Quick Word to PDF

Quick Word to PDF is a straightforward tool designed to convert Microsoft Word documents into PDF filetype, whether we're talking about DOC, DOCX or DOCM-formatted files. It doesn't include complex options or customization settings, making it accessible even to less experienced users.

The setup procedure doesn't take long. However, it offers to restart the computer to finalize installation. This can be canceled.

Quick Word to PDF gets integrated into Microsoft Word, so you must have this tool from the Microsoft Office suite installed. It creates a new tab in Word's toolbar, called "Create PDF", which you can access anytime you want to generate a PDF document from the current file.

All you have to do is specify the saving directory for the new PDF. Moreover, the app can be asked to open the PDF file on task completion, so that you can examine quality by comparing it with the Word doc.

It aims to retain the format of text, layout, tables and graphical elements. Plus, it features a batch conversion mode, thus permitting you to generate multiple PDFs from multiple Word files at the same time. PDF/A format is supported.

Conversion tasks were performed fast in our tests, during which the program remained light on system resources consumption, thanks to the fact that it required low CPU and RAM to work properly. No error dialogs popped up and the utility didn't freeze or crash.

On the other hand, it hasn't received updates for a long time, cannot work independently from Microsoft Word, and doesn't offer configuration settings for the output PDF documents, such as metadata editing, page customization, or password protection. There are many similar tools out there offering the same features as Quick Word to PDF for free. Nevertheless, you can test it for yourself.