www.primopdf.com

While there are other free PDF conversion programs out there, most of them are lacking one important feature (especially for business use) and that’s the ability to make secure PDF files for free. This is exactly what PrimoPDF is for, it not only allows you to create PDF files but let’s you secure them as well. Security options include being able to stop others from editing your documents, removing pages or even prevent them from printing. These options are very important for protecting your files from plagiarism and manipulation, as well as letting you keep your electronic archives secure (for legal requirements).

PrimoPDF is able to do a lot more than other free programs like CutePDF. The list of features also includes;

• Different quality settings for your PDF files (with clear explanations of each setting)
• Add extra information in your files such as Author, Title, Keywords etc.
• Able to add to existing PDF files, so you can combine multiple documents into a single file
• Can automatically attach your PDF to an email, ready to send
• Automatic updating

In regards to performance, the initial PDF conversion screen can take a few seconds to load up, otherwise performance is fine. PrimoPDF runs on Windows (98/NT/2000/XP/Vista) and the download is around 11MB. PrimoPDF does requires the .NET 2.0 Framework, if you don’t have it already you can download it automatically during setup (but this can be slow, it’s probably better to download & install it directly, it’s available at Microsoft.com)