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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 .
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).
When you need your PDF to look like HTML, fast.
JVM Languages:
Platforms:
OS:
Microsoft Windows
Linux
macOS
Docker
Azure
AWS
IDEs:
Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA
Eclipse
OS & Processors:
Windows, Mac, Linux
x64, x86, ARM
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
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)
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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