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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 read a PDF file

To show how to read a PDF file, I have created a step by step guide to reading very ‘simple’ PDF (it just shows...
Mark Stephens
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How to write HEIC image files in Java (Tutorial)

Why do HEIC Images cause problems for Java Developers? ImageIO does not write HEIC file types by default so existing Java Applications will not...
Mark Stephens
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Glossary of PDF Terms

This article lists and defines commonly used terminology from the PDF world.   AcroForm AcroForm is a PDF form format that was introduced in...
Jacob Collins
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