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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: GeneralnovaPDF 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 ApplicationYesYesYesYesYesYes
Free updates (for minor versions)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Free technical supportYesYesYesYesYesYes
Embedding imagesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Embedding formulas and tablesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Interface available in multiple languagesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: PagenovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Create and manage predefined sizesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Use custom page sizeYesYesYesYesYesYes
Set page orientation (landscape/portrait)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Set printing resolution (72 to 2400 dpi)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Page scaling (1-400%)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Modify page marginsNoNoYesYesYesYes
Zoom (1-400%) and align pageNoNoYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: GraphicsnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Compress text and graphicsNoNoYesYesYesYes
Compress high color imagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Compress indexed/monochrome imagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Downsample high color imagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Downsample indexed/monochrome imagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Convert to grayscale high color imagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Convert to grayscale indexed imagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Convert to grayscale text and graphicsNoNoYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: FontsnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Embed all fontsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Embed font subsetsYesYesYesYesYesYes
"Always embed" list of fontsYesYesYesYesYesYes
"Never embed" list of fontsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Force embedding of protected fontsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Support for OpenType and TruType fontsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Support for Type1 fontsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: Document InfonovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Set PDF title, subject, author, keywordsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Set start page for PDF viewerYesYesYesYesYesYes
Set page layout (continuous, single page, facing, continuous-facing)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Show panels, page only or full screen when reading PDFYesYesYesYesYesYes
Set PDF viewer magnification (25-400%)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Feature group: SecuritynovaPDF 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)NoNoNoNoYesYes
Set PDF document permissionsNoNoNoNoYesYes
Add password protection (user, owner)NoNoNoNoYesYes
Feature Group: PDF signaturenovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Use system certificatesNoNoNoNoYesYes
Use signature from fileNoNoNoNoYesYes
Customize PDF signatureNoNoNoNoYesYes
Set signature positionNoNoNoNoYesYes
Sign first/last/custom pageNoNoNoNoYesYes
Feature group: PDF LinksnovaPDF 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 linksNoNoYesYesYesYes
Customize PDF links appearanceNoNoYesYesYesYes
Feature group: BookmarksnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Add multiline bookmarks, match regardless of levelNoNoYesYesYesYes
Set number of level, open to levelNoNoYesYesYesYes
Add multiple bookmark definitionsNoNoYesYesYesYes
Detect bookmark by font, size, style, colorNoNoYesYesYesYes
Display bookmark in different style and colorNoNoYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: WatermarksnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Display text watermark as backgroundNoNoYesYesYesYes
Show text watermark on all/odd/even/range pagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Display image watermark as backgroundNoNoYesYesYesYes
Show image watermark on all/odd/even/range pagesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Show image watermark with transparent colorNoNoYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: Save PDFnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Add-ins for Microsoft OfficeNoNoYesYesYesYes
Save PDF automatically to local destinationsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Save PDF automatically to network destinationsNoYesNoYesNoYes
Prompt extended Save dialogYesYesYesYesYesYes
Prompt Save As dialogYesYesYesYesYesYes
Use predefined save settingsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Append/Insert content in existing PDF filesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Open PDF or execute action after saveYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced settings (e.g. ignore blank pages)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Automatic actions in case of name conflictsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Feature Group: OverlaynovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Enable overlay with existing PDF fileNoNoNoNoYesYes
Actions in case overlay file is shorterNoNoNoNoYesYes
Custom position for the overlayed fileNoNoNoNoYesYes
Feature Group: Email PDFnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Send as attachment (normal or zipped)NoNoNoNoYesYes
Send using email client or SMTP serverNoNoNoNoYesYes
Customize and send email to multiple addressesNoNoNoNoYesYes
Feature Group: ProfilesnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Define multiple private profilesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Define multiple public profilesNoYesNoYesNoYes
Choose PDF Version (1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6)YesYesYesYesYesYes
Create PDF/A compliant PDF filesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Import/Export profilesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Create temporary profile when printingYesYesYesYesYesYes
Show Select Profile dialog when printingYesYesYesYesYesYes
Propagate public profile on client computersNoYesNoYesNoYes
Feature Group: LicensingnovaPDF Lite (Desktop)novaPDF Lite (Server)novaPDF Standard (Desktop)novaPDF Standard (Server)novaPDF Professional (Desktop)novaPDF Professional (Server)
Single computer licensingYesNoYesNoYesNo
Multi computer licensingNoYesNoYesNoYes
Share as network PDF printerNoYesNoYesNoYes
Use through Remote Desktop ConnectionNoYesNoYesNoYes
Use with Terminal ServicesNoYesNoYesNoYes
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