Download PrimoPDF and create PDF documents for free
- Latest version: 5.1.0.2
- File size : 6.94MB
- File Name : InternationalPrimoPDF.exe
- Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 8, Windows 10
- License: Free
As usual, we first give the pros and cons of this application to a potential user to make it easier to understand that will be behind your choose:
You can find out PrimoPDF free download and use it instantly.
PrimoPDF has a small size
- It has a beautiful and simple interface
- It provides big amount of settings to create a pdf document
- Output files are compact and have high quality
- It can be used to create pdf in windows 7 and windows 10, most used operating systems for now.
And some of the insignificant negatives:
- It has a problem with inserting hyperlinks to pdf, apparently inherent in all pdf printers. They are treated as plain text;
- Lack of local help. The user guide is only on the website.
Installing the application
The install process is typical, nothing special - go through the wizard steps. After installation, in the system will appear a new printer - the virtual printer named «PrimoPDF». Through it, you will actually convert files to pdf format. This printer will “print” source files not to the paper, rather pdf file. Above you can find exact steps needed for installation:
- You need to click on the big red “Download” button and start PrimoPDF free download. The size of the installer is about 7 Mb, so the download will end very soon, depending on your connection speed.
- To start installation you need to double click on the downloaded file. It will take few minutes to install PrimoPDF
- Follow on-screen instructions, provided by the installation wizard. After successful installation, it will create new printer devices, which can be used to convert files to pdf.
Creating pdf document in PrimoPDF
Immediately after installation, the program is ready to use. To obtain a pdf from the existing file in another format, it should be opened in the appropriate viewer. For example, if you want to convert from the doc, original doc file should be opened in Microsoft Word or its analogs. Then, from the corresponding program menu, select "Print" and in the printer selection screen - "PrimoPDF" to continue. After that will start the main window of the program that implements the interface between the user and the printer, and allows you to specify the necessary settings for creating pdf if required.
After pressing the button, you will see a window for name selection of the future pdf file. Clicking on button starts the printing process. At the end of the process, the newly created document is opened in a PDF viewer, installed by default in the system (if it is not disabled in the setting).
To generate nice looking PDF document PrimoPDF offers five profiles: Screen, eBook, Print, PrePress, Custom.
- Screen - optimizes the document for viewing on the computer screen.
- eBook - for e-books, a medium-sized image to image compression, optimized for office use.
- Print - optimization for printing.
Of course , the user should select the most appropriate profile taking into account the purposes for which the pdf document is created.
Also, drag-and-drop technology supported by PrimoPDF. For start converting the file to pdf, you can simply drag the file to the shortcut on your desktop.
PrimoPDF settings and options
Despite the fact that the default settings are quite suitable, you can configure the output very flexible. All options of this application fall into two classes: one - common to the program as a whole and for all documents it will produce, the other - for each specific document. You can specify general options by clicking the button at the bottom.
PrimoPDF general options
This includes one of the most important tabs: PDF Settings. It is possible to specify a version of pdf format in which the files will be generated. Usually, put here something above 1.4, this version is compatible with all Acrobat Reader versions.
PDF Resolution specifies the resolution of the document. Default value fully satisfies the highest quality standard. In fact, a change of this parameter for some reason did not affect the final image.
Auto-rotate pages - this option allows you to automatically adjust the page to the specified paper size.
Open with tab allows you to specify which program should open after pdf document will be generated.
Very interesting and useful tab: Saving PDF. It is possible to specify what to do when a file with the specified name already exists. You can either overwrite it or to add to it (select «append to existing»). At first glance, nothing special, but it can be very useful. When, for example, you need a few doc documents or web pages to create a single file pdf. In this case, they must be sent one by one to a PrimoPDF printer, while pointing to the same name of the output pdf file. As a result, it will not be overwritten, and will be appended to the end of it.
Also, whenever a document is created in pdf format, you can set some parameters specifically for him. In particular, pressing the Change PDF Security button, you can call the security attributes of the future document and modify them for your needs:
- set a password for opening;
- set a password for editing and other functions;
- to enable or disable printing, copying the content of the document.
Change Document Properties button displays a line similar to the previous window where you can specify the document author, title, subject and keywords. The same can be useful in conjunction with security settings, especially in cases where you create your own e-book.
How to create a PDF from DJVU using PrimoPDF
In principle, the creation of pdf-document from DjVu is no different from the creation of files in other formats. The only thing that you need - a DjVu file viewer, which allows you to print documents. Then select the printer «PrimoPDF» and wait for printing. But there is little nuance. If the pages of original DjVu file have very different sizes, they can be empty in the final document. In this case, you should print them separately with an indication of a different paper size, or use other specialized software.
