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OpenPDF

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Open-source Java library · dual-licensed MPL-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1+

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Compression
It can read and write Brotli-compressed PDF streams, while default compression remains FlateDecode for compatibility with older PDF readers.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Distribution
The README shows use as a Maven dependency and identifies the latest listed dependency version as 3.0.5.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Document features
The library supports text and font handling, text extraction, images, graphics, tables, encryption, and page layout settings.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
HTML to PDF
The openpdf-html module generates PDFs from HTML/CSS content, including styled reports, invoices, and documents from web templates.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Java and Kotlin
OpenPDF is a Java library and provides a Kotlin module for creating PDF files using Kotlin.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Java requirements
The README lists Java 21 or later for version 2.1.x and later, Java 17 or later for 2.0.x, Java 11 or later for 1.4.x, and Java 8 or later for 1.3.x.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Licensing
The core library is dual-licensed under Mozilla Public License 2.0 or GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1; the HTML and renderer modules are LGPL 2.1 only.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Optional dependencies
BouncyCastle is recommended for PDF signing, and Apache FOP is listed as an optional dependency for complex glyph substitution.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
PDF editing
It can modify existing PDFs by adding or removing pages and modifying text.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
PDF standard
The project lists PDF 2.0 support (ISO 32000-2).github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Rendering
The openpdf-renderer module renders PDF pages as images or displays them in Java webapp, Swing, or JavaFX applications.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Security limits
OpenPDF does not validate or sandbox input; developers are responsible for ensuring inputs are trusted, sanitized, and safe.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Security risks
The security policy calls out risks including local file access, SSRF, path traversal, unsafe Base64 content, and memory exhaustion from large or malformed PDFs.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
Support and contributions
The project welcomes pull requests and bug reports through its GitHub repository, and links to examples, JavaDoc, and a work-in-progress tutorial.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
What it does
OpenPDF is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDFs, including generating PDFs from HTML.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026

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