PaperlessPrinter 3

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License:
Free to try; $29.00 to buy
Editor's Rating:
3.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.0 stars (out of 23 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
45,655
Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
Limitations:
30-run trial
Date Added:
July 12, 2004
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Publisher's description of PaperlessPrinter

From Rarefind Engineering Innovations:

This program allows you to convert printable documents to PDF, HTML, RTF, Excel, JPEG, and BMP formats. You can convert documents to any of these formats and preserve the look and content of the original document, complete with fonts and graphics. PaperlessPrinter is a 100 percent software product. It has no hardware parts. It does not consume paper or ink. PaperlessPrinter appears like a normal printer on a Windows PC. You can actually see the PaperlessPrinter object in the Printers folder.

Using an application's Print command you can print anything to this printer. Instead of printing on paper, PaperlessPrinter creates content in PDF, HTML, RTF, Excel, JPEG, or BMP. Version 3 includes unspecified updates.

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Editor's review of PaperlessPrinter

3.0 stars

When does a "printer" require no ink or paper? When it's printing to a file. PaperlessPrinter installs as a printer and outputs documents as PDF, HTML, JPEG, BMP, or RTF files, but not, unfortunately, as TIFF files. We were generally satisfied with the program's output quality and conversion speed, but when we tried converting to RTF and HTML, it added random spaces all over the document. We wouldn't recommend PaperlessPrinter for offices, but its freeware price makes it a decent choice for occasional or one-off use.

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2 stars

Version: PaperlessPrinter 3

"ok"

by jimwiley on August 25, 2007

Pros: worked good with xp

Cons: does'nt work with vista

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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Version: PaperlessPrinter 3

"Very Pleased"

by danpass on November 16, 2005

Pros: So far I've only tried sending output to Excel. Table data in the original PDF file was handled perfectly and the resulting spreadsheet was formatted with all data elements in separate cells, with rows and columns alligned correctly.
As the publisher's description says, the program is free for non-comercial use. Each time you print to the paperlessprinter device you get a popup asking if you would like to register. Clicking Cancel closes the popup. I don't have any problem with this and the program seems to be fully functional, with no limitations. Definitely worth trying.

Cons: I installed on Windows 2000. When the install completed, I found that all the previously installed printers in my printers folder were missing. A paperlessprinter device didn't get created in the printers folder either. I uninstalled the PaperlessPrinter program and reinstalled it. After the second install all my printer devices as well as the new paperlessprinter device showed up in my printers folder.

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5 stars

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Version: PaperlessPrinter 3

"Awesome product"

by vincent_perry on August 26, 2005

Pros: I can now create presentations with pdf instead of powerpoint :) cool product...

Cons: None

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5 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: PaperlessPrinter 3

"Easy and accurate pdf to word conversion"

by PeaceInThyme on October 4, 2005

Pros: I converted several pdf documents to word documents so I could edit them, and was impressed by the accuracy of the conversion. The only thing that came out really odd was some 'special effects' graphics

Cons: As it's a 'trial' version, it reminds you every time you use it -- but that is not a big thing.

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5 stars

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Version: PaperlessPrinter 3

"Excelent product"

Summary: I installed the program and in a few minutes was working. Yes I receive a message for a wizard to buy the product but is just a click on Cancel.

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