Convert to PDF4.0.005

Convert to PDF is a virtual PDF printer that enables you to create PDF copies from any printable files. It's equipped with a few advanced customization options, such as image compression and downsampling, or PDF security and document information.Once installed, the utility becomes accessible from the printer list of any application which supports this feature.

Customize the PDF's appearance

Apart from the fact that you can specify the output file name and saving directory, it's possible to configure general options when it comes to the PDF's initial view and page magnification level, page display mode (e.g. continuous, facing), as well as whether or not to center the view window on the screen, auto-resize the first page to fit, show the document title in the title bar, or hide the toolbars, menus and window controls.

Set post-task actions and modify image settings

You can create multi-page docs or multiple PDFs for each page, set custom command lines to auto-execute on task completion, customize image compression options regarding the color, indexed, greyscale monochrome and JPEG quality, as well as tinker with downsampling settings in order to reduce DPI for each compression mode.

Enable PDF security, edit metadata, and apply watermarks

In addition, you can embed font subset and any fonts used in the PDF files, password-protect the new PDF file using 40-bit or 128-bit encryption and manage user permissions, edit doc metadata (title, subject, author, creator, keywords), as well as apply a text or image watermark.Profiles with different configurations can be saved to file and easily reused. Moreover, Convert to PDF can be configured to carry out conversion jobs automatically, without prompting you for intervention.

Evaluation and conclusion

The tool worked smoothly in our tests, without hanging, crashing or prompting error dialogs. It had minimal impact on computer performance.To sum it up, Convert to PDF features a bunch of practical advanced options to help you create PDF files from any printable documents.