What is Adobe PDF Library SDK?

Global OEMs, SaaS providers, and enterprise users utilize the Adobe PDF Library to streamline the processes of creating, editing, and managing PDF documents. As an authorized Adobe partner, our SDK is built using the same source code as Acrobat, ensuring top-notch stability, reliability, and quality.

Supported programming languages include .NET, .NET Framework, Java, and C/C++, and it is compatible with platforms such as Windows, Linux, and MacOS, with package management facilitated through NuGet and Maven.

The library boasts a wide range of capabilities, encompassing annotations, content creation and modification, color management, and various extraction options for text, images, and forms. It also offers features for compression, optimization, and conversion to formats like PDF/A, PDF/X, EPS, PostScript, XPS, and ZUGFeRD, along with robust display and printing options. Moreover, it allows for the import, export, and flattening of both static and dynamic XFA forms, along with AcroForms, and supports a variety of image operations including extraction, rendering, and thumbnail creation. The optimization functionality enhances file size and content, while OCR capabilities enable text addition to documents and images. Additionally, users can convert PDFs to Office formats such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and implement security measures including viewer settings, redactions, password protection, encryption/decryption, and watermarking.

Pricing structures are adaptable for OEMs, SaaS solutions, and end-users, based on their specific usage needs.

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Pricing

Price Overview:
Pricing for Adobe PDF Library is based on your business model & software usage.

OEMs
Customers incorporating our PDF software into an application for external distribution pay a flat annual fee per platform and a royalty based on product distribution. The royalty fee is based on a percentage of sales, a flat fee per unit, or fixed distribution – based on how you license your product.

SaaS
Customers using our PDF software in an externally accessible service (SaaS) license the software based on the number of servers deployed or a customized model based on users, activations, quantity of documents processed, or revenue.

Internal Usage/End-Users
Licensing is based on the number of servers or desktops where the software is deployed.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Adobe PDF Library SDK provides an API
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Screenshots and Video

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Datalogics Inc.
Date Founded:
1967
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.datalogics.com/adobe-pdf-library/
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
On-Prem
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
Video Library
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Government
Supported Languages
English

Adobe PDF Library SDK Categories and Features

PDF Splitters

PDF SDK

PDF Readers

PDF Merge Software

PDF Generators

PDF Editors

Access Controls / Permissions
Annotations
Commenting / Notes
Compare Side-by-Side
Customizable Branding
Delete Pages
Electronic Signature
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Merge / Append
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Rearrange Pages
Rotate Pages
Watermarking

PDF Converters

PDF Compressors

PDF Annotators

PDF Software

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

OCR Software

Batch Processing
Convert to PDF
ID Scanning
Image Pre-processing
Indexing
Metadata Extraction
Multi-Language
Multiple Output Formats
Text Editor
Zone Selection Tool

Intelligent Document Processing Software

Forms Automation Software

Approval Process Control
Archiving & Retention
Collaboration
Document Indexing
Drag & Drop
Full Text Search
Remote Document Access
Rules-Based Workflow
Text Editing
Version Control

Document Management Software

Access Controls
Archiving & Retention
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Tracking
Document Archiving
Document Assembly
Document Capture
Document Conversion
Document Delivery
Document Indexing
Document Retention
Electronic Signature
Email Management
File Recovery
File Type Conversion
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition
Print Management
Version Control

Document Generation Software

Batch Processing
Collaboration
Digital Signature
Interaction Tracking
Multiple Output Formats
Templates

Data Extraction Software

Disparate Data Collection
Document Extraction
Email Address Extraction
IP Address Extraction
Image Extraction
Phone Number Extraction
Pricing Extraction
Web Data Extraction

Adobe PDF Library SDK Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: Paula M.
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Very Comprehensive

    Date: Mar 02 2023
    Summary

    After some difficultly learning the APIs, we have used them successfully to do exactly what we needed. The support has also been excellent.

    Positive

    Very comprehensive set of APIs that allow the developer to create complex applications. The support has also been excellent.

    Negative

    Because there are so many APIs, it takes a while to fully understand them and how they are used together.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: CTO
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    The reference SDK for dealing with PDFs

    Updated: Dec 19 2022
    Summary

    My team has been shipping software with the Adobe PDF library for more than 10 years. Our experience has been good.

    Positive

    A very high quality SDK for all things PDF. As I understand it, it's based on the same code that Adobe products (e.g. Acrobat) use for PDFs, with some additions. That makes it essentially the reference SDK for PDF. The included support can be very helpful.

    Can be used with C#, Java, and C++.

    Negative

    It's for-pay closed-source software. Has a bit of a learning curve to get started, at least when used with C++. Probably not a good match for very small projects.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Marketer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Nice tool

    Date: Feb 25 2021
    Summary

    Overall it has been a fine experience. I am not having any problem and there is a good variety to choose.

    Positive

    Adobe PDF library is a nice and fancy tool. It has a lot of options and choices to choose from. Recommended.

    Negative

    I liked the platform so far. I don't have any cons as such.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sundar Y.
    Position: Data Scientist
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A very useful tool for research.

    Date: Apr 19 2021
    Summary

    Overall, the Adobe PDF library is one of the largest and most reliable sources to get PDFs. But, the price point of the software is not affordable to many.

    Positive

    - It has one of the largest collections of PDFs.
    - There is a lot of variety for all the genres.
    - It has an easy and simple UI.

    Negative

    - The price of the software and PDFs is quite expensive.

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  • Reviewer Name: Kunal R.
    Position: Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Handy tool to read and edit PDF files

    Updated: Aug 10 2020
    Summary

    Adobe PDF Library is a very handy tool. It offers an intuitive platform to create and read PDF files and also offers to encrypt files to make it more secure.

    Positive

    It makes it easy for managing documents. It offers files type conversion with a PDF reader. Very easy to use. Easy to create, edit documents and read large PDF files.

    Negative

    It worked great for me. Nothing to share about cons.

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  • Reviewer Name: Yannick F.
    Position: Lead programmer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    PDF straight from the source

    Updated: Dec 02 2022
    Summary

    If you are serious working with PDF, you can't go wrong with this product. Not only is it built from the same codebase as Adobe's products themselves, but you get outstanding support. There is literally nothing you cannot do - at the cost of being overwhelmed sometimes. ;-)

    Positive

    - Very thorough documentation.
    - First class support.
    - Covers the entire PDF spec.
    - Same codebase as Acrobat.

    Negative

    - Some higher-level tasks require a lot of code.
    - Somewhat expensive - not for your Sunday project.

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