Bullzip PDF Printer
{{Short description|Danish freeware PDF printer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2023}}
{{infobox software
| name = Bullzip PDF printer
| logo =
| developer = Bullzip
| latest_release_version = 14.5.0.2974
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2024|07|15}}
| operating_system = Windows only
| genre = PDF creator
| license = Proprietary Freeware
| website = {{URL|https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php}}
}}
Bullzip PDF printer is free-of-charge virtual printer computer software that allows programs running under Microsoft Windows operating systems to create Portable Document Format (PDF) files by selecting to "print" to the Bullzip PDF printer instead of a physical printer.[http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#SystemRequirements Bullzip Free PDF Printer] Version 12.x of the software was approved for use by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, with AES encryption listed as a benefit, subject to some decision constraints such as keeping up-to-date, and banning the use of FTP, unapproved by the VA.{{cite web | title=Bullzip Portable Document Format (PDF) Printer | publisher=US Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Technical Reference Model v 23.2|date=11 November 2021| url=https://www.oit.va.gov/Services/TRM/ToolPage.aspx?tid=5586#}}
Features
The Bullzip PDF Printer works by creating a virtual printer in the operating systems that prints to PDF files instead of paper. This practically allows any application to create PDF files from the print menu. The virtual printer employs Ghostscript in order to translate the document into the Portable Document Format, and requires Ghostscript 9.0 or later. It can be viewed as a printer option in your printing properties once installed.{{Cite web |last=Serea |first=Razvan |date=2015-05-11 |title=BullZip PDF Printer 10.12.0.2361 |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/bullzip-pdf-printer-101202361/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Neowin |language=en}}
Bullzip is free for personal or commercial use by not more than ten users. There is also a commercial version called bioPDF.{{cite web | title=What is the difference between the Bullzip PDF Printer and the BioPDF PDF Writer? | publisher=Bullzip| url=https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/bullzip_biopdf_difference.php | access-date=7 February 2023}}
A review in 2020 reported that the virtual printer had the features of most such programs, with additional security features, including password-protecting PDF files during creation with 128/40 encryption, and watermarking. It stated that PDF files created were not searchable, tended to be larger than produced by other programs, and that conversion was rather slow.{{cite web | title=Bullzip PDF Printer Review: Pros, Cons, Performance & Alternatives|first=Barack|last=James | website=StarzSoft | date=7 April 2020 | url=https://www.starzsoft.com/pdf-tips/bullzip-pdf-printer/ }} It is not limited to PDF, also producing BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, and TIFF files. It offers quality settings for screen, printer, ebook, and prepress. An unusual feature is the ability to append content to an existing PDF file.{{cite web | title=BullZip PDF Printer Review | website=PerfectGeeks|date=6 July 2016| url=https://perfectgeeks.com/bullzip-pdf-printer-review/}}
PDF Studio
Bullzip also publish free software "PDF Studio" which can view PDFs and merge, search, print, split, delete, and move pages.{{Cite web |title=Download Bullzip PDF Studio - MajorGeeks |url=https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/bullzip_pdf_studio.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.majorgeeks.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php}}
=Reviews=
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081227210700/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2172494,00.asp BullZip PDF Printer (Review) by Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, August 17, 2007]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090218043712/http://www.pcworld.com/article/157811/replace_adobe_reader_and_its_replacements_with_bullzip.html Replace Adobe Reader and Its Replacements with Bullzip by Jon L. Jacobi, PC World, January 15, 2009]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090203123605/https://www.pcworld.com/article/158504/biopdf_pdf_writer_basically_bullzip_and_thats_great.html BioPDF PDF Writer: Basically Bullzip, And That's Great by Jon L. Jacobi, PC World, January 30, 2009]