Apache PDFBox
Apache PDFBox is an open-source Java library for working with PDF documents. It allows creation of new PDF documents, manipulation of existing documents, and the ability to extract content from documents with support for digital signatures.
APIs
Apache PDFBox
PDFBox provides a Java API for creating, manipulating, rendering, and extracting text and images from PDF documents, with support for digital signatures, form filling, PDF/A val...
Capabilities
Apache PDFBox Document Processing Workflow
Workflow for creating, manipulating, extracting text from, and digitally signing PDF documents using Apache PDFBox.
Run with NaftikoFeatures
Extract plain text and structured content from PDF documents
Create new PDF documents programmatically with Java API
Merge, split, rotate, and resize pages in existing PDFs
Apply and verify digital signatures for document authenticity
Read and fill interactive PDF forms (AcroForms)
Validate and create PDF/A documents for archiving
Embed and extract fonts, handle Type 1, TrueType, and OpenType
Use Cases
Extract data from PDF invoices for automated processing
Generate PDF reports, contracts, and certificates programmatically
Digitally sign and verify legal documents
Fill PDF forms and extract submitted data
Convert documents to PDF/A for long-term archiving
Integrations
Content detection and text extraction integration
Spring Boot starter for PDF processing in web applications
Available as org.apache.pdfbox on Maven Central
Complementary PDF library for advanced PDF generation