Pdftools SDK guides

Learn about various functionalities of the Pdftools SDK.

🗃️ Archive

Learn how to archive PDFs to PDF/A files by using the Pdftools SDK.

🗃️ Compress and optimize

Learn what PDF optimization is, why you need to optimize PDF documents, and how you can use the Pdftools SDK to optimize your PDFs.

🗃️ Convert

Learn how to convert images to PDF, and convert PDFs to image format.

📄️ Embed e-invoice

Learn how to embed e-invoices such as ZUGFeRD or Factur-X into PDF files, ensuring compliance with international e-invoicing standards. This guide outlines the key features and requirements for integrating e-invoices using the SDK.

📄️ Extract text

Extract text from a PDF with Pdftools SDK. Choose between extracting text in document order or in a monospaced layout that mimics the page, and configure character spacing, line spacing, and word boundaries.

📄️ Linearize

Linearize a PDF document for Fast Web View with Pdftools SDK, so the first page displays before the whole file downloads.

🗃️ Merge and split

Learn how to merge and split documents, and how you can use the Pdftools SDK to assemble your PDFs.

🗃️ OCR

Learn how to use OCR to make scanned PDFs searchable, fix non-extractable text, and add accessibility tagging.

📄️ Read barcodes

Detect barcodes and QR codes in a PDF with Pdftools SDK. Embed the results in the document's XMP metadata or extract them as XML, and tune recognition with engine parameters.

🗃️ Sign and secure

Learn about the security (encryption) and digital signature capabilities of the Pdftools SDK.

🗃️ Validate

Learn about PDF validation with the Pdftools SDK.