Jacob Collins

• https://www.idrsolutions.com/team#jacobc Jacob is the JPedal Product Manager and specialises in PDF creation and manipulation. He also develops Salesforce backend systems and contributes to marketing and support. Outside of work, he’s a 1900‑rated chess player, guitarist, and French learner.

75 Stories by Jacob Collins

PDF/A Compliance in Java: JPedal Now Converts PDF to PDF/A-3b

The September release of JPedal (2026.09) adds PDF to PDF/A-3b conversion, and JPedal can also validate PDF files against the Arlington PDF Model…

October 13, 2026 3 min read

How to Edit a PDF in Java using JPedal (Tutorial)

Java has no built-in PDF support, so editing a PDF means picking a library. This tutorial covers PDF editing in Java with JPedal’s PdfManipulator, from page operations to redaction…

August 25, 2026 13 min read

The Best PDF Inspector Tools for Developers

If you have ever opened a PDF in a hex editor at 2am trying to work out why a font is missing or why...

June 19, 2026 6 min read

How to Read PDF files in Java (Step-by-Step Guide)

TL;DR Java has no native PDF support, so you need a library. Apache PDFBox is free and adequate for basic extraction, and iText adds...

May 13, 2026 5 min read

How to add a watermark to a PDF in Java (Tutorial)

TL;DR Watermarking a PDF allows you to add branding, ownership information, or document status indicators onto your pages. While libraries like Apache PDFBox and...

May 7, 2026 4 min read

Working with PDF Files in Java: A Complete Guide to Solving Common Tasks

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are the standard for sharing and preserving documents across the internet and other platforms, but working with them programmatically...

April 23, 2026 6 min read