Pdftools SDK
The Pdftools SDK is a comprehensive development library that lets developers integrate advanced PDF functionalities into in-house applications. With the Pdftools SDK, you can:
- Archive PDFs to PDF/A
- Compress and optimize PDFs
- Convert images to PDFs
- Convert PDFs to images
- Merge and split PDFs
- Sign and certify PDFs
- Secure and encrypt PDFs
- Validate PDFs
Toolbox add-on
The Toolbox add-on is a library that provides functionality for developers who need low-level access to the content of PDF files. With the Toolbox add-on, you can:
- Add and fill form fields
- Edit
- Extract information
- Generate PDFs
- Layout for printing
- Manage annotations
- Manage metadata
- Redact
Supported languages and frameworks
The Pdftools SDK and the Toolbox add-on are available for multiple languages:
| Language or framework | Pdftools SDK documentation | Toolbox add-on documentation |
|---|---|---|
| C | C | C |
| Java | Java | Java |
| .NET | .NET | .NET |
| Python | Python | |
| Other languages (Go) | Get started with other programming languages |
Supported operating systems
The Pdftools SDK and the Toolbox add-on are available for multiple operating systems:
| Operating system | Supported architecture and other dependencies |
|---|---|
| Windows Client 7+ | x86 or x64 |
| Windows Server 2008+ | x86 or x64 |
| macOS 10.10+ | x64 or arm64 |
| Linux (RHEL 6.9+, CentOS 9+, Oracle Linux 8+, Fedora 29+, Debian 10+, Ubuntu 22.04+) | x64 |
| Other Linux distribution (glibc 2.34+) | Linux kernel 2.6+, GCC toolset 4.8+, glibc 2.34+, x64 |
| Other Linux distribution (glibc 2.12+) | Linux kernel 2.6+, GCC toolset 4.1+, glibc 2.12+, x64 |
Supported PDF versions
The Pdftools SDK and the Toolbox add-on support the following PDF versions:
| Version | Standard |
|---|---|
| PDF 1.x | PDF Reference 1.3 - 1.6 |
| PDF 1.7 | PDF 1.7 / ISO 32000-1 |
| PDF 2.0 | PDF 2.0 / ISO 32000-2 |
| PDF/A-1a | PDF/A-1a / ISO 19005-1 / Level A conformance |
| PDF/A-1b | PDF/A-1b / ISO 19005-1 / Level B conformance |
| PDF/A-2a | PDF/A-2a / ISO 19005-2 / Level A conformance |
| PDF/A-2b | PDF/A-2b / ISO 19005-2 / Level B conformance |
| PDF/A-2u | PDF/A-2u / ISO 19005-2 / Level U conformance |
| PDF/A-3a | PDF/A-3a / ISO 19005-3 / Level A conformance |
| PDF/A-3b | PDF/A-3b / ISO 19005-3 / Level B conformance |
| PDF/A-3u | PDF/A-3u / ISO 19005-3 / Level U conformance |
Supported image file formats
The Pdftools SDK and the Toolbox add-on support the following image file formats:
- JPEG
- JPEG2000
- JBIG2
- PNG
- GIF
- TIFF
- HEIC/HEIF
Get started
Try the SDKs with one of the Getting started guides.