Alternatives to doPDF
A free Windows PDF printer that creates a PDF from any document you can print. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
doPDF
A free Windows PDF printer that creates a PDF from any document you can print.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as doPDF.
CutePDF Writer
A free Windows virtual printer that saves any printable document as a PDF file.
CutePDF Writer is free and includes 256-bit AES password protection without paying, and supports Windows 11 on Arm64, while editing needs the paid Professional version.
PDFCreator
A Windows virtual PDF printer that creates, merges and converts PDFs from any application.
PDFCreator adds merging and conversion in its free edition, which is limited to personal use, and offers editions for terminal servers and automation.
PDF24 Creator
A free Windows PDF toolbox with a printer driver and dozens of tools for merging, converting, compressing and editing PDFs.
PDF24 Creator is free with no paid tier, adding multiple printers, profiles and tools for merging, compressing, OCR and signing, on Windows 10 and 11 only.
PDF Architect
Modular Windows PDF viewer and editor from pdfforge for creating, editing, converting and signing PDFs.
PDF Architect converts any printable file to PDF and adds a modular editor, with many editing features on paid plans.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Ghostscript
PostScript and PDF interpreter behind a great deal of other software.
PDF-XChange Editor
Windows PDF editor whose free version covers most everyday tasks.
Gotenberg
Self-hosted Docker API that converts web pages, Markdown and Office documents into PDF files.
Icecream PDF Editor
A Windows PDF editor for editing text, annotating, managing pages and filling forms.
PDFsam Basic
Splits, merges, rotates and extracts PDF pages entirely offline, in batches rather than one file at a time.
