Convert pdf to prn

Conversion of pdf file format to prn file format ^beta

Search for pdf to prn converter or software able to handle these file types.

Convert Adobe Portable document format to HP PCL printer output.

We have found one software suitable in our database for this conversion.

Both .pdf and .prn files are used for printing purposes, just prepared for different machines. PRN format is often used for HP printers and some even prefer it to the standard PDF format, which makes users explore the options for pdf to prn conversion. You can certainly find utilities for this, but there won't be many. Ghostscript is a popular solution for this purpose.

Updated: August 30, 2023

Microsoft Windows software - convert pdf to prn on Windows

Ghostscript

A PostScript and PDF interpreter

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from pdf file	Yes, Ghostscript supports pdf file conversion as a source file type.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
to prn file	Yes, Ghostscript supports prn file conversion as a target file type.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

The table with program actions contains information about what each program is capable of doing with their files. This may be a good pointer for further searches for certain file conversions and help you find the converter you are looking for if our search result is insufficient for you. However, it is far from perfect and may sometimes show results which are not really usable because of the nature of the software handles the files. So a conversion that appears as possible, just because of matched actions, may in fact not be possible.

Additional links: Open pdf file, Open prn file

PDF

A pdf file extension is mainly used for Adobe Portable document format, commonly referred to as PDF. All programs that create some sort of documents or projects offer the possibility to export their format to PDF format. A free PDF viewer (Adobe Reader) is available for download from Adobe website.

PRN

Files with prn extension can be usually encountered as various printer output files for HP printers. Typically created as an printer export when a HP printer is selected as an alternative to PostScript / PDF output.

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