doPDF

doPDF

Developer(s)	Softland
Stable release	7.2.365 / June 6, 2011; 4 months ago (2011-06-06)
Development status	Active
Operating system	Windows
Size	4.15 MB
Available in	30 languages[1]
Type	PDF generator
License	Proprietary/Freeware[2]
Website	www.dopdf.com

doPDF is a freeware Portable Document Format (PDF) printer developed by Softland, that allows any program that can print to create a PDF file. The resolution of the created PDF files can be set manually, or done automatically.^[3][4]

Features

Softland doPDF is a freeware application that is licenced for commercial and personal use. It supports 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, Vista, XP, and Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008 operating systems.^[2][5]

The application allows custom resolution settings from 72 to 2400 dpi and predefined and custom page sizes. PDFs created from text remain searchable in any of the 20 languages supported.^[5]

doPDF does not use Ghostscript or .NET and therefore is self-contained. It has a very small download file size, which was 1.73 MB in doPDF version 6.3.311 and 2.98 MB in version 7.0.321. Softland claims that doPDF in use "Barely uses any computer resources - compared to other free PDF converters, doPDF barely uses any memory or CPU resources when doing the actual conversion to PDF."^[5]

Once installed doPDF is accessed by selecting doPDF from the print menu of any application that can print. The application then asks the user where to save the document, prints it as a PDF file and opens it in the user's default PDF viewer.^[5]

Writing on Download.com, reviewer Seth Rosenblatt said of doPDF 6.2.301:

“

doPDF gives a simple output dialog box for altering the name and saving location of the PDF, and by clicking on Advanced Options, users can manually adjust the resolution of the PDF they're creating. However, unless you know precisely how resolution changes will affect the size of your PDF, this can be a bit tricky. doPDF is great for those not looking for a lot of a options, but for any project requiring a bit more finesse, it's worth looking at the competition.[3]

”

The company released version 7 of this application in early December 2009. This new updated version includes complete compatibility with Windows 7 as well as support for Type 1 fonts. Instead of embedding the full font file, doPDF 7 embeds only font subsets, making the resulting PDF file smaller.^[6]

Awards and recognition

• doPDF was BetaNews Editor's Pick^[7]
• Download of the day for 7 March 2007 at LifeHacker^[8]
• Softpedia Pick rated at 4.2/5 Very Good^[9]

See also

• List of PDF software

References

1. ^ Softland (2010). "Languages". www.dopdf.com. http://www.dopdf.com/languages.php. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Softland (February 2009). "Free or not". http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/free-or-not. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Rosenblatt, Seth (February 2009). "Get basic print-to-PDF features". http://www.download.com/doPDF-Free-PDF-Converter/3000-10743_4-10648880.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
4. ^ The Kim Komando Show (2009). "An easy way to do PDFs". http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=3173. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d} Softland (2009). "doPDF 6.2 free PDF converter". http://www.dopdf.com/. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
6. ^ Softland (December 2009). "doPDF version 7 is here". http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/major-update-dopdf-version-7-is-here. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
7. ^ Betanews (November 2009). "doPDF 6.3.311". http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/doPDF/1171636577/1. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 
8. ^ Pash, Adam (March 2007). "Download of the Day: doPDF (Windows)". http://lifehacker.com/software/downloads/download-of-the-day-dopdf-windows-242311.php. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 
9. ^ Softpedia (November 2009). "doPDF 6.3 Build 311". http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/PDF/doPDF.shtml. Retrieved 2009-12-15.