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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: 245,780
- Downloads last week: 2,576
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 78 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 78 votes
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
"Easy to use, does most of what I want."
Pros: Interface is easy to use and fairly intuitive. I like the drag/drop for multiple files and the ability to split PDF files into smaller segments.
Cons: It could really use another button to reduce the density of the PDF to make the files smaller (in case the person who created it did not).
Summary: This was an easy to use product. My use of the product is going to be limited and I see other comments here that "it is not free" leading me to believe that there is a free period that will expire. It is probably worth buying for its utility if th... read more >>
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
Pros: Does add text fields to PDF's but...
Cons: ...Makes PDF's useless with added water mark!
Not free.Summary: Should not be advertised as free!
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
Pros: I am able to perform a number of useful functions on PDF files. I can also modify existing files by adding text or images. FREE
Cons: The interface is a little different than most Windows based program. Not slick, but functional.
Summary: I will keep it until something better comes along.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
"Althought it is functional, it is not Free !!!"
Pros: A lot of function
Cons: Not Free !!!
Summary: It is not Free !!!!
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Version: PDFill PDF Tools Free 7.0
Pros: So far it has done what I want to combine pdf files and split pdf pages, even for those who (like me) are tech related. It is really free. I highly recommend these tools
Cons: Installation was not easy and straightforward. Need to download Ghostscript.
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