GroupDocs.Annotation for Java

This is a Java library that lets applications to be developed for annotating more than 50 types of documents.

Document & Image Annotation capability to your Java Applications can be implemented very easily. GroupDocs.Annotation for Java is a very lightweight library. It lets you enhance your Java app with document viewing and annotation functionality. It will be possible to annotate PDF, Office & Image Files. File formats handled also include Visio, CAD, raster images and a lot more. The applications developed will be able to support more than 50 different documents and image formats. You will be able to share these documents and get them printed as well from within the java applications that are developed. PDF or Word documents annotated in GroupDocs can be exported to PDF or DOC/DOCX files respectively complete with annotations for offline review and editing. PDF annotations, in turn, can be imported to GroupDocs for online review, markup and commenting.

This framework for Java is packaged as a single JAR and can be easily included into your application hosted on any Java servlet container. There are no downloads or installations required on the client-side. The tool comes with a customizable UI, making it easy to use. The developer types that is going to use it should not find it difficult at all to use. It will be very easy to navigate/annotate multipage documents in a browser. Integrating the UI can be done with just a few lines of JavaScript code. It can be adapted to your app`s look simply by tweaking a CSS. This is a good tool.

A flexible Java library for HTML5-based annotation of 50+ types of documents and images. Supported file formats include: PDF and Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, Visio, CAD, raster images and other common document types.
Key features include:
1. Platform independent. GroupDocs.Annotation for Java works across all popular platforms, including iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac and PC. All a user needs to annotate a document is an HTML5-compliant browser.
2. High fidelity true-text rendering. The library renders documents as text files, so that users can search for, select and copy text right from documents displayed within your app or website.
3. A wide set of annotation tools:
- Sticky notes with rich text
- Point annotations (allows adding notes to any point in the document)
- Area annotations (allows commenting on an area marked up with a rectangle)
- Text annotations (allows striking through/underlining and commenting on text)
- Text replacement (allows editing text)
- Text/area redaction (allows blacking out text/area)
- Polyline (allows drawing freehand lines)
- Arrows
- Watermarks
- Undo/redo
4. A customizable UI. GroupDocs.Annotation for Java has a convenient web UI, designed to make it easy to annotate large documents in a browser. It allows end users to:
- Turn document pages with the click of a button
- Jump straight to a selected page
- Preview pages with thumbnails
- Quickly navigate between annotations
- Print and export annotated documents to PDF
- Collaborate on documents in real time.
5. Support for native PDF annotations. Annotations made in GroupDocs can be converted to/from native PDF annotations for further editing.
Finally, GroupDocs.Annotation for Java can be easily integrated into any project, as it doesn't require any client-side installation at all. To test the library without any restrictions, please feel free to contact GroupDocs sales for a 30-day fully-functional trial.