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Foxit 10.0

Foxit PDF SDK 10.0.0 introduces advanced features and performance optimizations, enhancing document management capabilities. The new 3D and OFD rendering support allows for more dynamic and versatile content within PDFs. The addition of DWG to PDF conversion and bidirectional OFD-PDF conversion caters to specialized document workflows. Editing is improved with paragraph-based features, offering greater control over document formatting. Performance boosts come from optimized rendering and parsing for pages with many Path objects, and the Compliance module and OCR addon now support multithreading and multiprocessing, respectively. The SDK’s expansion to Node.js broadens its accessibility to developers across different platforms.

Foxit Conversion SDK 2.0.0 introduces Office to PDF conversion for Windows, complete with a web demo for hands-on experience. This release also adds AnyCPU support for broader system compatibility. Enhancements include improved PDF to Word conversion with footnotes and headers, and better text recognition in PDF to PowerPoint.

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

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Appearance streams for PDF form fields

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
A form field must have an appearance stream associated with it in the PDF in order for the form field to be visible when the PDF is viewed or printed. Appearance streams control the appearance of widget annotations and allow them ...
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Create PDF form fields programmatically

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
Creating PDF forms programmatically is easy with Foxit Quick PDF Library. In the sample code below we show you how to create text, checkbox and radio button form fields. A list of all form field functions available in our PDF SDK ...
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Use NormalizePage to resolve issues with adding text to pages in PDF files

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
If you're experiencing issues with text not appearing correctly or in the right location on the page after using a function such as DrawText then calling the NormalizePage function may resolve this issue for you. When you create a...
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Switching between the 32-bit and 64-bit DLL versions of Foxit Quick PDF Library (Visual Basic)

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
The DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library includes support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. If you're absolutely sure that you will only want to use the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version then you can just hard code in ...
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Switching between the 32-bit and 64-bit DLL versions of Foxit Quick PDF Library (Visual C#)

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
The DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library includes support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. If you're absolutely sure that you will only want to use the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version then you can just hard code in the v...
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Large PDF file size after adding PNG image using AddImageFromStream

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
The PDF specification supports JPEG data directly, so you can just put the JPEG directly into the PDF. But it doesn't support PNG data directly so the image data must be read out of the PNG image and only the necessary parts added...
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Setup Visual Basic and Visual Studio with the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
Here are some instructions on how to use the DLL edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library with Visual Basic .NET within Visual Studio. This answer applies to Visual Studio 2003 through to Visual Studio 2013. To make life easier, the DLL...
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Setup Visual Basic and Visual Studio with the ActiveX edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
In order to use the ActiveX edition of Foxit Quick PDF Library you first need to register it on your machine. To register it simply type the following into the command line (Start > Run > CMD): regsvr32.exe "C:\Program ...
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Programmatically flatten form fields in a PDF using Foxit Quick PDF Library

Updated 16 May 2022
Foxit Quick PDF Library
Foxit Quick PDF Library enables you to programmatically flatten PDF form fields. Flattening a PDF form means that the content (text and images) of the form fields are converted to regular text and image objects in the PDF and...
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