macOS Print to PDF

Detailed statistics from 42 PDFs analyzed

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Total PDFs

48%

Were Modified

Total Pages

Usage Breakdown

How this tool is used in PDF creation workflow

As Producer

PDF converter or saver

Total Usage42

Modification Rate48%

Avg File Size447 KB

Also Goes By

Different names and versions we’ve spotted in the wild

macOS Version 26.1 (Build 25B78) Quartz PDFContext7.1%

macOS Version 26.2 (Build 25C56) Quartz PDFContext7.1%

macOS Version 10.15.4 (Build 19E287) Quartz PDFContext4.8%

macOS Version 14.5 (Build 23F79) Quartz PDFContext4.8%

macOS Version 14.6 (Build 23G80) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.14.8%

macOS Version 15.7.3 (Build 24G419) Quartz PDFContext4.8%

macOS Version 15.7.4 (assemblage 24G517) Quartz PDFContext4.8%

macOS Version 26.1 (Build 25B78) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.14.8%

macOS Version 26.2 (assemblage 25C56) Quartz PDFContext4.8%

Mac OS X 10.6.7 Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 12.5 (Build 21G72) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 13.5 (Build 22G74) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 14.0 (Build 23A344) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 14.3.1 (Build 23D60) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 14.6.1 (Build 23G93) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 15.2 (Build 24C101) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 15.4 (Build 24E248) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 15.5 (Build 24F74) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 15.6 (Build 24G84) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 15.6 (Build 24G84) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 15.6.1 (Build 24G90) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 15.6.1 (Build 24G90) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 15.7.1 (Build 24G231) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 15.7.3 (Build 24G419) Quartz PDFContext, AppendMode 1.12.4%

macOS Version 15.7.4 (Build 24G517) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 26.0.1 (Build 25A362) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 26.3 (Build 25D125) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Version 26.3.1 (Build 25D2128) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Versión 13.5.1 (Compilación 22G90) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Versión 13.7.8 (Compilación 22H730) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

macOS Версия 14.5 (Выпуск 23F79) Quartz PDFContext2.4%

PDF Versions Created

When used as producer/converter

PDF 1.375.0%

PDF 1.412.5%

PDF 1.612.5%

Source Document Apps

Apps that create documents later converted by macOS Print to PDF

Preview40.0%

Pages20.0%

Microsoft Word12.0%

Edge (Print to PDF)4.0%

Chrome (Print to PDF)4.0%

Adobe Acrobat4.0%

Designer 6.54.0%

OpenText Exstream4.0%

Microsoft Excel4.0%

KDAN PDF4.0%

Interesting Facts

🕰️ The oldest macOS Print to PDF PDF we’ve analyzed dates back to 27 Apr 2011 — almost 15 years ago

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