WinScan2PDF is a very small program for scanning documents and saving them on your computer as a PDF by using any installed scanner.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WinScan2PDF_p.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Not Another PDF Scanner 2 |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF/History. |
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opsimathic
on 2017-08-12 08:51
@Emka - The first item under OPTIONS look like you can set the utility to delete the jpgs when you exit the program. I have never been very sure the program actually does what it says, so I simply use the second item in OPTIONS to check and delete as necessary. Periodically I use the jpg instead the pdf so I actually find this useful. Bottom line is that I wish the author would clean all this up a bit more, but I find the utility so useful (use it every day almost) that I am prepared to work around the idiosyncrasies.
Emka
on 2019-07-30 01:11
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@MIKLO & _philippe: It now seems possible to select a folder for temporary files, so you can change the default location in AppData to the app's folder for example. |
SepPDF is a tiny PDF file splitter with drag-and-drop support.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SepPDF.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PDFTK Builder, UnityPDF |
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MIKLO
on 2016-12-22 15:57
Well this has been here a very long time, this program has worked fine for my uses.I was looking for an older version from the website I found in Japanese, the problem was many of the Japanese words are spelled wrong which changes the meaning. :D
__philippe
on 2017-09-23 10:43
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Useful small footprint PDF splitting tool. |
PDFArranger is an editor program to merge, split, rotate, crop, rearrange, duplicate and interleave pages. The program supports drag-and-drop insert of other PDF files, auto-crop whitespace, rotation of individual or any combination of pages, scale size (e.g. tabloid to letter size), and more.
The program can print "restricted" PDFs, split pages, export components of the PDF to separate files, or import standard images into a PDF document.
Cross-platform with clients available for Linux.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch pdfarranger.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PDF XChange Editor, PDFtkbuilder |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger/releases/, |
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Cornflower
on 2023-07-11 08:26
A few operational changes in v1.10.0 I've noticed:
Cornflower
on 2024-01-11 05:11
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This note on the download page: |
Tweak PDF lets you set the initial view preferences of a PDF document, such as whether to center window of the PDF file when opened, whether to display document title, to fit window, to hide menu bar, to hide toolbar, and to hide window UI. You can also set the page mode of a PDF document, such as show PDF files in full screen mode, outlines mode, thumbnail mode, or simply without any special mode. In addition, PDF document properties such as title, subject, author, keywords etc. can be modified.
Note: The latest version is no longer freeware - now includes a 500k file limit. As such, I have made the last free version (v1.33) available for direct download.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TweakPDF.EXE. |
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BGM
on 2015-03-16 22:06
I need a program that will rotate a pdf by 4 degrees counterclockwise. I just discovered I can't do this in Acrobat!
webfork
on 2015-03-21 02:38
BGM: I don't know of a program that will do that. My best guess is a combination of 3 programs: export it to a high-quality PNG using PDF-XChange, rotate it using PhotoScape, and then convert back to PDF using LibreOffice. Please post in forums if you find another method.
Cornflower
on 2023-10-08 21:57
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The last freeware version, 1.33, is still on Archive.org |
PDFTK Builder Enhanced is a tool to combine (collate), split, decrypt, add background/stamp, password protect PDF files etc. It is a GUI frontend to the command-line PDFtk.
Note that this project is a fork of Version 3 of PDFTK Builder by Angus Johnson to:
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PdftkBuilder.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | UnityPDF |
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Cornflower
on 2020-10-14 10:44
Works in Windows 10, but noticed recently that it creates a folder in the temp location
PAFuser
on 2022-03-25 17:06
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Also available from PortableApps.com: https://portableapps.com/apps/office/pdftk_builder_portable Version 4.1.6 |
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 |
NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2) is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Scan your documents from WIA- and TWAIN-compatible scanners, organize the pages as you like, and save them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and other file formats.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
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Similar/alternative apps: | WinScan2PDF |
File Blender is a simple drag-and-drop file media file conversion tool to quickly and simply change basic aspects of files including format, with basic quality and effects that average users will need for daily use. Can modify a long list of image, audio, and video formats, as well as split/combine PDF/TIFF files.
The program even includes optional encryption component and options to cleanup/obfuscate CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch File Blender.exe. |
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allclownsareevil
on 2011-06-23 02:37
This really is an awesome piece of kit, thank you to the author, Danny.
juverax
on 2019-09-12 09:12
The links to the website and to the download are broken.
webfork
on 2019-09-12 10:30
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@juverax: thanks for the mirror but I just retested the native link and I'm not having any issues. Maybe a brief downtime? |
ExifToolGUI is a tool for viewing/editing metadata inside a long list of file types including document, audio, video, image, PDF, and more. For images, the program can both view and edit metadata information such as camera/device used, settings on the device, and even map the location the picture was taken if the camera has GPS capability. The program also supports IPTC and XMP tags, has batch capability, and can import/export all tags.
For privacy (and file size), the program can remove all metadata from selected files.
The program is a front-end for the cross-platform ExifTool. It extracts the content of ExifTool.exe to a temp folder under the user's folder, along with thumbs, if enabled.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | ExifTool: Open Source: Perl License, GUI: Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | ExifDataView, JPEG and PNG Stripper |
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gms9813
on 2012-04-10 18:56
Disregard that, I just got it working. The instructions were a little confusing.
webfork
on 2012-05-02 23:01
gms9813: thanks -- updated the instructions a little, hopefully its easier
webfork
on 2013-11-17 01:18
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Everytime I use it, this program surprises me away with a LOT of data about files. If ever you want to try and understand the history, author, or other details about a given file, ExifTool is a great place to start. |
UnityPDF is a PDF manipulation software that allows you to drag-and-drop a series of documents and then order them before processing. Available operations include merge, split (one file per page), divide (split by file size or by X sections), extact/insert pages, rotate. You can also set usage permissions (allow printing or modification) with password-protection and options to view or remove file metadata.
Note: Program no longer in development. Linking to Softpedia / archive.org mirrors (thanks Midas).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | DotNET Framework 2.0 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch UnityPDF.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PDFTK Builder |
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Midas
on 2015-02-07 18:48
Softpedia has portable UnityPDF v1.0.10.0: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Office/PDF/Portable-UnityPDF.shtml (choose Softpedia mirror download, the external link points back to the expired domain).
webfork
on 2015-02-07 23:47
Midas: Joby got the softpedia edit already but I added the archive.org homepage.
freakazoid
on 2020-08-21 03:22
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I had to merge some PDF files just now and the usual app I use, PDFTK Builder, popped up an error for the first time since I've used it. |
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: |
GSview is a graphical interface for Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript page description language used by laser printers. For documents following the Adobe PostScript Document Structuring Conventions, GSview allows selected pages to be viewed, printed and converted.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
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Fergus
on 2010-09-29 13:45
I've done this, but I still get the "Register Now" nag. Pressing clears the nag, but it's awfully irritating. Is there a way of disabling it?
Fergus
on 2010-09-29 19:46
OK managed to get a register code; use it once and hey presto away you go. BUT the code is written o a local gsview.ini which also incorporates named drive letters. Move your USB stick to another host machine where it will very likely be named differently and gsview.ini is suddenly broken -- you have to supply the reg code again. Very VERY annoying; not true portable freeware, at all ...
Ascend4nt
on 2012-01-24 22:37
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Setup is a bit more tricky then running a self-extracting executable, and dumping Ghostscript in the same folder. Here's what I had to do: |
JPdfBookmarks is an easy way to add, change, or remove nested bookmarks in PDF files using an intuitive interface. The program has a variety of view, bookmark formatting options, the ability to extract links, and even optionally make bookmarks visible by default.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | Java Runtime Environment version 6 or higher. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch jpdfbookmarks.exe. |
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RotPDF is a tiny program to rotate PDFs by 90, 180 & 270 degrees with support for drag-and-drop operation.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch RotPDF.exe. |
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Emka
on 2013-12-23 11:39
Tried to rotate pages in a scanned magazine article, resulted in an error message.
webfork
on 2013-12-26 19:42
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That's weird that it doesn't work. Anyway, PDF X-Change (which I recommend) and X-PDFsam will both handle that. |
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" |
Swift PDF tranforms and combines images from scans, photos, downloads or any other source into a single PDF document. You can set the page sizes, adjust the margins, and page orientation.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SwiftPDF.exe. |
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Rekrul
on 2011-01-16 06:06
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Lousy program. Leaves a white margin around around every image, regardless of the margin and/or paper size settings. Also, it doesn't properly set the page size, so each page looks like a thumbnail image. |
PDF2EXE converts any PDF file to EXE, making PDF readable on any computer without PDF reading software. The conversion from PDF to EXE preserves the look and feel of the original document and includes optional compression. Note that PDF2EXE is based on Cool PDF Reader, which has attracted some comments disparaging the quality of its rendering engine. If you don't like Cool PDF Reader, you will probably want to give this a miss as well.
PDF2EXE also contains security features such as encryption of the shared PDF to help prevent modification, as well as disabling printing and image conversion.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
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BruceW
on 2006-11-14 06:45
Free PDF readers (Adobe's or otherwise) are so common and easy to obtain that I'm wondering how necessary it is to offer an alternative format, especially one that wouldn't work on Macs or Linux systems. If I knew for sure that my audience were all Windows users, I guess I might consider distributing .EXE files, but if it were up to me I'd prefer that everyone just had some kind of PDF reader.
decomp
on 2009-01-12 04:50
12/01/09: PDF2EXE is shareware (not freeware) as states the website.
Wolfghost
on 2010-05-20 23:17
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Here is download link to Portable PDF2EXE 1.0.0.128 |