miPDFconvert is a virtual PDF printer for Windows. Install it, print to the miPDFconvert printer from any application, and get a PDF — either handed to a configurable target application or saved through a dialog.
What's new in 1.0.3
- Works with both 32-bit and 64-bit Ghostscript. Ghostscript is now run as a separate process (
gswin64c.exe/gswin32c.exe) instead of being loaded in-process, so whichever build you have installed just works. Previously a 32-bit-only build was required, and a machine with only 64-bit Ghostscript produced no PDF. - Fixed: the Save-As dialog sometimes did not appear after printing. Several causes were addressed:
- A single hung instance could silently block every following print job — the wait for older instances is now bounded.
- Printing the same document twice in a row could drop the second job — spool files now get a unique name per job.
- Non-ASCII characters in the user name or document title (e.g. umlauts) could prevent the dialog from opening — the spool metadata is now read in the correct encoding.
- Error messages are now always brought to the foreground instead of possibly appearing hidden behind other windows.
- Leftover temporary spool and PDF files are cleaned up automatically.
Requirements
- Ghostscript — must be installed separately (32-bit or 64-bit): https://www.ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html
- .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (x86) — required to run the app. On an attended install the setup offers a download link; for silent installs, install it beforehand.
- Windows 10/11 (x64 or ARM64).
Install
Download and run miPDFconvertSetup_1.0.3.exe. Administrator rights are required (it installs a printer driver).
The installer, uninstaller and application binaries are Authenticode-signed and timestamped — the verified publisher Wolfgang Mitterbucher is shown in the UAC / SmartScreen dialog. (Windows SmartScreen may still prompt for a brand-new signature until it has built reputation — choose More info → Run anyway.)
SHA-256: C018C1F6197345ABFD1959FA773E3C82402FA47B6E4C07C7A29813FD7D5AA74C
License
Licensed under AGPL-3.0. This installer does not bundle the Ghostscript engine. See LICENSE and THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md in the repository.