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Which Product?

Over time our product range has grown, and the prospective purchaser now has to choose between a (sometimes confusing) number of options. To help you pick the right product we've produced this comparison matrix listing common tasks.

	PDF Library Standard	PDF Library Extended	PDF Library w/ Viewer	PDF Viewer	Report Gen. Standard	Report Gen. Extended	Report Gen. w/ Viewer	Graph Library
Access to the PDF Library API				-				-
Create a new PDF				-				-
Convert a TIFF, JPEG, PNG or other bitmap image to PDF				-				-
Create a PDF with Form fields	-			-	-			-
Edit an existing PDF, including watermarking, joining, encrypting etc.	-			-	-			-
Complete a form in an existing PDF	-			³	-			-
Digitally Sign a PDF	-			³	-			-
Print a PDF using Java	-	-		³	-	-		-
Convert a PDF to TIFF, JPEG, PNG or other bitmap image	-	-		³	-	-		-
Search for or extract text from a PDF	-	-		³	-	-		-
Verify or "preflight" a PDF against PDF/A, PDF/X	-	-		³	-	-		-
Display a PDF on screen	-	-			-	-		-
Create a PDF from XML source	-	-	-	-				-
Create a PDF with Form fields from XML source	-	-	-	-	-			-
Create a PDF from XML source using an existing PDF as a template	-	-	-	-	-			-
Create a Graph or Chart and save it as a bitmap	-	-	-	-	¹	¹	¹
Create a Graph or Chart and save it as a PDF, or part of a PDF	-	-	-	-	¹	¹	¹	²

Note 1. Uses version 1 of the Graph Library, which has less features than version 2. Version 2 can be integrated but must be purchased separately
Note 2. Requires the PDF library or Report Generator (any edition)
Note 3. PDF Viewer can perform these actions via the GUI; to do this programatically requires the Extended Edition