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Java PDF development tools

"PDF viewer, PDF extraction and PDF solution providers"

IDRsolutions have been building PDF solutions since 1997. Our Java PDF developer library has evolved during that time to become the leading Open Source / Commercial package on the market. It has also spawned some exciting new products including the Java Font Library and Storypad, a sophisicated extraction engine geared towards newspapers.

JPedal - Leading Java PDF library

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  • GPL and commercial versions.
  • Market leading featureset with forms support.
  • Numerous PDF viewer and PDF content extraction examples.
  • Free Plugins for all IDEs.

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Storypad 4.0 - PDF content extractor for Newspapers

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  • GPL license.
  • Powerful and intuitive GUI interface.
  • Commercial support options.
  • Powers the websites of "The Times" and "The Sun", two of the largest circulation newspapers in the UK.

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PDF Forms Designer - 100% Java Forms Designer

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  • Online solution to create and edit PDF forms.
  • Free access on initial versions

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JFR - Java Font Rasterizer

  • GPL license.
  • Use any fonts installed on your machine dynamically.
  • Support for TrueType, OpenType, Font Collections, Type1, CFF fonts.
  • Example code.

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About IDRsolutions

IDRsolutions was setup in 1999 to specialise in developing solutions for pdf workflow and integrating legacy systems. It is based in the UK and Australia and has customers in Europe, America and Asia, ranging from billion dollar corporations to individual developers.


IDRsolutions develops software solutions to meet pdf display and extraction requirements and also provides both OEM/consultancy services for companies wishing to use its products.