CutePDF is a proprietary Portable Document Format converter and editor for Microsoft Windows developed by Acro Software.
[6] It has been recommended by Tech Republic (October 9, 2003),[7] The Washington Post (May 2, 2009),[8] and PC World (February 13, 2014).
[9] In several historical versions, CutePDF bundles adware with its download.
[10][11][12] Freeware Genius, in "The best freeware virtual PDF printer: a comparison" (June 16, 2011), wrote: "The virtual printers that we tried but decided to exclude from the comparison were Bolt PDF Printer, CutePDF Writer, ImagePrinter, pdf995, PDFlite and Primo PDF, mainly because they were inferior by functionality, configurability, or ease of use.
Some (e.g. Primo PDF and CutePDF) were removed from the list for privacy considerations as they contain adware/spyware components.