

Once your download completes extract all files from the archive into a folder and run setup.exe. You can download version 1.7 from here : RedMon is a utility redirecting data sent to printer port to another program. Installation starts and finishes with creation of shortcuts groups in your menu.Īt this point you have a working GhostScript install.
Windows pdf printer install#
You can use default parameters for install or change them to match your requirements (I assumed install into C:\GS folder, please keep in mind that you ll have to change all other settings mentioned in this article to match your parameters).Click Setup button when install starts.Here is the link for 32 Bit version: (Please use download manager) There is one for 32 Bit Windows and another one for 64 Bit version. There are 2 versions of GhostScript for Windows. At the moment you can download latest version from ftp:

You can monitor available releases from GS homepage. So we would need latest version of GhostScript compiled for Windows.
Windows pdf printer how to#
So i have decided to prepare this step by step guide explaining how to install and configure free PDF maker (publisher) using GhostScript and RedMon. There are other applications that can produce PDFs, but they are either expensive or have built in advertising. There is also Acrobat Professional which is a great toll that can produce PDFs but it is quite expensive. The format is well documented and supported.Īcrobat Reader is a well known application for reading PDFs. PDF format became universally accepted format for document exchange.
