PdfCompare uses the Apache PdfBox Library to read and write Pdfs. The Two Pdfs to compare are opened with PdfBox. A page from each Pdf is read and rendered into a BufferedImage by default at 300dpi.

Aug 14, 2013 · i need to write a java class that compares two pdf files and points out the differences (differences in text/position/font) using some sort of highlighting. my initial approach was use pdfbox to parse the file using pdfbox and store the extracted text using in some data structure that would help me with comparing.

Apr 24, 2025 · Extract Unicode text from PDF files. Split a single PDF into many files or merge multiple PDF files. Extract data from PDF forms or fill a PDF form. Validate PDF files against the PDF/A-1b standard. Print a PDF file using the standard Java printing API. Save PDFs as image files, such as PNG or JPEG.

Explore the differences between iText, Apache PDFBox, and FOP for PDF generation in Java. Find out which is best for your project requirements.

Feb 26, 2023 · Apache PDFBox: A Java PDF Library Apache PDFBox is an open source Java tool which allows creation of new PDF documents with ease. It also helps in manipulating existing PDF documents in Java...

Do you use terms PDF template and PDF form interchangeably (except for the class PdfTemplate that I understand is not related to either)? Does itext offer support for barcodes so I won't need another library to generate them (leaving how feature rich barcode support is outside this question for now)? thanks, again.

Jun 27, 2023 · When it comes to parsing PDF files in Java, two popular libraries stand out: Apache Tika and Apache PDFBox. Both libraries provide powerful features for working with PDF documents, but they have different approaches and trade-offs. In this article, we will explore how to parse a PDF using each library and compare their pros and cons.

A simple Java library to compare two PDF files. Files are rendered and compared pixel by pixel.

A simple Java library to compare two PDF files. Files are compared pixel by pixel.

Apache PDFBox is an open-source Java library for working with PDF documents. It allows for the creation, manipulation, and extraction of content from PDF files, as well as the ability to sign and validate PDF documents. Pros. Comprehensive PDF manipulation capabilities; Active development and community support; Well-documented API with ...