IOS PDF SDK

Build on top of the iOS PDF SDK that started it all

Give your users a premium experience with an iOS PDF viewer SDK that has dozens of out-of-the-box features for document viewing, annotation, redaction, and much more.

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Easy to use — easier to customize

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Benefits

Build faster

Go to market quickly with our ready-to-use code samples, templates, extensive documentation, and support resources.

Save resources

Reduce the overhead costs associated with building, customizing, and maintaining robust document technology internally.

Stay current

Know that your business is on the frontlines of industry innovation with SDKs that always reflect the latest iOS releases.

Gain peace of mind

Rely on SDKs with a reputation for security and backed by the reliable PDFium-based rendering engine.

Compatibility

Nutrient offers optimized APIs for both Swift and Objective-C. For cross-platform apps, you can also use the provided Nutrient technologies for React Native and Flutter.

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Examples

Easy to integrate

Basic example

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1import PSPDFKit
2import PSPDFKitUI
3
4// Create the `Document`.
5// This is the container for your PDF file. It can also manage multiple files.
6let fileURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "Document", withExtension: "pdf")!
7let document = Document(url: fileURL)
8
9// Create the PDF view controller.
10// The configuration object is optional and allows additional customization.
11let pdfController = PDFViewController(document: document) {
12	$0.thumbnailBarMode = .scrollable
13	$0.isPageLabelEnabled = false
14}
15
16// Present the PDF view controller within a `UINavigationController` to enable the toolbar.
17present(UINavigationController(rootViewController: pdfController), animated: true)

1@import PSPDFKit;
2@import PSPDFKitUI;
3
4// Create the `PSPDFDocument`.
5// This is the container for your PDF file. It can also manage multiple files.
6NSURL *documentURL = [NSBundle.mainBundle URLForResource:@"Document" withExtension:@"pdf"];
7PSPDFDocument *document = [[PSPDFDocument alloc] initWithURL:documentURL];
8
9// Create the PDF view controller.
10// The configuration object is optional and allows additional customization.
11PSPDFViewController *pdfController = [[PSPDFViewController alloc] initWithDocument:document configuration:[PSPDFConfiguration configurationWithBuilder:^(PSPDFConfigurationBuilder *builder) {
12	builder.thumbnailBarMode = PSPDFThumbnailBarModeScrollable;
13	builder.pageLabelEnabled = NO;
14}]];
15
16// Present the PDF view controller within a `UINavigationController` to enable the toolbar.
17UINavigationController *navController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:pdfController];
18[self presentViewController:navController animated:YES completion:NULL];

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1// First clean up the buttons on the right.
2controller.navigationItem.setRightBarButtonItems([], for: .document, animated: false)
3
4// Then set the left buttons.
5let leftButtons = [controller.settingsButtonItem, controller.outlineButtonItem]
6controller.navigationItem.setLeftBarButtonItems(leftButtons, for: .document, animated: false)

1// First clean up the buttons on the right.
2[controller.navigationItem setRightBarButtonItems:@[] forViewMode:PSPDFViewModeDocument animated:NO];
3
4// Then set the left buttons.
5NSArray *leftButtons = @[controller.settingsButtonItem, controller.outlineButtonItem];
6[controller.navigationItem setLeftBarButtonItems:leftButtons forViewMode:PSPDFViewModeDocument animated:NO];

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1// Create `Document`.
2let document = Document(url: documentURL)
3
4// Create a new free text annotation by defining its contents.
5let freeTextAnnotation = FreeTextAnnotation(contents: "PSPDFKit")
6
7// Define where you want to place the annotation in the document.
8let boundingBox = CGRect(x: 200, y: 400, width: 50, height: 300)
9freeTextAnnotation.boundingBox = boundingBox
10
11// Add the newly created annotation to the document.
12document.add(annotations: [freeTextAnnotation])

1// Create `PSPDFDocument`.
2PSPDFDocument *document = [[PSPDFDocument alloc] initWithURL:documentURL];
3
4// Create a new free text annotation by defining its contents.
5PSPDFFreeTextAnnotation *freeTextAnnotation = [[PSPDFFreeTextAnnotation alloc] initWithContents:@"PSPDFKit"];
6
7// Define where you want to place the annotation in the document.
8CGRect boundingBox = { .origin.x = 200.f, .origin.y = 400.f, .size.height = 50.f, .size.width = 300.f };
9freeTextAnnotation.boundingBox = boundingBox;
10
11// Add the newly created annotation to the document.
12[document addAnnotations:@[freeTextAnnotation] options:nil];

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