GhostPDF

Artifex's GhostPDF™ software is a mature 10+ year-old technology based on the Ghostscript PostScript interpreter. It has evolved and improved greatly over the past decade and is now used in a tremendous number of commercial applications.

Feature highlights:

• "Distiller" capability for PostScript to PDF conversion
• Fully compatible with the Adobe Portable Document Format for PDF 1.5 including PDF 1.4 transparency support
• Alpha channel transparency
• Blend modes
• Knockout groups
• Device"N" color support (6+ colors at 8 bits)
• "Argyll" color management system
• One-step rendering for viewing or printing without the need for intermediate PostScript conversion
• Portable to any computing environment
• Full source code availability

Whether your needs are rasterization for embedded printing, high level file import, document conversion or simple file viewing, Artifex Software has a solution.

Free Trial

For a complete description, please see our datasheet page. You're welcome to download the GPL version of the GhostPDF software from our distribution site. This version of the GhostPDF software is available in a combined package with our Ghostscript PostScript interpreter, but is available separately for commercial licensing.

Next Generation

A new architecture of GhostPDF to make a lighter weight, more modular solution for some applications is also under development. Information and snapshots of this new version are available for early evaluation.