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19 Aug 10 Version 4.36 build 60 released JPedal can now read PDF's aloud using the Freetts library, improvements to signing and mouse functions, enhancements to Font and Javascript engines. More Info...
29 Jul 10 JPedal Java ME Viewer Now released and available under an LGPL licence More Info...
12 Jul 10 Version 4.30 build 16 released Enhanced Print dialog, Control via Javascript and Applet enhancements Read More ...
10 Jun 10 Version 4.21 build 56 released Major speed improvements to viewer and general parsing speed. Read More ...
10 Jun 10 JBig 2 image decoder Version 2 released Major Upgrade to JBig2 image decoder - 3-5 times faster. Read More ...
03 Jun 10 Version 4.20 build 21 released Major Upgrade to TrueType font engine supporting Chinese fonts, speed improvements. Read More ...
22 Apr 10
EBook reader encryption Pjes now handles encrypted PDFs - upload an Encrypted PDF, and everyone will need the password to open it.
Ebook reader...
19 Mar 10 Version 4.10 build 16 released First implementation of JPedal in JavaME, support for linearization of PDFs, Coons and Tensor shading support.Read More ...
04 Feb 10 Major new version New look, new page turning mode, enhanced search, code tidy up and much more...
23 Sep 09 PDF Java Ebook Solution IDRsolutions is pleased to announce a new free service which embeds PDFs inside our viewer. A must for e-book authors and distributors. Read More ...
IDEA PDF Plugin
The PDF plugin for IDEA adds an integral Java PDF viewer and support for PDF files. Based on the LGPL release of the JPedal library it includes the ability to open, scale and move through pages. Once installed, PDF files can be viewed by double-clicking on a PDF file or using FileOpen option
The PDF viewer also allows you to open PDF files from the internet, which it will cache, and store a list of your favourite files for easy access.
Automatic Installation
The IDEA Plug-in can be installed directly from within the IDE. It will be on the list of available Plug-ins. There is an excellent guide to this here.
Manual Installation
The IDEA Plug-in can be installed manually by following these instructions.
- Click here to download the Plug-in.
- Decompress the Plug-in to provide a directory called jpedalIDEA.
- Locate the Idea program directory on your machine. Inside there will be a directory called Plug-ins.
- Copy the jpedalIDEA sub-directory into Plug-ins and restart Idea.
- Double-click on a PDF or use open to view PDF.
Source code
The PDF viewer is heavily based on the sample ImageViewer application released by Intellij. We have made the source code for the Plug-in available to download.
Links to related articles
Homepage for all PDF plugins.
Introductory tutorial on plugins shows how to use the free PDF plugin for Eclipse, IDEA and NetBeans.
Plugin page on IDEA repository
Return to main PDF support section
Click here for the main PDF support area with lots of java examples, PDF tutorials and useful information to get the most out of the JPedal PDF library
