5 Easy Ways to Display a PDF in HTMLPDF documents, or Portable Document Format files, are widely used across the internet, whether it’s an invoice from an online shop or a sales agreement. PDFs maintain consistent formatting across devices, making them ideal for web use. However, displ...Apr 9, 2025·6 min read
Why Does PDF Use Floats and Word Use EMUs? The Surprising AnswerWhen dealing with Microsoft Office documents, it’s common to encounter many different units of length, most of which are constrained to integer values. In contrast, PDFs almost always specify real (as in a mathematical real number) values. Furthermor...Feb 25, 2025·7 min read
Optical Character Recognition in Scanned PDFsThe ability to physically scan documents to a computer and store them in an electronic format is amazing. No longer do we have to keep reams of paperwork in filing cabinets for years after they were produced. However, scanning documents does come wit...Feb 18, 2025·7 min read
How to Convert a PDF to an Image in SwiftConverting a PDF file to an image is a common use case for any app that displays PDFs. An app might want to display the image representation of a PDF file’s page at different resolutions — some examples include a low-resolution image for a thumbnail,...Feb 11, 2025·10 min read
PDF Syntax 101: A Simple Guide to PDF Object Types and How They WorkWe’ll cover some aspects of how a PDF is structured internally and provide an overview of some of the building blocks the PDF format consists of. The PDF format is composed of various objects organized and indexed within the file, enabling efficient ...Feb 6, 2025·6 min read
Why PDFium Remains the Most Trusted PDF Rendering Platform— Debunking the MythsIn recent years, myths about the security of open source technology, including PDFium, have circulated. To clarify these misconceptions, today’s focus is on PDFium, a popular open source PDF rendering platform. About PDFium PDFium is a powerful and l...Feb 4, 2025·6 min read
How to Merge PDFs using PHPIn this quick post, I’ll show you how to combine multiple PDF files. With this API, you receive 100 credits with the free plan. Different operations on a document consume different amounts of credits, so the number of PDF documents you can generate m...Jan 30, 2025·4 min read
