I want to be able to generate PDF ouput from my (native) C++ Windows application. Are there any free/open source libraries available to do this?
I looked at the answers to this question, but they mostly relate to .Net.
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Haru is a free, cross platform, open-sourced software library for generating PDF written in ANSI-C. It can work as both a static-library (.a, .lib) and a shared-library (.so, .dll).
Didn't try it myself, but maybe it can help you
aku
2008-09-12 11:35:25
LibHaru is working well. Thanks!
ChrisN
2008-09-12 14:47:22
Can we read pdf files with LibHaru or we can only create?
Rui Carneiro
2009-04-21 14:32:41
@Rui: only create, unfortunately.
Mark Ransom
2009-11-13 01:31:38
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If you're brave and willing to roll your own, you could start with a PostScript library and augment it to deal with PDF, taking advantage of Adobe's free online PDF reference.
Tyler
2008-09-12 11:41:50
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LibHaru seems to be used by many.
PDF Creator Pilot provides more language options as well
PDF Creator Pilot - PDF Library for C++, C#, Delphi, ASP, ASP.NET, VB, VB.NET, VBScript, PHP, Python
Prakash
2008-09-12 11:57:45
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It depends a bit on your needs. Some toolkits are better at drawing, others are better for writing text. Cairo has a pretty good for drawing (it support a wide range of screen and file types, including pdf), but it may not be ideal for good typography.
Leon Timmermans
2008-09-12 12:00:05
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I worked on a project that required a pdf report. After searching for online I found the PoDoFo library. Seemed very robust. I did not need all the features, so I created a wrapper to abstract away some of the complexity. Wasn't too difficult. You can find the library here:
http://podofo.sourceforge.net/
Enjoy!
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Can LibHaru be used for reading existing PDF files and manipulate separate pages and save or display them on view as Image files? I need a cross platform for doing this...
Primoz Rome
2010-02-18 14:10:10