# clawPDF

**Repository Path**: dengtijin_admin/clawPDF

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: clawPDF
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: AGPL-3.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2025-05-28
- **Last Updated**: 2025-05-28

## Categories & Tags

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## README

# clawPDF - Virtual PDF/OCR/Image (Network) Printer

ClawPDF may seem like yet another Virtual PDF/OCR/Image Printer, but it actually comes packed with features that are typically found in enterprise solutions. With clawPDF, you can create documents in various formats, including PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-3b, PDF/X, PDF/Image, OCR, SVG, PNG, JPEG, TIF, and TXT. You also have easy access to metadata and can remove it before sharing a document. In addition, you can protect your documents with a password and encrypt them with up to 256-bit AES.

ClawPDF offers a scripting interface that lets you automate processes and integrate it into your application. Moreover, you can install clawPDF on a print server and print documents over the network, not just locally.

ClawPDF is open-source and compatible with all major Windows client and server operating systems (x86/x64/ARM64), and it even supports multi-user environments!

# Download

https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/releases/download/0.9.3/clawPDF_0.9.3_setup.msi


# Features

- Print to PDF, PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-3b, PDF/X, PDF/Image, OCR, SVG, PNG, JPEG, TIF and TXT
- Print 100% valid [PDF/A-1b](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/raw/master/docs/pdfa_valid/PDFA-1b.pdf), [PDF/A-2b](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/raw/master/docs/pdfa_valid/PDFA-2b.pdf) and [PDF/A-3b](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/raw/master/docs/pdfa_valid/PDFA-3b.pdf)
- [Optical Character Recognition (OCR)](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Optical-Character-Recognition-(OCR))
- [Scripting Interface (Python, Powershell, VBScript...)](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Scripting-Interface)
- [Shared Network Printing](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Install-as-Network-Printer)
- [SVG Export](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/SVG-Export)
- [Drag and Drop Support](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Drag-and-Drop)
- [Merge Files](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Merge-Files)
- [Command Line Support](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Command-Line-Commands)
- [Silent Printing](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Silent-Printing)
- [Custom Paper Sizes / Standard Paper Sizes](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/(Custom)-Paper-Sizes)
- 256-bit AES encryption
- Light/Dark Theme
- ARM64 Support
- Full Unicode Support
- Multiple Profiles
- [Post Actions](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Post-Actions)
- Create additional printers with assigned profile
- [24 translations. Add yours!](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Translations)
- Easy to deploy (MSI-Installer & Config)
- Many settings
- Easy to use
- No adware, spyware and nagware

# Demo

## Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

![OCR](docs/images/ImageOCR.gif?raw=true "OCR")

## [Scripting Interface](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/blob/master/docs/com_examples/Powershell/CreatePDFwithPassword.ps1)

![ScriptingInterface](docs/images/ScriptingInterface.gif?raw=true "Scripting Interface")

## Print a PDF and protect it with a password

![PrintPDFwithPassword](docs/images/PrintPDFwithPassword.gif?raw=true "PrintPDFwithPassword")

## Merge multiple documents

![Merge](docs/images/MergeFiles.gif?raw=true "Merge")

# Tested under

- Windows Server 2022 RDS
- Windows Server 2019 RDS
- Windows Server 2016 RDS
- Windows 11 x64/ARM64
- Windows 10 x86/x64/ARM64
- Windows 8 x86/x64
- Windows 7 x86/x64

# Command Line

## Batch Printing
```
The GUID for the Profile parameter is located under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\clawSoft\clawPDF\Settings\ConversionProfiles\[id]\Guid

clawPDF.exe /PrintFile=D:\example.docx /profile=f81ea998-3a76-4104-a574-9a66d6f3039b
clawPDF.exe /PrintFile=D:\example.pdf /profile=JpegGuid
clawPDF.exe /PrintFile=D:\example.pdf /profile=JpegGuid /OutputPath=D:\batchjob

clawPDF.exe /PrintFile=D:\example.txt /printerName=clawPDF2
clawPDF.exe /PrintFile=D:\example.docx /printerName=clawJPG
```

## Overwrite Config
```
- To deploy a default configuration in an enterprise environment.
- To export a configuration select "Application Settings -> Debug -> Save settings to file".

clawPDF.exe /Config=D:\clawPDF.ini
```

## Printer Managment
```
SetupHelper.exe /Printer=Add /Name=ExamplePrinter
SetupHelper.exe /Printer=Remove /Name=ExamplePrinter
```

## ManagePrintJobs
```
clawPDF.exe /ManagePrintJobs
```


# Changelog

## v0.9.3 (2023.05.16)

- [bugfix] Fixed a bug where in some cases only administrators could use the shared network printer function
- [bugfix] Fixed Windows 7 issues caused since version 0.9.1 

[more](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Changelog)


# Requirements

- .Net Framework 4.6.2+
- [Visual C++ Redistributable 14](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022) (Download: [x86](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe)/[x64](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe))


# Build

- Visual Studio 2022

[more](https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/wiki/Build-it-yourself)

# Third-party

## clawPDF uses the following licensed software or parts of the source code:

- PDFCreator (https://github.com/pdfforge/PDFCreator), licensed under AGPL v3 license.
- Pdftosvg.net (https://github.com/dmester/pdftosvg.net), licensed under MIT license.
- iText7 (https://github.com/itext/itext7-dotnet), licensed under AGPL v3 license.
- Nlog (https://github.com/NLog/NLog), licensed under BSD 3-Clause.
- PdfScribe (https://github.com/stchan/PdfScribe), licensed under AGPL v3 license.
- clawmon (https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF/tree/master/src/clawmon), licensed under GPL v2 license.
- Microsoft Postscript Printer Driver (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/microsoft-postscript-printer-driver), copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Ghostscript (https://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html), licensed under AGPL v3 license.
- SystemWrapper (https://github.com/jozefizso/SystemWrapper), licensed under Microsoft Public license.
- Ftplib (https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=ftplib), licensed under MIT license.
- DataStorage.dll, licensed under pdfforge Freeware License.
- DynamicTranslator.dll, licensed under pdfforge Freeware License.
- Appbar_save (http://modernuiicons.com/), licensed under Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.
- Appbar_cogs (http://modernuiicons.com/), licensed under Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.
- Appbar_page_file_pdf (http://modernuiicons.com/), licensed under Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.


# License

clawPDF is licensed under AGPL v3 license<br>
Copyright (C) 2023 // Andrew Hess // clawSoft