FinePrint 6.11 Fileforum Pick

4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 (194 votes)

(September 2, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Shareware; $49.95 / 21,686 downloads

FinePrint is a Windows printer driver that provides advanced printing capability. You can create booklets, print double sided on any printer, print on your own electronic letterhead, and create new documents by combining your print jobs together. You can add gutters for binding all with complete assurance that the printed output will match the preview on screen.

Reviews of FinePrint

  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    Diam0nd

    Reviewing 6.06 (Feb 3, 2009)

    Version 6.06 - January 29, 2009

    fixed installation errors in AddPrinterDriver and AddPrinter that happened on some systems

    fixed an AutoSave problem that sometimes caused large files to be saved incorrectly

    fixed a bug where selective printing (e.g. "print this page") sometimes printed the entire job when pdfFactory is the destination printer

    when sheets and pages mean the same thing (Bypass or 1-up, single-sided), redundant menu commands "print this sheet" and "print selected sheets" are no longer shown

    the FinePrint uninstaller now sets the Windows default printer back to the current destination printer, if FinePrint is the default printer at the time of uninstallation

    now properly handles the case where a user logoff or system shutdown is started while the FinePrint window is open

    the variable now works correctly in stationery when job separation is enabled

    the "FinePrint 2-up Letter" paper size now appears as a choice in application (e.g. Word) Page Setup dialogs

    Windows 7 is now supported

    text runs can now be longer than 255 characters

    (Server Edition) improved propagation of printer settings (e.g. paper size, "Do not show dialog") from the server to the clients

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    Doubledoom

    Reviewing 6.05 (Jan 20, 2009)

    6.05 x64 version is broken (as mentioned below). It crashes when printing from 32 bit applications. Stick with 6.04 for now.

    I took another look at Pri and couldnt find multiple letterhead support and the quality of the logo (in bmp form) was lower than that I could achieve on fineprint. I believe that for many people, the two pieces of software are really aimed at different target markets but have a few overlaps which may catch a few people in the middle.

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    Defenestration

    Reviewing 6.05 (Jan 15, 2009)

    Doubledoom - PriPrinter supports both letterheads (print from any app to PriPrinter and then select Save As Form...) and per tray settings.

  4. 1 out of 5 stars
    zapatero

    Reviewing 6.05 (Jan 15, 2009)

    6.05 (and pdffactory pro 3.40) did not work for me. They both failed when printing a web page from Firefox 3.0.5 (and Windows XP SP3). I went back to the previous version.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    Doubledoom

    Reviewing 6.04 (Oct 23, 2008)

    New interface with version 6* was really an unnecessary change but you quickly get used to it.

    Took a look at the priprinter mentioned below but it doesnt offer a number of the fineprint features that i would need (letterheads, printing trays to name just two). So, on that basis I quick fineprint a 5 because it does everything I want and does it well.

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