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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...
Jacob Collins
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How to add a watermark to a PDF in…

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...
Jacob Collins
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Working with PDF Files in Java: A Complete Guide…

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are the standard for sharing and preserving documents across the internet and other platforms, but working with them programmatically...
Jacob Collins
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Why choose a pure Java PDF library?

TL;DR Choosing a pure Java PDF library ensures seamless cross-platform deployment and enhanced security through JVM-managed memory. This strategy minimizes technical debt by simplifying...
Jacob Collins
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How to remove text from a PDF in Java…

TL;DR True PDF redaction in Java requires two things: hiding the text visually and removing it from the content stream. This tutorial shows how...
Jacob Collins
3 min read

How to redact PDF text with the JPedal Viewer

TL;DR The JPedal PDF Viewer can be used to redact text in PDF documents. Select ‘Redact’ from the tools menu and draw a rectangle...
Jacob Collins
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