, or you... read more >>
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