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# Ghostscript

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> Ghostscript is file conversion and interpreter software that helps businesses manage documents and print operations. It offers a host of features including PDF, PostScript, PCL, and XPS conversion, a proprietary color management system, native rendering to raster and conversion to vector formats, custom screening technologies, and delivers high-quality color reproduction. 

Ghostscript can be called as a standalone command line application or can be integrated with your application directly as an SDK. 

Ghostscript integrations range from host-based, embedded, SaaS, and cloud solutions. The Ghostscript engine has been used in printers, MFPs, RIPs, document management systems, PDF generation tools, and cloud-based printing.

Ghostscript's PDF interpreter was completely rewritten in C. The new implementation delivers a standalone PDF interpreter that is faster and more secure than its predecessor.

Bindings for Python, C\#, and Java have been added for the Ghostscript API interface, and we’ve added OCR device support to Ghostscript.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 1 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 1 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Artifex Software
- **Founded**: 1993

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Each Artifex commercial license is crafted based on your individual use case.
- **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- API
- Archiving & Retention
- Compliance Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Content Management
- Data Import/Export
- Document Automation
- Document Generation
- Document Management
- Multiple Format Support
- Multiple Output Formats
- Process/Workflow Automation
- Search/Filter
- Template Management
- Templates
- Third-Party Integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk

## Category

- [Document Generation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4300/document-generation/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Microsoft Word](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/399478/microsoft-word) — 4.7/5 (2783 reviews)
2. [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/317350/adobe-acrobat-dc) — 4.7/5 (4169 reviews)
3. [Google Workspace](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/344998/google-workspace) — 4.7/5 (17483 reviews)
4. [Folge](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/251239/folge) — 4.8/5 (100 reviews)
5. [Fillable Document](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/337948/fillable-document) — 4.7/5 (43 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Impressive Feature-Set and Flexibility\! Highly recommended" — 5.0/5

> **Henning** | *16 May 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: We have noticed Ghostscript as a very handy and flexible tool for handling PDF challenges today and we have been impressed by Ghostscripts feature set and flexibility.  

As a de-facto standard, Ghostscript provides help in handling PDF based documents which shortens the development cycle, and which also ensures a high compatibility of the output documents. The dual license model allows the use of Ghostscript in many scenarios.
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> **Cons**: No cons - we very satisfied with the over-all service and product.
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> Within our research driven open projects, Ghostscript is known as a high-performance solution allowing a common understanding and a common way to handle documents across multiple development environments and across multiple operating systems.  We can highly recommend the use of Ghostscript in document driven scenarios for achiving high-quality output.

## Links

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| en-GB | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/254588/ghostscript> |
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