clawsoftware/clawPDF
Open Source Virtual (Network) Printer for Windows that allows you to create PDFs, OCR text, and print images, with advanced features usually available only in enterprise solutions. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2761
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1205
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1940 stars · 225 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
clawPDF is an open-source virtual printer for Windows that converts printed output into PDF, PDF/A, OCR text, SVG, and various image formats. It supports network/shared printing on print servers, scripting automation, encryption, and file merging, with enterprise-oriented features.
Use cases
- print any document to pdf from windows
- convert printed output to searchable text with ocr
- create pdf/a archival documents
- set up a shared network pdf printer on a print server
- automate pdf creation with powershell or python scripts
- merge multiple printed files into one pdf
- encrypt pdfs with a password
- export printed pages as png jpeg or tif images
When to choose
- you need a free, adware-free virtual pdf printer on windows
- you want pdf/a-compliant archival output
- you need to deploy a shared network printer across a terminal server or multi-user environment
- you want to automate document conversion via scripting or command line
When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform solution for linux or macos
- you need to edit or annotate existing pdfs rather than create them
- you require a maintained commercial support contract
Facets
application · maturity active
pdf ocr image-processing cryptography workflow-automation cli pdf windows developer-tools files windows virtual-printer network-printer pdfa pdf-merger terminal-server print-to-pdf scripting-interface csharp automation
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4d8c2c062be0
- homepage: https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF · fetched 2026-08-29 · e46b82d18da2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| clawsoftware/clawPDF | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="clawsoftware/clawPDF")
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