JPedal Standard

JPedal STD is a 100% Java solution for viewing and printing of PDF files. The JPedal library provides a standard JPanel component, simple API and example source code for easy integration. The example source code contains several fully functional programs and the full source code for the library is available.

There is an extensive collection of example programs built into the JPedal library which are fully documented in the support wiki. They include a fully functional viewer. This program showcases many of the features of JPedal, and can be easily incorporated into your own program for rapid application development.

JPedal STD is available under a dual commercial or GPL license. Please note, we cannot offer GPL users any official support.

If you need hi-res images, advanced printing, fast scrolling, the ability to open multiple PDF files, page layouts or other high end features, or cannot use the GPL license then you need to use the enhanced version.

Features include:

JPedal Enhanced

JPedal ENH provides all the features of JPedal STD, plus an increasing number of high end features. JPedal Enhanced will be the launching platform for the latest features in future releases.

Page layouts, javascript validation, advanced printing, hi-res images, full screen mode, shading and fast scrolling are among the features offered by JPedal Enhanced. To view a complete list of features and a comparison matrix of feature differences between our products, see the features matrix.

Advanced features include:

Improved Printing

Java's native print routines are not as sophisticated as Adobe's print options, which is why we've written our own. JPedal gives complete control over the printing process.

Page Layouts

JPedal Enhanced comes with a set of page layout options: Single page, single continuous, facing pages and facing continuous, allowing flexibility when displaying pdf pages.

Hi-resolution images

JPedal Enhanced can display, print and extract images with user-defined high resolution for higher quality output. The Enhanced version also has extra code to handle large images, improving memory usage, speed and display quality.

Shading

JPedal Enhanced is also capable of displaying high end radial and gradient shading.

static XFA/Javascript validation

JPedal Enhanced also displays static XFA forms and Javascript validation, complementing the FDF forms support already present in JPedal.

Version comparison

The JPedal library comes in TWO version - STD (Standard version) and ENH (Enhanced with additional features).

The following table lists the differences between the JPedal versions.

If you are looking to bundle the standard version into a commercial product for distribution or you would like support, you will need a commercial license.

PDF features	Enhanced	Standard
Display single PDF pages
Display multiple PDF pages in renderer simulaneously
Enhanced print dialog with Acrobat style scale options and rotation and centering
Hires image for maximum display or down-sampled images for best memory usage
Lightning fast scrolling
Shading
Generate thumbnails of PDF pages
Embedded fonts used to generate display
Support for True Type fonts
Support for Type 1 fonts
Support for CID fonts
Advanced font substitution capabilities (fonts can be placed locally in a jar rather than in pdf)
Render FDF Forms
Multi threaded independent printing, viewing and extraction of different pages
Extract Images
Extract Forms data and Annotations
Extract Text
Tutorials/Code examples
30 days Email Support included		Commercial only
Additional commercial support options
Standard Java Print Dialog
Java 1.4 and above
License type	Commercial	Commercial or GPL
Distribution	Binary jar/optional escrow	Binary jar/optional escrow
Royalty free distribution option
Suitable for use in other commercial products

The GPL version is unsupported and unsuited for commercial distribution.

Features and bug fixes in versions are listed here.

Please contact us for more details.