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Designed for Java 8+, Kotlin, and Scala running on Windows, Linux, Mac or Cloud Platforms.
Available for .NET, Java, Python, and Node.js.

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A Java PDF Library that prioritizes accuracy, ease of use, and speed.

IronPDF is the leading Java PDF library for generating & editing PDFs. Its user friendly API allows developers to rapidly deliver professional, high quality PDFs from HTML in all types of Java projects (including Scala and Kotlin).

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Compatibility

JVM Languages:
  • Java
  • Scala
  • Kotlin
Platforms:
  • Java 8 and above
OS:
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Docker
  • Azure
  • AWS
IDEs:
  • Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA
  • Eclipse
OS & Processors:
  • Windows, Mac, Linux
  • x64, x86, ARM

Generating PDFs

HTML to PDF:
  • HTML File to PDF
  • HTML String to PDF
  • URL to PDF
PDF File Conversion:
  • Image to PDF
  • PDF to Image
  • RTF to PDF (Rich Text Format)
Apply Settings:
  • Base 64 Encoding
  • Base URLs
  • Custom File Paths
Supports:
  • UTF-8 Character Encoding
  • Base URLs & Asset Encoding
  • TLS Website & System Logins
  • Async & Multithreading
  • Cookies

Formatting PDFs

Use HTML Assets:
  • HTML (5 and below)
  • CSS (Screen & Print)
  • Images (jpg, png, gif, tiff, svg, bmp)
  • JavaScript (Custom Render Delays)
  • Fonts (Web & Icon)
Apply Page Templates:
  • Add Headers & Footers
  • Add Page Numbers
  • Add Page Breaks
  • Fit to Paper & Zoom
  • Custom Margins
Apply Page Settings:
  • Responsive Layouts
  • Custom Paper Size
  • Orientation & Rotation
  • Color
Supports PDF Standards:
  • PDF Versions (1.2 - 1.7)
  • PDF/UA (PDF/UA-1)
  • PDF/A (PDF/A-3b)

Editing PDFs

Set Properties & Security:
  • Set Password & Permissions
  • Digital Signatures (.pfx, .p12)
  • PDF File Compression
  • Edit PDF Metadata
  • Edit & Sign Revision History
Edit Document Structure:
  • Add, Copy, & Delete Pages
  • Merge & Split PDFs
  • Annotations
  • Attachments
  • Bookmarks and Outline
Edit Page Content:
  • Draw Text & Bitmap
  • Find and Replace Text
  • Headers & Footers
  • Stamp Text & Images
  • Custom Watermarks
  • Backgrounds & Foregrounds
Use PDF Forms:
  • Create & Edit Forms
  • Fill Existing Forms
View, Read, & Print PDFs:
  • Print to a Physical Printer
  • Extract PDF Text & Images

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