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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7
- Date added: August 06, 2009
- Total Downloads: 254,563
- Downloads last week: 1,566
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 85 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on May 05, 2009
PDF files are a common format for most businesses today. However, altering and creating fresh PDFs remains a mystery for many people. PDFill PDF Tools hopes to make this process simpler with a number of options, but the busy interface may overwhelm less experienced users.
This freeware program has a cluttered interface that will take some studying and experimentation to master. However, all the elements serve a purpose, and many will look familiar to those who have used a word-processing program. The screen looks very much like Microsoft Word's display, with a ruler running down the side and familiar buttons for saving, creating, printing, and fonts along the top. Along the left side are a string of icons with tools for creating PDF-specific tools like check boxes, drop-down menus, radio buttons, and more. The right side of the screen features icons that help give PDFs a professional sheen, by sizing and balancing the page with various tools. Along the bottom are still more buttons; these allow users to do everything from drawing text boxes, highlighting text, or even adding videos.
PDFill allows users to alter existing PDFs or create documents from scratch. One of its most unique aspects is the helpful hints. When our test PDF opened, it contained no fillable fields and offered to show us how to create them. Boxes pop up regularly throughout and offer other helpful hints.
The only negative is PDFill's crowded interface. With all four sides covered in buttons, it can get overwhelming. However, with a little practice we think that anyone can create and alter PDFs using this excellent download.
Publisher's description
From PlotSoft :Free PDF Tools to Merge, Split, Reorder, Encrypt, Decrypt, Rotate, Crop, Reformat, Header, Footer, Watermark, Images to PDF, PDF to Images, Form Fields Delete/Flatten/List, PostScript to PDF, PDF Information, Scan to PDF, and Create Transparent Image.
Merge two or more PDF files into a single PDF file; Extract or Reorder pages from a PDF file into a new file; Encrypt or Decrypt PDF documents with 40 or 128 bit Encryption; Rotate pages by 90, 180, and 270 degree; Crop a page to modify its layout of Print or View by specifying its margins; Put multiple pages into one page to save paper and inks when printing hard copies with note lines for handout; Add Headers and Footers to present information, such as date, time, page numbers, or the title of the document, in the top or bottom margins of a document; Add stamp using a formatted text in your international language; Add Stamp using image file (bmp, jpg, gif, png, tiff, and wmf); Convert images (bmp, jpg, gif, png, tiff, and wmf) into a PDF file with layout options; Save PDF pages into images (png, jpg, bmp and tiff) with DPI options; Delete, Flatten or List the PDF Form Fields inside a PDF file; Convert Postscript file into PDF; Add information (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Created, Creator, Producer and Version) to the PDF document; Scan your Paper Form or Photo into images (PNG, JPG, BMP, TIF and GIF) or PDF; Create a transparent image with options to adjust one Color and the left Colors' transparency. Version 7.0 adds Windows 7 support, PDF Information, Scan to PDF, and Create Transparent image for PDF.What's new in this version:
Version 7.0 adds Windows 7 support, PDF Information, Scan to PDF, and Create Transparent image for PDF.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 85 votes
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
"It didn't take me as long in the help files."
Pros: Not too much to say other than it works well.
Cons: It's not free!!
Summary: It's not even free to try... The watermark they put on it makes it unusable...I'm not saying it's not worth the $20, I believe it is........But playing me (to get me to try it) and then not letting me use my finished product that I put all this time... read more >>
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
"The best free pdf application."
Pros: PDFILL is without a doubt,the best I have ever used.The tools and editing options are excellent and easy to use.I have created first class pdf files,which contain technical information and uploaded them to my customers.
Cons: There is nothing to dislike about this product,it is even better than Adobe.The
Summary: THE BOTTOM LINE IS:- If you want the best free pdf application,then download this program with confidence.I just hope it continues to be available.It is a credit to the author.
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
Pros: Seems like a great PDF editor if you want to buy it for $19.99.
Cons: The only way this software is free is if you ONLY use this software and save it in their .pfl format. You CANNOT save or print as .pdf unless you buy the software (watermarking the document if you don't). Misleading!
Summary: Not free! Shouldn't be listed as free!
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
"PDFill PDF Tools is NOT FREE!"
Pros: This software sucks, there's nothing I like about it after spending forever downloading, installing, creating a form before finding it's not free like the search filter - and it's stupid name says it is.
Cons: Tricking people into believing it's free, a huge FAIL to you pdfill!
Summary: BOOOOOOOO!
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
"Misleading price, cluttered, will do as advertises"
Pros: All I want to do is sign Pdf doc and fax back to sender - this keeps being an expensive proposition. I also want them compressed so that I'm not sending huge documents and burning into my 5 Gb that Verizon holds me to.
Cons: It's not free. I searched for free and it appears free. You download it and then as you try to save it installs a watermark that will only be removed upon receipt of $19.99 from you.
Summary: The product looks useful, but do not trick me with "free."
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