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About CutePDF Writer
CutePDF Writer installs as a printer on Windows. Anything that can be printed, from any program, can be saved as a PDF instead. Version 4.0 adds more settings, password protection with 256-bit AES encryption, and support for programmatic access. It supports Windows 11 on Arm64 and Windows Server 2025.
The same developer sells CutePDF Professional, a paid companion tool for combining PDFs, adding headers and footers, editing forms and adding digital signatures.
Strengths
- Creates PDFs from any program that can print
- Password protection with 256-bit AES encryption
- Supports Windows 11 on Arm64 and Windows Server 2025
Limitations
- Windows only
- Creates PDFs but does not edit them; editing needs the paid Professional version
Details
- Pricing
- FreeCutePDF Writer is free; CutePDF Professional is a separate paid product with a one-off licence.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who need to turn any document into a PDF
- Categories
- PDF tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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