Audience
Global OEMs, SaaS & enterprise software engineers/developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) seeking to integrate Adobe PDF functionality within custom applications in a client and / or server environment.
About Adobe PDF Library SDK
Adobe PDF Library is the only commercial PDF SDK built on Adobe Acrobat's own core engine, delivering the same rendering accuracy, PDF spec coverage, and behavior as Acrobat itself.
Available in Modern C++, Adobe C/C++, .NET, .NET Framework, and Java, and supported on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Create, edit, merge, split, annotate, and watermark PDFs programmatically; convert to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF/A, PDF/X, and more; add OCR, digital signatures, redaction, and encryption; and process AcroForms and XFA forms.
SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with a 91% customer retention rate among enterprise users.
For enterprise deployment, the pdfRest API Toolkit Container packages this technology as a self hosted REST API for on premises, private cloud, or hybrid environments.
Datalogics also offers Scout, an AI assistant, and an MCP server so teams can bring PDF capabilities into AI powered workflows.
Pricing
Pricing starts at $5,999 for internal use, please contact us for OEM & SaaS pricing.
Details:
OEMs
Customers incorporating our PDF software into an application for external distribution pay a flat annual fee per platform and a royalty based on product distribution. The royalty fee is based on a percentage of sales, a flat fee per unit, or fixed distribution – based on how you license your product.
SaaS
Customers using our PDF software in an externally accessible service (SaaS) license the software based on the number of servers deployed or a customized model based on users, activations, quantity of documents processed, or revenue.
Internal Usage/End-Users
Starts at $5,999. Licensing is based on the number of servers or desktops where the software is deployed.
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Product Details
Adobe PDF Library SDK Frequently Asked Questions
Adobe PDF Library SDK Product Features
Data Extraction
Document Generation
Document Management
Forms Automation
OCR
PDF Editors
Adobe PDF Library SDK Verified User Reviews
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"Very Comprehensive" Posted 2023-03-02
Pros: Very comprehensive set of APIs that allow the developer to create complex applications. The support has also been excellent.
Cons: Because there are so many APIs, it takes a while to fully understand them and how they are used together.
Overall: After some difficultly learning the APIs, we have used them successfully to do exactly what we needed. The support has also been excellent.
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"The reference SDK for dealing with PDFs" Edited 2022-12-19
Pros: A very high quality SDK for all things PDF. As I understand it, it's based on the same code that Adobe products (e.g. Acrobat) use for PDFs, with some additions. That makes it essentially the reference SDK for PDF. The included support can be very helpful.
Can be used with C#, Java, and C++.Cons: It's for-pay closed-source software. Has a bit of a learning curve to get started, at least when used with C++. Probably not a good match for very small projects.
Overall: My team has been shipping software with the Adobe PDF library for more than 10 years. Our experience has been good.
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"A very useful tool for research." Posted 2021-04-19
Pros: - It has one of the largest collections of PDFs.
- There is a lot of variety for all the genres.
- It has an easy and simple UI.Cons: - The price of the software and PDFs is quite expensive.
Overall: Overall, the Adobe PDF library is one of the largest and most reliable sources to get PDFs. But, the price point of the software is not affordable to many.
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"Nice tool" Posted 2021-02-25
Pros: Adobe PDF library is a nice and fancy tool. It has a lot of options and choices to choose from. Recommended.
Cons: I liked the platform so far. I don't have any cons as such.
Overall: Overall it has been a fine experience. I am not having any problem and there is a good variety to choose.
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"Handy tool to read and edit PDF files" Edited 2020-08-10
Pros: It makes it easy for managing documents. It offers files type conversion with a PDF reader. Very easy to use. Easy to create, edit documents and read large PDF files.
Cons: It worked great for me. Nothing to share about cons.
Overall: Adobe PDF Library is a very handy tool. It offers an intuitive platform to create and read PDF files and also offers to encrypt files to make it more secure.
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"PDF straight from the source" Edited 2022-12-02
Pros: - Very thorough documentation.
- First class support.
- Covers the entire PDF spec.
- Same codebase as Acrobat.Cons: - Some higher-level tasks require a lot of code.
- Somewhat expensive - not for your Sunday project.Overall: If you are serious working with PDF, you can't go wrong with this product. Not only is it built from the same codebase as Adobe's products themselves, but you get outstanding support. There is literally nothing you cannot do - at the cost of being overwhelmed sometimes. ;-)
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