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04 Feb 10 Major new version New look, new page turning mode, enhanced search, code tidy up and much more...

15 Jan 10 Version 3.92 build 40 released Improvements to PageFlow mode and bug fixes for client issues. More Info...

8 Dec 09 Version 3.91 build 80 released Speed enhancements to image printing, optimisations for PDFs reusing XObjects and general improvements. More Info...

20 Nov 09 Version 3.91 build 60 released Enhancements to PageFlow mode, Applet regression fixed and improvements to non embedded text rendering. Read More ...

05 Nov 09 Version 3.91 build 15 released Enhancements to PageFlow viewing mode including reflection effect, improvements to Viewer configuration and general bug fixes. Read More ...

07 Oct 09 Version 3.81 build 38 released First release of new PageFlow viewing mode, rewrite of seach and highlighting capabilities. Read More ...

23 Sep 09 PDF Java Ebook Solution IDRsolutions is pleased to announce a new free service which embeds PDF's inside our viewer. A must for e-book authors and distributors. Read More ...

PDF Plugin

These 3 free PDF plugins add native PDF file support to Eclipse, NetBeans and IDEA. Not only do they offer the most comprehensive native PDF viewer available (with search capabilities, support for all PDF files and not just a small subset), they also allow you to bookmark your own PDF files for easy access and even to open PDF files on the Internet.

There is a separate tutorial and download page for Eclipse, IDEA and NetBeans. All plugins are available directly from our site or from the central repositories for each application.

Plugin screenshots

The IDE Plug-ins provide seamless, native Java support for viewing PDF files in the most common Java Development tools. They also demonstrate the versatility of the JPedal library and showcase some of its capabilities.

PDF viewer with search and outline

store and access all your files

License

These plugins are provided under the GPL license without warranty to add PDF viewing and searching capabilities to these IDEs.

Feedback, questions and updates

There is a support forum for questions, or you can contact IDRsolutions via our contact page.

There is an RSS feed dedicated to the plugins with regular updates. We recommend you subscribe so we can keep you updated.

Adding PDF functionality to your programs

If you want to add full PDF support to your applications, there is an excellent step-by-step tutorial showing how you can do this with the full JPedal library.

You can also add help to your application with searchable PDF files using PDFhelp.

Links to related articles

Introductory tutorial on plugins shows how to use the free PDF plugin for Eclipse, IDEA and NetBeans IDE.
Download our Javaone 2008 PDF presentation.