Foxit PDF SDK for Linux

Foxit PDF SDK for Linux supports multiple programming languages, including C++, C# (.NET Core), Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, and more. Choose the development environment that best fits your project.

Download the SDK

• Obtain the SDK: Request a trial or download instructions through the Foxit Developer Hub, or contact the Foxit technical support team and sales representatives to get the SDK version suited to your project.
• .NET integration: In your IDE, search for and install Foxit.SDK.Dotnet through the NuGet package manager for quick integration.
• Python integration: Use a package manager such as pip to download and install the Python edition of Foxit PDF SDK.
  • Python: pip install FoxitPDFSDKPython3
• Node.js integration (SDK 11.1+): Install the Node.js library with npm.
  • Node.js: npm i @foxitsoftware/foxit-pdf-sdk-node

Sample projects

See Samples for an overview of the sample projects, dependency information for specific samples, and instructions for running samples from the command line.

Quick start

C/C++Java.NetCore Python Node.js Go

Environment setup

System requirements

• Linux x86/x64, armv7/armv8
• Language and framework support on Linux:

Language	Linux x86	Linux x64	Linux ARM
C++	✔️	✔️	✔️
Java	✔️	✔️	✔️
Python	✔️	✔️	✔️ armv8
Go	✔️	✔️	❌
Node.js (approx. v8.15–26; see Release notes)	❌	✔️	❌
.NET Core	❌	✔️	✔️
.NET Framework	❌	❌	❌
Objective-C	❌	❌	❌
C	❌	❌	❌

GCC compiler on Linux

• SDK v8.4+: GCC ≥ 4.9.4 or libstdc++.so.6 ≥ 6.0.20
• SDK v11.0.0+: GCC ≥ 5.4

The following table lists the minimum supported versions for current Foxit PDF SDK for Linux releases:

OS	Tool chain	GLIBC
Linux x86/x64	gcc ≥ 5.4	GLIBC ≥ 2.17
Linux armv7	arm gcc ≥ 8.3	GLIBC ≥ 2.28
Linux armv8	arm gcc ≥ 8.3	GLIBC ≥ 2.27

Package structure

The Foxit PDF SDK Linux package includes the following files and folders:

• doc: API reference and developer guides.
• examples: Sample projects organized in subfolders.
  • extensions_demo: Print manager samples; supported by the C++ library only.
  • simple_demo: More than 30 code samples demonstrating PDF features through the API.
  • view_demo: A UI sample that implements a basic PDF viewer; supported by the C++ library only.
  • QT view_demo: A Qt UI sample that implements a basic PDF viewer; supported by the Linux C++ library only.
• include: Header files for compiled languages such as C/C++.
• lib: SDK libraries and license files.
• res: Default ICC profile files required by the output preview sample.