However, abandonment does not equate to legal freedom. Adobe still holds the copyright. In theory, downloading PageMaker 7.0 from Softonic (unless Softonic has a special license, which it does not) is .

: Allows users to export publications to Adobe PDF files with a single click. Data Merge

Introduced built-in tools to create Adobe PDF files directly from the application workspace.

PageMaker 7.0 was designed for Windows 98, ME, NT, and XP. It does not run natively on modern 64-bit operating systems like Windows 10 or Windows 11 without complex emulation or virtual machines.