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PDF Converter Developer Pro
PDF Converter Developer Pro
v6.5.2.1

Amyuni PDF Converter is a virtual printer driver that enables you to create a PDF document from any application running under Windows® operating systems. Built using our own proprietary technologies, PDF Converter can be easily integrated into your application development. Because PDF Converter doesn’t rely on external PDF libraries, you can license and distribute your software solutions quickly and easily.

Amyuni PDF Converter 6.5 provides the best performance, security and OS compatibility across all Windows releases. Continuous updates to the PDF printer driver keep PDF Converter on top of its category in terms of reliability and accuracy of conversion output both in GDI and Postscript based modes. Whether your application is based on GDI, GDI+, WPF or Postscript, PDF Converter remains the ideal companion PDF printer.

  • Native Support for Windows ARM64
  • WHQL Certified for Windows Server 2019
  • Enhanced PDF Security with PDF 2.0 Revision 6 Password Protection
  • Enhanced Digital Signatures with support for new generation certificates, custom attributes and more
  • Several enhancements to speed and accuracy of rendering PDF files through the CDIntf library
  • Produce PDF data in memory without saving to a file and easily retrieve the data through the API
  • Generate PDF 2.0 compliant files in addition to PDF 1.3 to 1.7
  • Microsoft WHQL certified for all Windows 32 and 64-bit platforms from XP to Windows 10: Easily available through Windows Updates
  • High performance and reliability: Create PDF documents in a fraction of the time needed with other tools
  • Create PDFs that fully comply with the PDF/A-1 and PDF/A-3 ISO standards or with PDF/X-1 and PDF/X-3 industry standards
  • Embed keywords and XMP metadata into PDF and PDF/A files
  • Versatile: Standard PDF features are all available plus a number of features that developers will not find elsewhere
  • Create tagged or structured PDFs as defined by the PDF specs. Structured PDFs are easier to edit and export to other applications
  • Merge, append and watermark PDF documents
  • Generate CMYK-colored PDF files for printing purposes
  • Automatic generation of hyperlinks and bookmarks by analyzing document content
  • PDF Files can be automatically printed to a hardware printer after they have been generated
  • Interface with any Windows® programming language, including VBA. This interface is in the form of .NET classes, ActiveX classes, and DLL Functions that allow the developer to:
    • Automate the conversion process by setting the output file name and various other options without user interaction
    • Intercept various progress events sent by the PDF printer while documents are generated
    • Add bookmarks and hyperlinks to the PDF document while it is being converted
    • Include PDF metadata or document properties such as title, subject, author, etc
    • Insert custom marked content within the PDF data stream
    • Insert GeoPDF data into PDF files from data mapping applications
  • Redirect the data stream to process the PDF data or define a destination other than saving to file or sending via email
  • Generate layered PDF files for CAD and other applications
  • Reprocess existing PDF documents with operations such as:
    • Print PDF documents to hardware printers
    • Add and extract attachments to and from PDF files
    • Resave PDF files into PDF 1.4, 1.5, or PDF/A formats
  • Support for a wide range of PDF files such as the PDF 1.7 format and compressed XRef tables
  • Direct conversion to PDF without the intermediate step of producing Postscript drastically increases the conversion speed over other products
  • Work in multi-threaded environments and with service applications. Ideal for Web, Intranet and Terminal Servers including Citrix
  • Direct JPEG and PNG output from Microsoft Office applications improves conversion speed
  • Documents containing images can be compressed using a variety of image compression techniques such as JBIG2, JPEG2000, JPEG, 256-color PNG compression, CCITT Fax, greyscale, down sampling, removal of duplicate images, and more
    • New 256-color compression algorithm introduced with v6 reduces image size and improves compression quality
  • Produce compact PDF files with the use of compressed XRefs and compressed PDF objects
  • Optimize PDF documents for viewing through the Web, also known as PDF Linearization
  • Prevent the display, modification or printing of PDFs with 40-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption
  • PDF documents can be digitally signed using any valid certificate installed on the end-user’s system. Support for both Ansi and Unicode digital signatures
  • Ability to remove Metadata or other sensitive information from PDF documents
  • Windows 10 updates support, no need to reinstall after each Windows 10 update
  • XPS document support: Supports loading XPS documents and exporting documents into XPS format
  • Postscript support:
    • Wide coverage of the Postscript language including support for all shading types, DeviceN and Separation colorspaces, shfill operator …
    • Direct processing of Postscript files through the PDF printer for applications that generate direct Postscript data
    • Full support for EPS files including all the various Postscript font formats
  • Multi-national character sets are supported. These include Eastern-European, Middle-eastern, and Far-eastern (CJK) languages
  • Fully or partially embed TrueType® and Type1® fonts to ensure document portability while optimizing file size
  • Create PDFs that comply with the PDF/A-1 and PDF/A-3 ISO Standard while embedding your custom XMP metadata. Conformance levels A, B and U are supported
  • Watermark PDF documents with either a simple text string or another PDF file
  • Auto-rotation of pages keeps the text in natural reading orientation
  • Load FDF documents that contain data associated with a main PDF document
  • Distribute PDFs directly with any MAPI- or SMTP-compliant emailing system. SMTP authentication is supported in version 4.5
  • Resulting PDF document can be previewed either while being generated or after the conversion is completed
  • 32-bit ver.: Windows 10, Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 7
  • 64-bit ver.: Windows 10, Windows 10 ARM64, Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 7, Server 2019, Server 2016, Server 2012 R2

Distributing the developer version on server operating systems requires special licensing, please confirm with our sales department.

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Developer License

Purchase one developer license per developer working on the application that integrates the Amyuni product.

Application License

Purchase one application license per application deployed. The application license allows for royalty-free distribution of your application.

Maintenance

Per application license. Valid for one year from date of purchase. Renewable annually. Includes one guaranteed major release update.

PDF Suite Developer

A combination of PDF Converter and PDF Creator ActiveX. Get 20% discount on the purchase of both products.

PDF Suite Developer

A combination of PDF Converter and PDF Creator .Net. Get 20% discount on the purchase of both products.

  • Update to the Latest Version:
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    • Update without a Maintenance plan
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  • Upgrade to PDF Suite:
    • PDF Suite for .NET or ActiveX provides all the functionalities and features of PDF Converter and PDF Creator in one product, for integration into the developer’s application:  Upgrade Now >

Per application license. Valid for one year from date of purchase. Renewable annually. Includes one guaranteed major release update.

Holders of current version without maintenance are entitled to unlimited downloads of minor releases, per incident support at $129 USD, and may purchase updates with up to 25% discount.

  • Free downloads of minor and major releases
  • 1 guaranteed major release update
  • 3 support incidents per year
  • Access to technical notes and FAQ's
  • Automatic enrollment in User Forum

Your maintenance plan is renewable prior to your current maintenance plan expiry date. Renewals past the expiry date must first purchase an update. Renew Now >


Developer, Application and Open Licenses


Available for all PDF Converter, PDF Creator, and PDF Suite products.


The following information also applies to the open license which includes the full source-code. Note that the developer license does not include the source code.

License Definitions:

- A Developer License: required to integrate an Amyuni product into an application.
- An Application License: required to deploy an application that includes the integration of an Amyuni product.

License Terms:

- One developer license is required per software developer.
- One application license is required per application deployment.
- Developers’ applications can be for in-house use or external distribution.
- Web servers or PDF servers require one server license per server.
- The application license enables developers to distribute a “special version” of the product with their application without paying royalties.
- A special version is a subset of the driver that has all the functionalities of the full driver excluding any user interface. This special version will only work with a developer’s application.
- Developers can identify the PDF printer as they wish (e.g. MyPDFGenerator) and make the printer visible only while their application is active.
- The developer’s application must not, as its primary purpose function as a document to PDF convertor or as a PDF file processor, i.e., the conversion or processing functionalities are options within the application.


The following application types do not qualify for developer/open licensing and are subject to special licensing:

Special Licensing:

- Document management applications where the end-user needs to convert any type of document into PDF for emailing or archiving.
- Remote printing applications where the end-user needs to convert any type of document into PDF for printing.
- Add-ons to other applications not owned by the developer. For example, PDF add-on to MS Word or PDF plug-in for MS Access.

Custom application development

In some cases, the developer creates a custom-based application for his/her customer.

Custom Applications:

- One developer license is required per developer.
- One application license owned by the end-customer is required per application.
- The same application license can not be used to develop multiple custom applications for multiple end-customers.

Full license agreement

AMYUNI CONSULTANTS – AMYUNI TECHNOLOGIES
DEVELOPER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR AMYUNI PDF CONVERTER, AMYUNI DOCUMENT CONVERTER, AMYUNI PDF CREATOR AND AMYUNI PDF SUITE PRODUCTS
This AMYUNI ("Amyuni") Developer License Agreement accompanies all Amyuni products and related explanatory materials ("Software"). The term “Software” also shall include any upgrades, modified versions or updates of the Software. The Amyuni Products include the Amyuni PDF Converter, Amyuni PDF Creator, Amyuni DHTML Converter, Amyuni RTF Converter, Amyuni JPEG Converter and Amyuni XLS Converter products, or any combination of these products.


1. Use of the Software.
You may include the Software as part of your own applications to install it on your client’s machine at the same time as your own applications, as long as your applications’ main purpose is not the generation of PDF files. The number of applications that can be installed is limited to the number of application licenses. You may also include the Software in your in-house applications, as long as your applications’ main purpose is not the generation of PDF files. The Software can be used on either workstations or servers without limitations on the number of users. This license applies to a single developer working on a single application. Multiple licenses are needed for multiple developers and/or multiple applications.
The activation code provided to you by Amyuni should be kept confidential and not be revealed to end-users, even in the case where the developer’s products are sub-licensed to other developers.


2. Copyright and Trademark Rights.
The Software is owned by Amyuni, and its structure, organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of Amyuni. The Software is protected by Canadian Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. This Agreement does not grant you any intellectual property rights to the Software.


3. Restrictions.
You agree not to modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software. The product may not be sold as a stand-alone application. All necessary steps to prevent users of your applications to use the Software other than from inside your application must be taken. These steps are described in the manual that accompanies the product. This agreement does not allow you to install the Software on your company’s computers as a stand-alone product other than for development purposes or as part of your in-house applications.


4. No Warranty.
The Software is being delivered to you AS IS and Amyuni makes no warranty as to its use or performance. AMYUNI DOES NOT AND CAN NOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. AMYUNI MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL AMYUNI BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF AN AMYUNI REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. The application of the above does not negate your rights relative to the legal product guarantee, when the product guarantee is applicable.


5. Applicable Law.
This developer license agreement is subject to the laws of the country in which the software is being used. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential or special damages, or the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

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