PDF Generation

jPDFFields is a Java™ library to work with interactive PDF forms in both AcroForm and XFA formats. jPDFFields allows your application to get and set field values and can also import and export to FDF, XFDF and XDP formats Additionally, jPDFFields can also "flatten" fields in a document. Flattening is the process of merging the fields into the PDF content layer so that the information is retained but as static PDF content.

jPDFText is a Java™ library to extract text from PDF documents. With jPDFText you can process PDF documents to extract the textual content for archiving, storage, searching or indexing. jPDFText is built on top of Qoppa's proprietary PDF technology so there is no need for any third party software or drivers.

jPDFSecure is a Java library that can change security settings on PDF Documents. With jPDFSecure, your application can encrypt and decrypt PDF documents as well as set permissions on the documents.

100% Java Report generation classes for (i) Printing, (ii) PDF generation, (iii) Previewing, (iv) TIFF (fax document), (v) JPEG, and (vi) PNG image creation of J2EE server as well as Java Swing GUI program output. Output from any swing components such as JTable, JTextArea, JEditorPane, JTextPane, JTextComponent, Component in a minute. Dynamically output your Java/J2EE program as a PDF document (for viewing in the browser client or saving in the server), TIFF document (for FAX sending/viewing) and automatically print to a server connected network printer. Use its wanderful preview option for allowing users to preview pages before producing the output. Combine output from multiple Swing/Non-swing components as a single PDF document, print, or TIFF output. Output pages are automatically formatted using the sophisticated text/icon/swing line, column, page breaking algorithm.

JasperAssistant is a visual report designer for JasperReports, a popular open-source reporting engine. It is built on top of the Eclipse's plug-in architecture and its main goal is to assist you in creating JasperReports report definition files through an intuitive graphical interface.

pdf-DocPro is a ideal supplementary tool to people already using any PDF printer driver. With pdf-DocPro you are able to set all PDF document properties with some few clicks. Define settings, security permissions, encryption levels and printing options. You want to add a 128-bit encryption or a User password and/or a Master password? Show the document in Acrobat Reader with Thumbnails or without them? What magnification you want to present? Which page layout? You want to present your document in Acrobat Reader like a Powerpoint presentation? Then Acrobat Reader should hide menu bars, tool bars, window controls and ought to open in full screen mode. No problem with pdf-DocPro.

ElegantJ Pdf library is a java class library. This powerful pdf library enables you to seamlessly publish your business reports and documents in pdf format from your application and or anywhere you desire. The library is vast and can cater to almost most of the requirements of a developer. The JAVA classes are small, fast, easy to use and integrate into your projects and are completely written in Java.

jPDFWriter is a class library for the Java programming language that allows you to create PDF documents without any modifications to your printing code. By extending the standard Java method classes that handle printing, jPDFWriter emulates a Java technology-based printer job and its behavior. This eliminates the need for any code changes and even allows an application to choose where to print at runtime.

A free Java library to extract both text and images from pdf and to provide a Rastrerizer.

iText is a library that allows developers to extend the capabilities of their web server (and other JAVA) applications with dynamic PDF document generation. PDF documents can be generated from scratch using high level objects for tables, columns, chapters, sections, etc... There is also low level PDF and java.awt.Graphics2D support. PDF forms can be filled, existing PDF documents can be copied, stamped, signed and/or encrypted using iText.

ReportMill is the world's first "Object Reporting System", combining an easy-to-use page layout application and a powerful pure Java developer package to create dynamically generated web pages and reports. ReportMill generates professional, well-formatted content that is either interactive and scrollable (in Flash) or paginated and printable (in PDF) - all from the same template. Template design is easy: simply draw the elements of your report using the powerful page layout application. Key substitution is also easy, using the familiar mail-merge paradigm (eg, "@myKey@"). Code integration is even easier - PDF, for instance, can be generated and written to a file with only 3 lines of code.

The Big Faceless PDF Library is a Java class library for creating PDF documents. The Extended Edition offers the ability to create and edit AcroForms, PDF's answer to the HTML form. Like HTML forms, PDF forms can contain text boxes, radio buttons, and can call JavaScript functions. The Extended Edition also includes a PDF reader for importing and editing, along with FDF support, verification for digital signatures and text extraction. Both variations offer full Unicode support, encryption, embedded TrueType and Type1 fonts, barcodes, hyperlinks, spot and calibrated color. Advanced text layout engine enables complex HTML styles. It is small, fast, easy to use, and 100% pure Java. Download the free trial and test it yourself!