Cool PDF Reader is a small and fast PDF viewer that enables printing, convert to image, slideshow, crop PDF, and more.
NOTE: This program is being re-evaluated in forums as adware/nagware.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Registry |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware for personal use only |
How to extract: | Download the standalone EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch CoolPDFReader.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SumatraPDF |
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z
on 2009-08-25 21:03
oneof the wirst readers i used
smaragdus
on 2015-02-02 12:01
This PDF reader is of very poor quality and besides it shows ads it has a nag screen on program's exit ("Do you need...", "Do you want...", etc).
__philippe
on 2021-07-29 07:47
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CoolPdfReader v3.5.0.550, a commendably compact (3Mb) PDF utility, |
PDF Password Remover disables restrictions from protected PDF files that prevent capabilities such as printing and modification. The program requires the user password in order to remove restrictions and does not include a password audit tool.
Note: Program has gone cripplware and will only work on the first page of a PDF. Seeking a mirror for the last available freeware version.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | MSVBVM60.DLL |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PPR.exe. Note: It is recommended users edit the setup.ini file, specifying your desired output path (e.g. c:\documents, z:\output, etc. as well as relative pathways). |
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ZoNi
on 2012-05-22 11:27
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Here is once more link for the latest freeware version: |
Free PDF Editor allows you to insert text and images into text and image boxes, as well as rectangles and ellipses. Within a text box, you can change font, alignment, size, and color. Useful for creating quick-and-dirty PDFs without having to use OpenOffice or having access to a print-to-PDF program.
NOTE: This program merely exports to PDFs and cannot open them.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch FreePDFEditor.exe. |
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VaranusK
on 2010-03-24 09:36
I guess this is a PDF *creator* and not editor... useful to create a PDF from scratch but can not edit existing ones...
Nate
on 2010-03-24 18:14
It shouldn't be included in as a PDF editor.
robzuc
on 2015-07-14 08:59
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As in 2010 year comments, this is not a real editor: it just can't open any pdf file. |
PDFsam Basic lets you split, merge, and extract pages, as well as rotate and mix PDF files. Input files can be merged completely or partially, and a page selection can be set in the form of comma-separated page intervals (eg. 1-10, 14, 25-), letting you specify what pages you want to merge.
Generated PDFs can include a table of contents at the start of the file. A list of clickable entries will let you easily navigate through the merged files.
Versions for Mac and Linux also available, as well as a commercial version with additional features.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch pdfsam.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PDFArranger |
Avignon Concept is a Personal Information Manager aimed to integrate data management for Documents, Contacts, Calendar, ToDo lists, Bank accounts, Books and Music. The application has more than 40 standard (filter) reports, which can be run to screen and in PDF format.
Note: This software has gone payware and the only available free version is from Softpedia. Although the Softpedia version claims the software is portable, this has not been tested.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Avignon.exe. |
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LordMax
on 2008-02-12 07:11
very bad. One of the worse software I've used
Bol
on 2008-04-06 00:39
Very interesting application when you take time to invest in it. Much more than Rainlendar although less fancy interface. Has also the import tools and is fully Unicode. Must be used by a large number of users, as it appears in 7 languages already. New search function quite usefull. Imports are possible from Excel. Extra features, such as the Money application, can be used to replace money or quicken in simple households. The music and film functions are quite handy. I'm positively surprised : it's much better than it seems at first hand.
Kea
on 2010-07-20 12:52
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Apparently not free: "We advise you that the downloaded file gives you the right to try the program for 30 days. If you want to use the program longer than the 30 days, you need to buy the license key with us. The downloaded program is fully functional, and contains all 8 languages" |
PDFTK is a command-line based tool for merging, splitting, encrypting, decrypting, compressing, decompressing and repairing PDF documents. GUI for PDFTK provides a graphical frontend for PDFTK.
Note: Under Windows XP, the program will report "The pipe has ended" after processing the PDF document. This is not an error! It indicates successful operation.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
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Yucca
on 2006-11-28 09:45
I much prefer PDFtk Builder v. 2.35 as a GUI for PDFtk. It's about half the size of GUI for PDFtk and I find it more functional (for example for reordering pages in a pdf).
Billy
on 2006-12-01 07:39
This is a spyware (scanned by Norton)!!!
spyware?
on 2006-12-12 05:29
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yeah, norton finds the spyware "Adware.Margoc" |
ExcelPass easily adds password protection to Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF and ZIP files. The program supports drag-and-drop and can quickly encode one or more files to use standard security, meaning it can be opened by compatible viewers and editors, including Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Adobe Acrobat, and many more. Both read and write protection are available (excluding ZIP files, which do not support write restrictions).
The program can also disable security via the same interface (click the unlock button). Functional in 64-bit.
NOTE: May not work with more recent versions of Windows 10.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | dotNET 4.0 |
License: | MIT (source) |
How to extract: | Download the "no-installer" 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice using a program like PeaExtractor. Launch ExcelPass.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | gpg4usb |
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webfork
on 2016-08-21 20:14
Although there are a variety of other ways to add a password to Office and ZIP files, there is no PDF encryption component (either read or write) in the free versions of PDF-XChange, Foxit, and Adobe Acrobat. As a result, this is a very nice addition for PDF users.
spicydog
on 2017-01-21 12:37
Works fine for zip and pdf files but nothing happens on xls(x) and doc(x) files :(
webfork
on 2017-01-22 20:34
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@spicydog: there is a known bug with creating a read-only password, which is being explored by the author. However, I just recently tested view without issue, and had no issues with DOCX or ZIP files. Files were generated with Office 2010 and 7zip. Please post in forums (or on the github page) if you keep having issues. |