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novaPDF has three major editions: Lite, Standard and Professional. novaPDF Professional has all the features enabled, while novaPDF Lite and Standard have limited functionality.
Server editions work on Terminal Servers and as shared network printers while the Desktop editions don't. The Desktop and Server editions have identical pricing structures.
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| Feature Group: General | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Price | $24.94 $19.95 | $24.94 $19.95 | $53.27 $39.95 | $53.27 $39.95 | $62.44 $49.95 | $62.44 $49.95 |
| Print from any Windows Application |  | | | | | |
| Free updates (for minor versions) | | | | | | |
| Free technical support | | | | | | |
| Embedding images | | | | | | |
| Embedding formulas and tables | | | | | | |
| Interface available in multiple languages | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Page | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Create and manage predefined sizes | | | | | | |
| Use custom page size | | | | | | |
| Set page orientation (landscape/portrait) | | | | | | |
| Set printing resolution (72 to 2400 dpi) | | | | | | |
| Page scaling (1-400%) | | | | | | |
| Modify page margins |  | | | | | |
| Zoom (1-400%) and align page | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Graphics | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Compress text and graphics | | | | | | |
| Compress high color images | | | | | | |
| Compress indexed/monochrome images | | | | | | |
| Downsample high color images | | | | | | |
| Downsample indexed/monochrome images | | | | | | |
| Convert to grayscale high color images | | | | | | |
| Convert to grayscale indexed images | | | | | | |
| Convert to grayscale text and graphics | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Fonts | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Embed all fonts | | | | | | |
| Embed font subsets | | | | | | |
| "Always embed" list of fonts | | | | | | |
| "Never embed" list of fonts | | | | | | |
| Force embedding of protected fonts | | | | | | |
| Support for OpenType and TruType fonts | | | | | | |
| Support for Type1 fonts | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Document Info | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Set PDF title, subject, author, keywords | | | | | | |
| Set start page for PDF viewer | | | | | | |
| Set page layout (continuous, single page, facing, continuous-facing) | | | | | | |
| Show panels, page only or full screen when reading PDF | | | | | | |
| Set PDF viewer magnification (25-400%) | | | | | | |
| Feature group: Security | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Choose encryption level (none, 40-bit, 128-bit) | | | | | | |
| Set PDF document permissions | | | | | | |
| Add password protection (user, owner) | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: PDF signature | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Use system certificates | | | | | | |
| Use signature from file | | | | | | |
| Customize PDF signature | | | | | | |
| Set signature position | | | | | | |
| Sign first/last/custom page | | | | | | |
| Feature group: PDF Links | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Detect URLs/local files and convert to PDF links | | | | | | |
| Customize PDF links appearance | | | | | | |
| Feature group: Bookmarks | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Add multiline bookmarks, match regardless of level | | | | | | |
| Set number of level, open to level | | | | | | |
| Add multiple bookmark definitions | | | | | | |
| Detect bookmark by font, size, style, color | | | | | | |
| Display bookmark in different style and color | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Watermarks | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Display text watermark as background | | | | | | |
| Show text watermark on all/odd/even/range pages | | | | | | |
| Display image watermark as background | | | | | | |
| Show image watermark on all/odd/even/range pages | | | | | | |
| Show image watermark with transparent color | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Save PDF | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Add-ins for Microsoft Office | | | | | | |
| Save PDF automatically to local destinations | | | | | | |
| Save PDF automatically to network destinations | | | | | | |
| Prompt extended Save dialog | | | | | | |
| Prompt Save As dialog | | | | | | |
| Use predefined save settings | | | | | | |
| Append/Insert content in existing PDF files | | | | | | |
| Open PDF or execute action after save | | | | | | |
| Advanced settings (e.g. ignore blank pages) | | | | | | |
| Automatic actions in case of name conflicts | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Overlay | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Enable overlay with existing PDF file | | | | | | |
| Actions in case overlay file is shorter | | | | | | |
| Custom position for the overlayed file | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Email PDF | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Send as attachment (normal or zipped) | | | | | | |
| Send using email client or SMTP server | | | | | | |
| Customize and send email to multiple addresses | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Profiles | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Define multiple private profiles | | | | | | |
| Define multiple public profiles | | | | | | |
| Choose PDF Version (1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6) | | | | | | |
| Create PDF/A compliant PDF files | | | | | | |
| Import/Export profiles | | | | | | |
| Create temporary profile when printing | | | | | | |
| Show Select Profile dialog when printing | | | | | | |
| Propagate public profile on client computers | | | | | | |
| Feature Group: Licensing | novaPDF Lite (Desktop) | novaPDF Lite (Server) | novaPDF Standard (Desktop) | novaPDF Standard (Server) | novaPDF Professional (Desktop) | novaPDF Professional (Server) |
| Single computer licensing | | | | | | |
| Multi computer licensing | | | | | | |
| Share as network PDF printer | | | | | | |
| Use through Remote Desktop Connection | | | | | | |
| Use with Terminal Services | | | | | | |
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Do you know a feature that you would like to see implemented in novaPDF? If so, please contact us and share your thoughts, you have our promise that we will study it and if it proves to be an useful feature we will incorporate it in the next release.
