Chapter 1 Introduction to ICEpdf

Chapter 1 Introduction to ICEpdf

ICEpdf is a pure Java PDF document rendering and viewing solution. ICEpdf can parse and render documents based on the latest PDF standards (Portable Document Format v1.6/Adobe® Acrobat® 7) with superior rendering accuracy and performance.

ICEpdf is designed to support PDF document viewing within Java applications in a manner not possible with the native Acrobat Reader® application. Benefits include:

Seamless integration with Java client applications, allowing complete control over the configuration, exposed functionality and user interface.
A lightweight static and dynamic memory footprint.
Easy deployment to any Java platform without the hassles of Java-to-native integration issues.

ICEpdf supports:

PDF Viewing: ICEpdf can easily be integrated into any Java client application to provide PDF document viewing and navigation in a manner not possible with the Acrobat Reader application. ICEpdf includes an embeddable PDF document viewer component for easy integration within Java client applications. ICEpdf can also be used standalone as an industrial strength PDF Viewer application.
PDF Content Conversion: Convert rendered PDF pages to other formats, such as images, SVG documents, etc.
PDF Content Extraction: Extract PDF document meta-data, text, and images.
ICEbrowser Pilot (Plugin): Extend ICEbrowser to support PDF document rendering using the included ICEbrowser PDF Pilot component.
PDF Link Annotations: Developers can optionally configure ICEpdf to support interactive link annotations via a mouse. An annotation callback gives developers flexibility in which types of link annotation actions they wish to support.