PDFCreator
by PDFCreator · Windows PDF creation and automation for desktops, terminal servers and servers
42.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
PDFCreator converts any printable file to PDF from a print job on Windows, and can merge and reorder pages, encrypt documents, apply digital signatures and save to PDF/A. It comes in Free, Professional, Terminal Server and Server editions covering personal devices, Citrix/RDS environments and server-side batch processing. Workflows are automated with multiple printers and profiles, auto-save, user tokens, C# scripts and a COM interface.
- Best for
- Windows teams that need to create, secure and automate PDFs on desktops, terminal servers or servers.
- Pricing
- No PDFCreator prices are shown in the captured text — it lists a free edition, paid Professional, Terminal Server and Server editions and a 30-day trial, while the captured pricing page belongs to a different product, PDF Architect (£94/user/year Pro, £146/user/year Business).
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Open source; code can be modified under a copyleft licence
- Desktop, terminal server and server-side deployments
- Encryption, digital signatures and PDF/A archiving included
- Automation via C# scripts, COM interface and auto-save
Trade-offs
- Windows only; no macOS or Linux version is mentioned.
- Free edition is for personal use, so business use needs a paid edition.
- Encryption, user tokens and CS-script need the Professional edition.
- No PDFCreator prices published; the pricing page shown is for PDF Architect.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 15 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 70 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 90 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 79 out of 100
- Changelog
- 40 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 60 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 85 out of 100
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