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Foxit PDF SDK for Mac ​

Foxit PDF SDK for macOS supports multiple programming languages, including C++, C# (.NET Core), Java, Python, Objective-C, Go, Node.js, 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++Java.NetCorePython Object-C Go Node.js

Environment setup ​

System requirements ​

  • macOS x64 ≥ 10.6
  • macOS arm64 ≥ 12.0
  • Language and framework support on macOS:
LanguagemacOS x64macOS ARM64
C❌❌
C++✔️✔️
Java✔️✔️
.NET Core✔️✔️
Python✔️✔️
Objective-C✔️✔️
Go✔️❌
Node.js✔️✔️
.NET Framework❌❌

clang compiler on Mac x64 ​

Starting with version 9.0, the clang version used to build and compile Foxit PDF SDK for Mac (x64) was upgraded from 9.1.0 to 11.0.3.

Package structure ​

The Foxit PDF SDK Mac package includes the following files and folders. Directory contents vary by language binding.

  • doc: API reference and developer guides.
  • examples: Sample projects organized in subfolders.
    • extensions_demo: Print manager samples; supported by C++ and .NET libraries only.
    • simple_demo: Numerous code samples demonstrating PDF features through the API.
    • view_demo: A UI sample that implements a basic PDF viewer; supported by C++ and .NET libraries only.
  • include: Header files for compiled languages such as C/C++.
  • lib: SDK libraries and license files for x64 and arm64 CPU architectures.
  • res: Default ICC profile files required by the output preview sample.

NOTE

Mac arm64 does not support PDF output preview, so the arm library does not include the res directory.