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The IDR Team

We’re a team of developers and tech enthusiasts solving tricky document problems, so you don’t have to. IDRsolutions was born from our struggles with integrating PDFs and images into applications. We built tools to simplify the process, and now companies worldwide rely on them to streamline their workflows. Here, we share what we’ve learned along the way to help you spend less time wrestling with documents and more time building great applications.

Recent Posts

Updated Part 6: Graphics State

Part 6: Graphics State (click to expand) It would be nice to get some color on the screen this time round and in doing...
chika
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Updated Part 5: Path Objects

Part 5: Path Objects (click to expand) A PDF is drawn using a load of commands that sit in stream objects. With these commands...
chika
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Updated Part 4: Hello World PDF

Part 4: Hello World PDF (click to expand) Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth I talked about the different objects that are used to...
chika
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Updated Create a Non-Working PDF

Part 3: Create a Non-Working PDF (click to expand) In the previous article of this series, we learn to use a text editor to...
chika
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Updated Make your own PDF file – Part 2:…

Part 2: Structure of a PDF File (click to expand) Before we can start hacking together our own simple PDF file, a quick look...
chika
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25 years of Heretical Thinking: Our Playbook

Watch our BoS 2025 Talk: 25 Years of Heretical Thinking Consistency After 25 years in business, IDR Solutions has grown by doing things differently....
chika
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Travelling to Istanbul by train for DevFest conference –…

After yesterday’s Bulgarian marathon, today is a much gentler last stage. The overnight sleep was the most comfortable yet with a spacious 4 bed...
Mark Stephens
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Travelling to Istanbul by train for DevFest conference –…

After the (now unusual) experience of a night in one place, we were in Ted’s Coffee for 9.30am to collect our tickets for tonight’s...
Mark Stephens
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Travelling to Istanbul by train for DevFest conference –…

After enjoying our free drink in the Premium lounge at Budapest, we boarded the 7.05pm overnight train to Bucharest. Through Transylvania and the Carpathians...
Mark Stephens
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Travelling to Istanbul by train for DevFest conference –…

Another day another night train. After a full day in Prague, it’s time for another night train…. Journey to Budapest Tonight it’s a six...
Mark Stephens
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