PDF editing and e-signature software vendor Foxit has rolled out a new PDF software development kit (SDK) for the desktop and additional conversion and editing tools for PDF creation.
Phil Lee, chief commercial officer (CCO) at Foxit, said the latest SDK release was about enabling development of better PDF applications and tooling for the “next generation”.
“Cutting-edge solutions for PDF performance, conversion, editing and more in order to meet evolving needs … empower the creation of next-generation PDF applications with unparalleled performance, functionality, and flexibility,” Lee said in the vendor announcement.
Foxit PDF SDK for Desktop 10.0.0 includes developer tools for conversion, editing, and more via a technology stack that integrates with developer platforms such as AnyCPU for .NET and .NET Core, the vendor said.
Foxit PDF Conversion SDK is a library for converting PDF files to files such as .docx, .xlsx or .pptx for Windows, Linux and the web.
The Desktop 10.0.0 version includes multi-processor acceleration for optical character recognition (OCR) for faster conversion times and multi-threading to help users handle compliance checks.
Users also get 3D PDF rendering and viewing capabilities, and drawing-file-format DWG-to-PDF conversion capabilities for engineers and other technicians, the vendor said.
Users will also be able to split, and manage paragraphs when editing documents, it said, as well as develop applications that can run on more system architectures. A Node.js library with JavaScript API is also provided for developers on Windows and Linux.
Further image editing settings, such as granular progress monitoring, separate greyscale and colour image compression settings, and support for cloning page objects, have also been added, the vendor said.
“Foxit is also announcing the introduction of a brand-new feature, Office2PDF, that allows users to convert Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents into PDFs directly within their Windows applications,” the vendor said.
The new functionality, currently in beta, will help users integrate Microsoft and PDF workflows, the vendor said.
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