Software for creating a PDF is given a rating, with 5 stars being as good as it gets. Assessments are made on a variety of factors.

• value for money (if purchased)
• File size created
• Links transposed correctly (including TOC)
• Original formatting retained
• Ease of use
• Support given

Free PDF Creators

Let's look at some of the online PDF creators first. These are simple to use. Just send your word or RTF document to them, and you get back the PDF via email. That is the only thing Im NOT so happy about, giving out my email address. I have had it sold to lists too many times to be completely trusting of someone who will give me something for FREE, and only need my email address to do it. Thats said, the ones reviewed here have never inundated me with spam, or constant email offers to upgrade to a paid version.

Print to PDF

This is where you install some software, that goes into your "Print" option of a document. the general principle is that you open your document, and use the print button. You then select the software from your list of printers. There is both paid and free versions of this type of PDF creators. Here we review both types, to see how they stack up.