PDFCreator is a very lightweight application. If your machine is able to run a modern Windows OS without troubles, it should be able to run PDFCreator. Find more detailed system requirements and installation guides below.
If you are installing PDFCreator on many machines, you will most likely want to customize some options. A MSI Installer is available for PDFCreator Professional and PDFCreator Terminal Server.
To get started, run the setup and follow the instructions on your screen. The default setup will only ask you which components you would like to install.
Tip
Click on the Gear Button to modify the setup options.
Warning
Support for Windows Enterprise Multi-Session is only available for the business editions of PDFCreator.
Installing PDFCreator Free on such a machine would not work.
Learn how to correctly install and configure PDFCreator Terminal Server: Installation on a terminal server
The COM interface will be automatically installed but requires the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime to be be installed. If it was not installed during the setup installation, you can add it by running SetupHelper.exe /ComInterface=Register. The SetupHelper.exe file is located in the installation directory of PDFCreator.
Installation of the various PDFCreator editions is also possible through the Windows Package Manager (Winget). We highly suggest reading the Windows Package Manager (Winget) Installation page.
Installation of the various PDFCreator editions is also possible through Chocolatey. We highly suggest reading the Chocolatey Installation page.