Nano PDF Editor is a minimalist, portable PDF viewer and toolkit that focuses on simplicity, speed, and ease of integration for applications that need basic PDF rendering without heavy dependencies. It provides core functionality such as page navigation, zooming, text selection, and rendering directly to native graphics surfaces, making it suitable for lightweight PDF viewing scenarios on desktop or embedded platforms. Designed to be easily embedded into larger software projects, Nano-PDF has a small code footprint and straightforward APIs that developers can call from common languages, helping it fit into text editors, document explorers, or custom user interfaces with minimal effort. The viewer strives to comply with standard PDF features, like annotations and linked bookmarks, while avoiding the complexity of full-featured document suites that prioritize editing or creation.
Features
- Lightweight PDF rendering engine
- Page navigation and zoom support
- Text selection and basic annotation support
- Easy embedding APIs for developers
- Fast performance on modest hardware
- Tools for text and image extraction