HexaPDF

HexaPDF is a pure Ruby library with an accompanying application for working with PDF files. It was designed with ease of use and performance in mind. It uses lazy loading and lazy computing when possible and tries to produce small PDF files by default.

Features

Minimal dependencies ('cmdparse' for hexapdf binary, 'geom2d' for document layout)
Easy to use, Ruby-esque API
Fully tested with 100% code coverage
Low-level API with high-level convenience interface on top
Pure Ruby
Path drawing operations like lines, polylines, rectangles, bézier curves, arcs, ...
Complete canvas API which directly maps to PDF internal operators

Project Samples

Project Activity

See All Activity >

License

GNU Free Documentation License

Follow HexaPDF

HexaPDF Web Site

Other Useful Business Software

AI-generated apps that pass security review

Stop waiting on engineering. Build production-ready internal tools with AI—on your company data, in your cloud.

Retool lets you generate dashboards, admin panels, and workflows directly on your data. Type something like “Build me a revenue dashboard on my Stripe data” and get a working app with security, permissions, and compliance built in from day one. Whether on our cloud or self-hosted, create the internal software your team needs without compromising enterprise standards or control.

Try Retool free

Rate This Project

User Reviews

Be the first to post a review of HexaPDF!

Additional Project Details

Programming Language

Ruby

Related Categories

Ruby PDF Generation Libraries

Registered

2023-11-17

Similar Business Software

RAD PDF

Add a fully functional PDF editor to your ASP.NET website in minutes! Compatible with 99% of desktop & mobile browsers, from Internet Explorer 6 through the latest iOS Safari release, RAD PDF simply works. No plugins or other software needed. RAD PDF natively supports the most commonly...

See Software
Nutrient SDK

Nutrient is the comprehensive solution for all your PDF needs, offering tools that effortlessly integrate and operate PDF functionality across any platform. 1. SDK PRODUCTS Integrate robust PDF functionality into iOS, Android, Windows, web (JavaScript), or any cross-platform technology,...

See Software
Apryse PDF SDK

Apryse (formerly PDFTron) powers the future of document technology. We help businesses, developers, and enterprises handle documents with unmatched speed, accuracy, and security. Whether running in secure server environments or delivering seamless web-based experiences, Apryse makes document...

See Software
DocuGenerate

Easily generate PDF documents like invoices, letters, contracts, agreements, certificates and more with our API and web app. Prepare your Word template with tags where you want to have dynamic text. Then provide the data as JSON or in an Excel file. For each data item, a document will be...

See Software
PrizmDoc

Through a collection of UI components and content manipulation APIs, PrizmDoc provides customizable document processing to help developers deliver in-browser document creation, editing, and collaboration functionality, to enhance their software applications. Our functionality integrates on the...

See Software
Adobe PDF Library SDK

Developers rely on Datalogics to provide the most comprehensive PDF SDKs in the industry. We are SOC 2 Type 2 certified. Global OEMs, SaaS and enterprise end-users rely on Adobe PDF Library to automate the creation, editing and management of PDFs. An Adobe partner, our SDK uses the same...

See Software