Yes, PDFCreator Free is completely free to use - you don’t need to pay anything to the authors or anyone else. You also retain full rights to the documents you create with it.
That said, PDFCreator is still governed by a license. This license is what gives you the right to use and share PDFCreator freely, as long as it’s not for commercial gain.
While PDFCreator Free is available at no cost, it does come with some limitations compared to our paid editions. In addition to users not having access certain advanced features, PDFCreator Free is not licensed for use in business environments. This includes systems like Windows domains, Terminal Servers, or Windows Enterprise Multi-Session. If you want to use PDFCreator in any of these environments, you will need one of our PDFCreator Business Editions.
The PDFCreator Setup is a package of multiple software components. The PDFCreator team took care to only require components, that are free. Each component has it’s own license.
Each license allows to download, install and use PDFCreator in a private or commercial environment. They also allow to distribute PDFCreator to as many people as you like, if it is free of charge. The licenses do not interfere with your rights on the documents you process with PDFCreator - they will always be yours.
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Selling PDFCreator or integrating it with closed source software must be allowed by the respective parties. Please contact us, if you plan to use PDFCreator in your software.