- PDF Clown
Infobox Software
name = PDF Clown
developer = Stefano Chizzolini
latest_release_version = 0.0.6 Alpha
latest_release_date = release date and age|2008|04|28
operating_system =Cross-platform
genre = Library (Java 1.5, C# 2.0)
platform = Java, .NET
license = GPL or LGPL
website = [http://sourceforge.net/projects/clown/ sourceforge.net/projects/clown]PDF Clown is an
Open Source library for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java 1.5 and C# 2.0. It is distributed under theGNU General Public License , with the LGPL as alternative license.It features multiple abstraction layers to satisfy different programming styles: from the lower level (PDF object model) to the higher (PDF document structure and content streaming).
The project was started in 2006, and is being actively developed. Many features have been implemented, but there are many planned improvements. PDF specification 1.6 is partially implemented.
The tool set offers PDF document splitting, document merging, and low-level access to every single PDF object inside the internal structure.
ee also
*
iText – Java-based creator, editor and converter
*Multivalent (browser) -- another Java-based PDF tool setExternal links
* [http://clown.stefanochizzolini.it/ PDF Clown home page]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/clown/ sourceforge repository]
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