Doro::Free PDF Printer

Detect PDF creation finished

The event Global\DoroPrintingFinished get set when the PDF creation has finished. Additionally, DoroPrintingFinished_<PDF File Name> gets set too.

macOS: Start Doro for the first time

macOS security settings might prevent starting Doro.

To start Doro,
- Control-click (Right Click) the app icon
- Choose Open from the shortcut menu
- Select Open

See https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer-mh40616/mac for details.

If this is still not working,
- Open System Settings
- Click Privacy & Security
- Scroll down, and click the Open Anyway button.

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/102445 for details.

If this is still not working, try to force the usage of Rosetta.
- Select the app's icon in the Finder
- From the File menu in the Finder menu bar, choose Get Info
- In the Info window that opens, check ‘Open using Rosetta’

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/102527#needsrosetta for details.

Doro.ini

You can adjust all options in the Doro.ini configuration file.

This file, located in the install directory C:\Program Files (x86)\DoroPDFWriter\, contains all possible options. These are commented out by default. To enable them, simply remove the apostrophe (') before the respective option. Each option consists of a name, an equals sign, and a value. Example: Language=en

Doro Name

This Doro PDF Writer is not affiliated in any way with doro AB. The similar name is purely coincidental. Doro is named after Doro Place in Los Angeles.

More Options and Automation

You can specify all settings, set auto-printing and specify the output file format like pdf, png, jpg or tif.
The search order for each setting is:
- Doro.ini in the users local app data folder: C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Doro\
- Doro.ini in the install directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\DoroPDFWriter\ (See this file for all possible options)
- In the registry at HKCU\Software\CompSoft\Doro\Ini
You can use .adm and .admx group policy administrative template files to configure Doro in your company environment.

Multiple Doro PDF Printers with different configurations

You can create multiple Doro PDF Printers by duplicating HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\<name>.
To specify a different Doro.ini or settings registry location, create DoroSettingsIni [default: full path to Doro.ini] or DoroSettingsRegistry [default: Software\CompSoft\Doro] inside this registry locations.

Printing print protected PDF files

Open Doro.ini and set RemovePrintProtection=1.

DoroServer.exe

This application is running in the background and is needed for Windows NT 4.0 support. For all other Windows versions, it’s used as backup mechanism to launch the graphical user interface of Doro.

License

Doro is completely free. You can use the software for business and private stuff. However, you are free to donate me some money. Please don’t use it for illegal things.