Detailed feature matrix for novaPDF Lite, Standard and Professional editions. The Professional edition has all the features enabled while the Standard and Lite editions have fewer features.
Feature |
novaPDF Lite |
novaPDF Standard |
novaPDF Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | $39.99 | $49.99 |
| Print from any Windows Application | YES | YES | YES |
| Free updates (for minor versions) | YES | YES | YES |
| Free technical support | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW: Quick Access Tray application | YES | YES | YES |
| PDF add-in for Microsoft Word | YES | YES | YES |
| PDF add-in for Microsoft Excel | YES | YES | YES |
| PDF add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint | YES | YES | YES |
| PDF add-in for Microsoft Publisher | YES | YES | YES |
| PDF add-in for Microsoft Visio | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW: Save to PDF add-in for Microsoft Outlook | YES | YES | YES |
| UPDATED : Interface available in multiple languages | YES | YES | YES |
| Upload generated PDF to FTP or SFTP servers | NO | NO | YES |
| MSI installer for easy deployment | YES | YES | YES |
| Driver certification for Windows 10/ 8 / 7 and Windows Server 2008 / 2012 | YES | YES | YES |
| UPDATED : Create PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b compliant PDFs | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW: Create PDF/A-2a, PDF/A-2b and PDF/A-2u compliant PDFs | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW: Create PDF/A-3a, PDF/A-3b and PDF/A-3u compliant PDFs | YES | YES | YES |
| PDF Linearization (create PDF files optimized for the web) | YES | YES | YES |
| Change PDF version (switch between PDF 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7) | YES | YES | YES |
| Save PDF to Local or Server | YES | YES | YES |
| Prompt standard Save dialog | YES | YES | YES |
| Add Copyright Information for PDFs | YES | YES | YES |
| Change default printer settings | YES | YES | YES |
| Prompt Advanced Save dialog | YES | YES | YES |
| After save actions | YES | YES | YES |
| Custom save rules with support for regular expressions | YES | YES | YES |
| Append/Insert content in existing PDF files (merge PDFs) | YES | YES | YES |
| Batch/bulk conversion of multiple documents to PDF | YES | YES | YES |
| Automatic actions in case of name conflicts | YES | YES | YES |
| Define pages with margins | YES | YES | YES |
| Add new virtual PDF printers with Printer Manager | YES | YES | YES |
| UPDATED : Data Entry Wizard to easily set document information | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW: N-up page layout options | NO | NO | YES |
| NEW: Print multiple pages per sheet (up to 16) and set page order | YES | YES | YES |
| Export/Import printers and defaults | YES | YES | YES |
| User tags that can be used in the PDF document content | NO | NO | YES |
| NEW: Pause/Resume PDF printing process | YES | YES | YES |
Emails |
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| Send email with default client after creating PDF (with/without the PDF file attached) | NO | NO | YES |
| Add cc/bcc addresses, change zip extension and delete PDF after sending email | NO | NO | YES |
| Create email templates (with custom subject, content, attachments) | NO | NO | YES |
| Add regular/zipped attachments (PDF or other files) | NO | NO | YES |
| Send email via SMTP server (predefined SMTP settings for popular providers) or MAPI | NO | NO | YES |
| Send email via Outlook | NO | NO | YES |
| NEW: Add default signature when sending email via Outlook | NO | NO | YES |
| NEW: Request delivery receipt to emails sent via Outlook | NO | NO | YES |
| NEW: Change Sensitivity to emails sent via Outlook | NO | NO | YES |
| Send email via Gmail | NO | NO | YES |
| Use SSL/TLS encrypted connection for emails | NO | NO | YES |
| Password protect ZIP attachments | NO | NO | YES |
Fonts |
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| Embed all used fonts | YES | YES | YES |
| Embed only font subsets | YES | YES | YES |
| Force embedding of protected fonts | YES | YES | YES |
| Always/Never embed font list | YES | YES | YES |
Graphics |
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| Content compression (text and graphics) | NO | YES | YES |
| Image conversion (convert to grayscale/monochrome) | NO | YES | YES |
| Image downsampling | NO | YES | YES |
Security |
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| AES Encryption level (128-bit or 256-bit) | NO | NO | YES |
| Predefined document permissions | NO | NO | YES |
| Password protection (user, owner) | NO | NO | YES |
Signatures |
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| Predefined signatures | NO | NO | YES |
| Add PDF Signatures | NO | NO | YES |
| Use system/file certificate for PDF signatures | NO | NO | YES |
| Customize display options for PDF signatures | NO | NO | YES |
| Preview signatures on different page sizes | NO | NO | YES |
PDF Links |
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| Convert visible URLs to clickable PDF links | YES | YES | YES |
| UPDATED : Customize PDF links appearance | YES | YES | YES |
| Detect file names and convert to PDF links | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW: Detect and convert telephone links | YES | YES | YES |
Printer Monitor |
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| UPDATED : Real-time printing monitor tool | YES | YES | YES |
| UPDATED : View and filter printed documents history | YES | YES | YES |
| Export/Archive printing monitor document history | YES | YES | YES |
PDF Bookmarks |
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| Predefined bookmark detection | YES | YES | YES |
| Set number of level, open to level | YES | YES | YES |
| Multiple headings definitions | YES | YES | YES |
| Detect by font, size, style, color | YES | YES | YES |
| Show in different style and color | YES | YES | YES |
PDF Watermarks |
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| Add image/text PDF watermarks | NO | YES | YES |
| Predefined watermark templates (confidential, draft, date/time, page index) | NO | YES | YES |
| Preview watermarks on different page sizes | NO | YES | YES |
PDF Overlays |
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| Enable overlay with existing PDF file | NO | NO | YES |
| Actions in case overlay file is shorter | NO | NO | YES |
Layout |
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| Use predefined forms or define custom ones in landscape or portrait orientation | YES | YES | YES |
| Fully customize layout of resulting PDF file (set anchors, margins, size, aspect ratio, transformation tools) | YES | YES | YES |
| Move, rotate and resize content of the pages | YES | YES | YES |
Licensing |
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| Floating/Concurrent per-computer licensing | $149.99 | $199.99 | $249.99 |
| Floating/Concurrent per-user licensing | $89.99 | $119.99 | $149.99 |
| User-based licensing | $299.99 | $399.99 | $499.99 |
| License/unlicense single or multi computers (with support for NetBIOS or DNS names) | YES | YES | YES |
Connectivity |
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| Multiple private/public profiles | YES | YES | YES |
| Show Select Profile dialog when printing | YES | YES | YES |
| Use as virtual desktop printer (you need licenses for each computer) | YES | YES | YES |
| Share as network printer (you need licenses for each client computer) | YES | YES | YES |
| Use with Terminal Services (you need licenses for each terminal) | YES | YES | YES |
| Use through Remote Desktop Connection (you need licenses for each remote computer) | YES | YES | YES |
| Print remotely to the network client (you need licenses for each remote computer) | YES | YES | YES |
| Possibility to add different print queues and ports | YES | YES | YES |
| Password protection for the interface | YES | YES | YES |
| Possibility of co-branding/re-branding the printer | YES | YES | YES |
NEW/UPDATED: Feature was added/updated in novaPDF version 11.