Invented by Adobe Systems over 20 years ago, the Portable Document Format (PDF) is now an open standard for electronic document exchange maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). When you convert documents, forms, graphics, and web pages to PDF, they look just like they would if printed.

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How to sign PDF files in Java (Tutorial)

Introduction PDF files are not natively supported in Java, so to digitally sign them, you will need some special software. This tutorial demonstrates how...
Jacob Collins
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PDFBox alternative

Working with PDF documents in Java, developers often encounter the choice between open-source libraries like Apache PDFBox and commercial solutions like JPedal. While PDFBox...
Jacob Collins
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PDF vs HTML for AI Web Apps

As AI integration in software products and services becomes more popular, the need for more dynamic and accessible documents has never been greater. For...
Leon Atherton
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iText Alternative (and when you should consider one)

When it comes to finding an iText alternative, a name that often pops up is JPedal. Both libraries offer robust features for handling PDFs,...
Jacob Collins
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How to extract embedded files from a PDF in…

PDF files sometimes reference external resources such as images or other documents. To increase portability and ease archival of such PDF files, these resources...
Jacob Collins
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Digital Signatures in a PDF

Digital signatures are a stamp of authentication for digital information. For PDF files, they provide the ability to detect whether the document has been...
Jacob Collins
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