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Component: PDFKit

PDF functions for macOS and iOS.

Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
2.1 / 13.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ 89%, on macOS 🔶 75%

Item Details Server
PDFKit.AddEmptyPage
Adds an empty page to the given PDF document.
Mac/iOS
5.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.AddImageFilePage
Adds a new page to PDF document with given image file.
Mac/iOS
7.2
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.AddImagePage
Adds a new page to PDF document with given image.
Mac/iOS
5.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.AppendPages
Copies pages from one PDF to append other PDF.
Mac/iOS
3.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.Combine
Creates a new PDF file with all the given PDF files/references.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.CombineRef
Creates a new PDF document with all the given PDF files/references and returns the new PDF reference.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GeneratePreview
Adds preview to an existing PDF container.
Mac/iOS
7.5
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetCurrentFilter
Queries name of current selected filter.
Mac only
4.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetIgnoreCombineErrors
Returns status of Combine Error handling.
Mac/iOS
2.4
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFAttribute
Queries a PDF attribute.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFDocument
Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF document.
Mac/iOS
2.2
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageCount
Queries the number of the pages in the PDF document.
Mac/iOS
2.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageDisplayAnnotation
Gets whether annotations are drawn.
Mac/iOS
6.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageFormattedText
Queries the styled text of a page in a PDF document.
Mac/iOS
2.7
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageImage
Renders an image of a page in a PDF document.
Mac/iOS
2.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPagePDF
Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF page.
Mac/iOS
2.2
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPagePDFRef
Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF page.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageRotation
Returns the page rotation angle in degrees.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageText
Queries the text of a page in a PDF document.
Mac/iOS
2.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPageValue
Queries a page property.
Mac/iOS
5.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPagesPDF
Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF pages.
Mac/iOS
2.2
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFPagesPDFRef
Creates a new PDF Document with the given PDF pages.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPDFText
Queries the text of the PDF document.
Mac/iOS
2.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.GetPrintLastSettings
Queries current print settings.
Mac only
9.2
  ❌ Server
PDFKit.GetPrintOption
Queries a custom option.
Mac only
9.2
  ❌ Server
PDFKit.GetPrintSetting
Queries print settings for printing PDF.
Mac only
4.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.List   New in 13.0
Lists all IDs of PDFKit objects.
Mac/iOS
13.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.NewPDFDocument
Creates a new empty PDF and returns a PDF Reference value.
Mac/iOS
5.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.Open
Opens a PDF and returns a PDF Reference value.
Mac/iOS
2.2
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.OpenContainer
Opens a PDF from container value and returns a PDF Reference value.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.OpenPath
Opens a PDF from a file path and returns a PDF Reference value.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.OpenURL
Opens a PDF from an URL and returns a PDF Reference value.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.PageBounds
Returns the bounds for the specified PDF display box.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.Print
Prints a PDF without dialogs.
Mac only
4.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.Release
Releases a PDF reference.
Mac/iOS
2.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.ReleaseAll
Release all PDFKit documents.
Mac/iOS
10.5
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.ResetPrintSettings
Resets print settings to default settings.
Mac only
4.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.RestorePrintSettings
Restores print settings.
Mac only
4.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SavePrintSettings
Saves current print settings.
Mac only
4.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SetCurrentFilter
Sets the current filter.
Mac only
4.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SetIgnoreCombineErrors
Sets whether Combine operation should report error if you did not pass PDF files or references.
Mac/iOS
2.4
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SetPDFAttribute
Sets a PDF attribute.
Mac/iOS
2.3
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SetPDFPageDisplayAnnotation
Sets whether annotations are drawn.
Mac/iOS
6.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SetPDFPageRotation
Sets the rotation angle for the page in degrees.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.SetPrintOption
Sets custom print options.
Mac only
9.2
  ❌ Server
PDFKit.SetPrintSetting
Sets print settings for printing PDF.
Mac only
4.0
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.Watermark
Adds a watermark to a page.
Mac/iOS
2.7
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.WriteToPath
Writes the PDF to the given file path.
Mac/iOS
3.1
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.allowsCopying
Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document allows copying of content to the Pasteboard.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.allowsPrinting
Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document allows printing.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.isEncrypted
Returns a Boolean value specifying whether the document is encrypted.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
PDFKit.isLocked
Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the document is locked.
Mac/iOS
2.9
  ✅ Server
QuartzFilterManager.Filters
Queries list of all filters.
Mac only
4.3
  ❌ Server
QuartzFilterManager.HidePanel
Hides the panel for the Quartz Filter Manager.
Mac only
4.3
  ❌ Server
QuartzFilterManager.ShowPanel
Shows the panel for the Quartz Filter Manager.
Mac only
4.3
  ❌ Server

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