Should I remove PDFCreator?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #261
United States Rank #864
Reach 2.2210%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.98 days
589.46 days >
Average installed length: 309.71 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.2 |
2.90% |
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| 2.2.1 |
1.98% |
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| 2.2.0 |
0.18% |
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| 2.1.2 |
6.57% |
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| 2.1.1 |
4.53% |
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| 2.1.0 |
1.26% |
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| 2.0.2 |
4.70% |
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| 2.0.1 |
2.99% |
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| 2.0.0 |
1.77% |
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| 1.9.5 |
0.42% |
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| 1.9.4 |
0.26% |
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| 1.9.3 |
0.55% |
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| 1.9.2 |
0.42% |
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| 1.9.1 |
0.66% |
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| 1.9.0.126 |
0.01% |
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| 1.7.3 |
18.28% |
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| 1.7.2 |
15.09% |
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| 1.7.1 |
14.41% |
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| 1.7.0 |
9.30% |
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| 1.6.2 |
10.57% |
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| 1.6.1 |
3.17% |
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| 1.4.3 |
0.00% |
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| 1.2.0 |
0.00% |
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Typically installed together
Other programs by pdfforge
PDFCreator
from pdfforge
What is PDFCreator? (from pdfforge)
PDFCreator is an open source application that can create PDF files from just about any program that prints using windows printers. With PDFCreator you can create PDF's, Postscript and Encapsulated Postscript files, create images from your documents, combine documents and much more. Create PDF files from virtually any d... Read more
Overview
PDFCreator is a software program developed by pdfforge. The most common release is 1.7.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named pdfcreator.exe. The setup package generally installs about 86 files and is usually about 24.65 MB (25,845,123 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 21% of users of PDFCreator come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
Program details
URL: www.pdfforge.org
Help link: www.pdfforge.org/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pdfcreator
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
Estimated size: 24.65 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PDFCreator
| Program executable: | pdfcreator.exe |
| Name: | PDFCreator |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pdfcreator\pdfcreator.exe |
| MD5: | 49974f810504a416ec34437f56fab670 |
Additional files:
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PDFCreator.Utilities.dll - PDFCreator.Utilities
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PDFCreator.Settings.dll - PDFCreator Settings
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DynamicTranslator.dll - DynamicTranslator
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PDFCreator.Shared.dll - PDFCreator.Shared
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DeleteMonitorDll.exe - DeleteMonitorDLL (Delete pdfcmon.dll)
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PDFCreator.Core.dll - PDFCreator.Core
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PDFCreator.Mail.dll - PDFCreator.Mail
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PrinterHelper.exe - PrinterHelper
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PDFArchitect.exe - PDFArchitect
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PDFProcessing.dll - PDFProcessor
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DataStorage.dll - DataStorage
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ErrorReport.exe - ErrorReport
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SetupHelper.exe - SetupHelper
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PDFCreator-0_9_9_setup.exe - PDFCreator (PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.)
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PDFCreator-1_0_1_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_0_2_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_1_0_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_2_3_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_3_2_setup.exe
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pdfcreator-1_4_3_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_5_1_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_6_0_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_6_2_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_7_0_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_7_1_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_7_2_setup.exe
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PDFCreator-1_7_3_setup.exe
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PDFCreator3.exe
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PDFCreatorold.exe
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PDFCreatorRestart.exe - PDFCreatorRestart: Restart the PDFCreator.exe if necessary. Part of PDFCreator.
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PDFSpool.exe - PDFSpooler: Send the temp. printer-data to pdfcreator.exe. Part of PDFCreator.
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PDFSpooler.exe
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AttachMe.dll - AttachMe (AttachMe Lib)
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Images2PDF.exe - Images2PDF.GUI (Images2PDF)
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pdfforge.dll - pdfforge dll
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Images2PDFC.exe - Images2PDFC
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TransTool.exe - TransTool (TransTool: Translation tool for the language files of PDFCreator. Part of PDFCreator.)
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NLog.dll (by NLog) - NLog v2.0.1 (PrivateBuild) (NLog for .NET Framework 4)
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RepairFolderPermissions.exe - RepairFolderPermissions
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ProcessPrivileges.dll - Process Privileges
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SystemWrapper.dll - .NET SystemWrapper (SystemWrapper)
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SystemInterface.dll (by LANDesk) - SystemInterface
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message.exe - VideoConverter
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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ftplib.dll - FTPLib
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itextsharp.dll - iTextSharp
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- PDFCreator.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B3281E7D-EEE8-45FF-955F-FF8229EDD30E}' (runs on registration).
- PDFCreator3.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1A930946-9821-44BC-ADC4-BF39D62C5358}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- PDFCreator.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe'.
How do I remove PDFCreator?
You can uninstall PDFCreator from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program PDFCreator, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PDFCreator.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #261
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.56% |
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| Windows 10 |
35.85% |
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| Windows XP |
5.15% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.39% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.13% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
17.72% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.35% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.81% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.73% |
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Geography
21.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
21.23% |
| Germany |
17.33% |
| France |
13.52% |
| Italy |
10.18% |
| Spain |
3.52% |
| Brazil |
3.42% |
| Canada |
2.24% |
| United Kingdom |
2.15% |
| Netherlands |
2.13% |
| Belgium |
2.02% |
| Austria |
1.45% |
| Poland |
1.28% |
| Switzerland |
1.26% |
| Czech Republic |
1.20% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.31% |
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| Dell |
19.62% |
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| Acer |
18.35% |
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| ASUS |
14.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.49% |
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| Samsung |
4.98% |
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| Lenovo |
3.99% |
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| Toshiba |
3.49% |
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| Medion |
3.26% |
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| Intel |
1.45% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.19% |
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| MSI |
0.83% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
6.38% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.70% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.73% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.37% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.42% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.38% |
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