Our PDF Download 2.0 beta program has come to an end and we’re very pleased announce the official launch of version 2.0. To coincide with the big release, CNET has today made PDF Download 2.0 available exclusively through Download.com and made it the feature product on its homepage.

PDF Download made it to the feature spot on Download.com partly because of the huge number of users there are now (millions and millions) and partly because of the killer new Web-to-PDF feature that we believe is the first of its kind.

Web to PDF

Once you’ve installed PDF Download to your Firefox or Flock browser, to start converting, all you need to do is click on the PDF Download toolbar and choose the conversion method. The high-quality conversion engine ensures the page layout, images, text and hyperlinks are all retained, regardless of whether it’s an old table-based or new CSS/XHTML-inspired site.

But wait … there’s more! If you would like to try it out but aren’t up for installing the add-on right now, we’ve set up a Web page from which you can convert your Web pages without installing a thing. Just enter the URL/Web address of the page to convert, enter an email address, and we’ll do the rest.

• Try Web/HTML to PDF conversion without installing PDF Download

Do more with Web-based PDF files

Of course, PDF Download is not all about converting Web pages into PDF files. There are a bunch of other things of note:

• View PDF as HTML, and bypass dealing with PDF files altogether.
• Control Web-based PDF files and what happens when you click on them, thereby helping to eliminate crashes and other problems.
• Cross platform, works with Windows, Mac and Linux machines.
• Cross browser, Works with Flock and Firefox.
• Works in 19 languages thanks to contributions from our users.

To get started using PDF Download. Open your Firefox or Flock Web browser, go to either the official PDF Download site or Download.com, click on the option to download and install, and you’re done. If you want to read a little more about PDF Download then head to the official site for full details.

A beta shoutout

We’d like say a special thanks to the thousands of beta testers who got involved, offered their opinions and helped identify problems. Enjoy the final release!

If you’d like be involved in the future direction of PDF Download, head to our new PDF Download Customer Connect site and suggest features and vote for the ones you want the most.

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