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Foxit PDF SDK for Desktop 11.0.0

Foxit PDF SDK for Desktop 11.0.0 features significant enhancements in security, compliance, OCR capabilities, PDF optimization, and platform adaptability for efficient document rendering and management. Highlights include document sanitization, thread safety mechanisms, and transparency handling for enhanced security and compliance; advanced control over layers, annotations, dynamic color, and screen DPI scaling for superior rendering experience; smarter OCR with direct format conversion, processing mode controls, and process termination callbacks; superior PDF optimization with optimized handling of scanned documents, image compression, quality control, font management, and space audit; and broader platform adaptability with new Go programming language support and expanded architecture coverage for Python and .NET platforms.

Foxit PDF Conversion SDK 3.0

PDF2Office adds Go programming language support for Linux x32/x64 platform, and upgrades the Python library to make it compatible with Python 3.11 and subsequent micro versions. Office2PDF now supports Linux system platforms. The online conversion demo supports parameter configurations and selections. This new version also enhances the recognition of various elements such as text paragraphs, border tables, and headers/footers, optimizes the font loading method, and supports vertical paragraph alignment for drawing objects, all aimed to deliver better conversion results.

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Build native mobile (iOS, Android) apps with HTML, CSS & JS. Target multiple platforms with one code base on our mobile PDF SDK.

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Kotlin

Develop Android applications using MobilePDF SDK in Kotlin. Designed to work using Java, MobilePDF SDK can easily be integrated into your development process when working with Kotlin.

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Write with or create components using JavaScript code to develop Android and iOS applications using React Native.

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Build and deploy native Android, iOS and Windows apps, using existing skills, teams, and code in C# with MobilePDF SDK.

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Develop a full-fledged PDF Viewer for browser environments, all with Javascript. Migrate from PDF.js and experience native-like performance.

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How to use Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX with Visual Basic

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX
Basically, you have two options to use Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX component with Visual Basic. Both are described above: Option A: Open Excel or Access Select DEVELOPER->Visual BasicNote: If you do not have the Developer tab. G...
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How to remove the Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX Professional header?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX
Calling the function ShowTitleBar(false) will remove the header panel that appears above the toolbar on the Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX component. ShowTitleBar()  Description: Show or hide the title bar. Prototype: void ShowTitleB...
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Can I extract text from PDF files using Foxit PDF SDK?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
Yes. Text extraction from a PDF can be done by calling the FSPDF_TextPage_ExportToFile function using C++. Download Foxit PDF SDK 4.1 and get the demo at: samples\simple_sample\pdf2text\pdf2text.cpp FS_RESULT FSPDF_TextPage_Exp...
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Requirements for using Foxit PDF SDK Rasterizer for .net SDK

Updated 04 April 2017
Foxit SDK .NET
To deploy your application using XCOPY, it is prerequisite to have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package for .NET 2.0/3.0/3.5 application and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package for.NET 4.0/4.5 applicatio...
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How to create a new document to add a single page on Foxit Merger for .NET SDK?

Updated 04 April 2017
Foxit SDK .NET
To create new documents, merge or add pages to a document, follow the steps outlined below: MergeDocument document = new MergeDocument(); PdfDocument sourcePDF = new PdfDocument( "C:\\ImportPDF.pdf" ); document.Append(sourc...
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How to resolve watermarks that persists after applying the license?

Updated 04 April 2017
Foxit PDF Generator for .NET SDK Foxit PDF Merger for .NET SDK
After you apply your license, sometime the watermark stays on your exported documents. Follow these steps to fix that issue: 1) Get the watermark code on the top of the PDF. 2) Use the following information to find out the reaso...
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How to convert a text file to PDF?

Updated 04 April 2017
Foxit PDF Generator for .NET SDK
To make text to PDF files conversion, follow the steps outlined below: Extract the text from the text file. Add the extracted text to a PDF using the TextArea class.Here is an example that adds “Hello World!” to a PDF. ...
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How to fix the blank “FoxitHelpLibForNet.##.##.chm” help file?

Updated 04 April 2017
Foxit SDK .NET
When your Foxit Merger for .NET SDK Getting Started Library don't show any content, do the steps below to fix this error: Right click on the “FoxitHelpLibForNet.##.##.chm” file and select properties Click on “Unblock”
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Foxit PDF SDK 4.x/5.x module breakdown

Updated 04 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
Break down of the Module package. Note: Please read the list like this "Module package - Module included." Standard  - Renderer, Image (write for Bitmap only),  PDF Base, PDF Document(Read), PDF Async(read), PDF Page (Read), P...
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