PDFTextStream for Java

PDFTextStream started life as a Java library a little over two years ago, and it continues to be the leading PDF content extraction library of choice for demanding professionals.

Requirements

PDFTextStream for Java requires a v1.4 (or higher) Java Virtual Machine (JVM). While PDFTextStream for Java is a 100% pure Java library (i.e. no platform-specific native code included), and alternate Java runtimes (such as those offered by Blackdown, BEA, GNU, etc.) will likely work without problems, Snowtide only supports the use of PDFTextStream for Java with Sun Java runtimes.

Installation

No special installation is required; simply unpack your PDFTextStream for Java distribution, and add the PDFTextStream-x.x.jar file (found in the lib directory of the distribution) to your application's classpath.

Typical Usage

Please refer to our Getting Started tutorial for some introductory code samples.

Latest News

GWAVA Enters Into OEM Partnership with Snowtide

GWAVA and Snowtide have entered into an OEM agreement, where Snowtide's PDFTextStream is now providing key PDF content compatibility for GWAVA's Retain email archiving solution on the Novell GroupWise platform.

PDFTextStream v2.1 Released

PDFTextStream now also offers robust form update functionality. Already a worthy asset for any document-centric web application or software package, PDFTextStream is even more valuable now that it can drive the generation of interactive forms customized on the fly for customers or partners.