Our PDF Download 2.0 beta program has come to an end and weβre 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.
7 Comments
I’m getting a Page Load Error for http://www..pdfdownload.com/free-html-to-pdf.aspx
Hi Ken,
Thanks for that, just a broken link. I’ve updated the URL now and should be all okay.
I uninstalled pdf download today after the update because I can’t stand the icon it adds to the url bar area without the option to disable it. PDF download isn’t so important that I will yield it that realestate.
Thanks for a helpful plugin, but I’m going to stick with the older version if I can find it, or just not run it at all.
Hi Ian, thanks for your feedback. You can customize Firefox so that PDF Download isn’t displayed in the toolbar area. Check out our FAQ for how to do it:
http://www.pdfdownload.org/faq.html#q15
Thanks for answering my troll-like question. I did as you said and removed the icon. I was confused by the lack of an option in the plugin configuration itself. I hope that future versions don’t try to claim this browser space by default.
Thanks again,
Ian
I love this software, but is there anyway to remove the convert page to pdf icon from the Firefox toolbar in the upper right hand corner?
Omg, never mind. Didn’t see the same question above me. Thank you so much for the explanation, worked like a charm!
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