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   Show HN: Open-source PDF layout analysis running entirely in the browser(embedpdf.com)

   3 points by bobsingor 7mo ago|0 comments
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   That’s great to hear, contributions are very welcome! If you’re interested in working on outline editing, feel free to open a discussion or draft PR and we can figure out the best way to integrate it.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   Thanks for sharing! It looks like the pdfreaders campaign has actually ended and the site is no longer updated, so I’m not sure it’s still being maintained as a resource.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   It doesn’t support editing outlines yet, but it’s definitely possible and something I plan to look into. I don’t think it should be too hard to add.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   Thanks! The redaction issue in Firefox should now be fixed.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   Thanks! Glad to hear it’s working well on Firefox for Android.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   Thanks for letting me know, that was related to a Firefox-specific issue I’ve just fixed. Annotations and redaction should now work in Linux + Firefox as well as Chromium.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   Yep, that’s exactly the issue! I’ve fixed it so it no longer throws the TouchEvent error in Firefox. Thanks for flagging it.
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   by bobsingor 1y ago

   Thanks for pointing that out! I’ve fixed the Firefox issue. And we actually already have Undo/Redo on the annotation toolbar.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Very easy, this already works! In the AnnotationLayer you can add your own `selectionMenu` and render any custom component there. If you want to dive deeper, join our Discord and shoot me a message. https://discord.gg/mHHABm
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Yes, those commercial PDF SDKs charge crazy prices! Time to change that.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Haha fair, but PDFium's under Apache 2.0, so at least the “cartel” in this case is about as open-license as it gets.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Yes, all of the above. The client-side PDF viewer will remain free and MIT-licensed, but I’ll be focusing on offering PDF hosting with enterprise features like analytics, access controls etc, those will be part of the paid offering.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    This is really valuable feedback, thank you! I agree, having a simple, ready-to-use `<EmbedPDF>` component that includes all the plugins by default would make it much easier to get started. I’ll definitely add that alongside the more
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Thanks! Glad to hear it’s running smoothly on mobile, the rendering on iOS in particular feels really fast.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    That means a lot to me, thank you!
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Thanks! For now we’re only building a web app, but depending on demand we’d love to build native apps for Android, iOS, and desktop OSs as well.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Thanks! Signing is a high priority for us, and PKCS#11 and PKCS#12 support are definitely on our radar.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    The main goal was to make a PDF viewer that is easy for developers to integrate into their websites with minimal setup, while PDF.js can be harder to customize and extend for certain use cases
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Not on the roadmap yet, but I’d definitely be open to adding it if more people are interested.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Thanks! I’ve been working on it for about 7 months now.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Good point, you’re right that PDFium is Apache 2.0. I’ve updated the project to comply with the redistribution requirements in this PR: https://github.com/embedpdf/embed-pdf-viewer/pull/80/files . Thanks
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Thanks! I wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to use, tweak, and build on top of it, so MIT felt like the right choice.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    I haven’t had the chance to test annotations in Firefox yet, so thanks for pointing that out. I’ll check what’s going on there, good to know they’re working fine in Chrome.
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Good catch, I’ll fix that. On mobile, it’s intentional that scrolling is disabled while in redaction mode so you can make precise selections, but if you switch back to the view tab it should definitely exit redaction mode. Thanks for spotti
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Absolutely, and I agree, credit is important. I have a whole section in the docs about PDFium and its origins with Foxit/Google: https://www.embedpdf.com/docs/pdfium/introduction .
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    We already support quite a few real PDF annotations: circle, square, polygon, polyline, highlight, underline, squiggly, strikeout,free text, stamps, and ink. Some types are still on our list, like links, form fields, sound annotations, file
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Honestly, yours looks even snappier than what I had, the way it’s handling zoom feels super fluid. Really impressive work! Makes me want to dig back in and see if I can match that speed.
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    Show HN: I built a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer(github.com)

    357 points by bobsingor 1y ago|95 comments
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    by bobsingor 1y ago

    Quick update — we just added marquee zoom! You can now draw a rectangle to zoom into a specific area, which should make navigation even more intuitive (especially for large drawings). You can try it here: https://snippet.embedpdf