Spire.PDF for Java is a PDF API that enables Java applications to read, write and save PDF documents without using Adobe Acrobat. Using this Java PDF component, developers and programmers can implement rich capabilities to create PDF files from scratch or process existing PDF documents entirely on Java applications (J2SE and J2EE).

Many rich features can be supported by Spire.PDF for Java, such as security settings, extract text/image from the PDF, merge/split PDF, draw text/image/shape/barcode to the PDF, create and fill in form fields, add and delete PDF layers, overlay PDF, insert text/image watermark to the PDF, add/update/delete PDF bookmarks, add tables to the PDF, compress PDF document etc. Besides, Spire.PDF for Java can be applied easily to convert PDF to XPS, XPS to PDF, PDF to SVG, PDF to Word, PDF to HTML and PDF to PDF/A in high quality.

Commercial Edition

Compared with the Free Spire.PDF for Java, the commercial edition of Spire.PDF for Java supports many more features while operating the PDF documents, such as extracting image from PDF, converting PDF to SVG, and converting XPS to PDF.

Main Functions

Only Spire.PDF for Java, No Adobe Acrobat installed

Spire.PDF for Java is a totally independent Java PDF library. It does not require Adobe Acrobat or any other 3rd party software/library installed on system.

Easily Manipulate document and Form fields

Spire.PDF for Java supports to draw text/image/table/barcode and shape on the PDF document from scratch, extract text and image from the PDF file, create/fill in/delete PDF form fields, add text and image watermarks to PDF, add/update/delete PDF bookmarks, operate hyperlinks/attachments/annotations on the PDF, add image/text stamp to PDF document.

Document Settings features

Document information can be set with Spire.PDF for Java including document properties, viewer preference such as page orientation, page size, and zoom factor.

High Quality PDF File Conversion

Spire.PDF for Java supports to convert PDF to XPS, PDF to Image, PDF to SVG, XPS to PDF, PDF to PDF/A with high quality.

Security Features

Spire.PDF for Java supports to add PDF digital signatures and verify the signatures on the PDF documents, encrypt and decrypt the PDF document, change PDF security permission and detect whether a signed PDF is changed or not.

Easy Integration

Spire.PDF for Java can be easily integrated into Java applications (J2SE and J2EE).

Features

Support Environment

100% Written in Java
Supports 32-bit and 64-bit OS
Works on Windows, Linux, Unix and Mac OS
Supports PDF Version 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7
No Need to Install Additional Software

Conversion

Convert PDF to PDF/A
Convert PDF to Image
Convert PDF to SVG
Convert PDF to XPS
Convert XPS to PDF
Convert PDF to Word
Convert PDF to HTML

Security

Encrypt PDF
Decrypt PDF
Create PDF Digital Signature
Change Security Permission
Detect Whether a Signed PDF was Modified or Not

Text

Draw Text
Set Text Format(Font, Size, Color, Layout, Rotate, Transform, Alignment)
Read/Extract Text

Fonts

True Type Fonts
CJK Fonts
Unicode Support (Partial)

Images

Draw Image
Draw Special Shapes(lines, Rectangles, Circles, Arcs, Ellipses, Five-Pointed Star)
Draw PDF Barcode
Read/Extract Images

Attachments

Add Attachments
Remove Attachments

Tables

Simple Table
Image Table
Export Datatable to PDF
Set Table Layout
Format Table Bordor

Bookmarks

Add Bookmarks
Delete Bookmarks
Update Bookmarks

List

Simple List
Ordered List
Multiple levels List

Header and Footer

Add Text in Header and Footer
Add Image in Header and Footer

Watermark

Add Text Watermark
Add Image Watermark

Actions

Add Action
Add Javascript Action
Add Action Chain

FormField

Add Fields(Text Box, Check Box, List box, Combo Box, Button, Radio Button)
Remove Fields
Fill Fields

Pages

Add PDF Pages
Delete PDF Pages
Set Page Number
Get Page Count
Paginate Pages
Set Page Transition
Set Page Orientation
Set Page Transparency
Set Page Overlay

Document

Set PDF Properties
Set PDF View Preference
Set PDF Template
Merge PDF Files
Split PDF File
Print PDF document

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