doPDF is a

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(PDF) printer developed by Softland, that allows any program that can print to create a

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file. The resolution of the created PDF files can be set manually or done automatically. doPDF is

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which displays advertisements. doPDF is the simplified version of Softland's commercial novaPDF, which offers additional features, including

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, password protection, digital signing,

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links support, text/images watermark, the ability to choose PDF version, etc.

Features

Softland's doPDF is a freeware application that is licensed for commercial and personal use. It supports

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and

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and 2008 R2. Earlier versions up until version 9 also supported XP, Windows Server 2000,

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, and

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operating systems. The application allows custom resolution settings from 72 to 2400 dpi, and predefined and custom page sizes. PDFs created from text documents remain searchable in all languages. Older versions of doPDF do not use

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, and therefore is self-contained. They had 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. More recent versions have expanded to over 60 MB. 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." According to their site: Once installed, doPDF is accessed by selecting the ''doPDF'' printer from the print menu or dialog of any Windows 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. Writing on Download.com, reviewer Seth Rosenblatt said of doPDF 6.2.301: The company released version 7 of this application in early December 2009. This new updated version includes complete compatibility with

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.

Awards and recognition

*doPDF was BetaNews Editor's Pick *Download of the day for 7 March 2007 at

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Pick rated at 4.2/5 Very Good

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Awards and recognition

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