PDFlib pCOS
PDF Information Retrieval Tool.
Published by PDFlib
Distributed by ComponentSource since 2003
PDFlib pCOS Features
Supported Input
PDFlib pCOS supports all relevant flavors of PDF input:
Information Retrieval
PDFlib pCOS offers a simple query interface, without the need for low-level parser programming. With PDFlib pCOS you can extract a variety of interesting items, such as:
Output Formats
PDFlib pCOS can create output for different purposes:
pCOS Paths – Simple Syntax for PDF Objects
Instead of getting bogged down by complex tree structures, e.g. for bookmarks or form fields, you can easily access PDF objects by using the simple pCOS path syntax. It offers convenient shortcuts for accessing commonly used PDF objects, such as pages, fonts, bookmarks, form fields etc.
pCOS Library or Command-Line Tool?
pCOS is available as a programming library (component) for various development environments, and as a command-line tool for batch operations. Both offer similar features, but are suitable for different deployment tasks.
The pCOS programming library is used for integration into desktop or server applications. Examples for using the library with all supported language bindings are included in the pCOS package. A variety of additional examples is available in the pCOS Cookbook on the PDFlib Web site.
The pCOS command-line tool is suited for batch processing PDF documents. It doesn’t require any programming, but offers powerful command-line options which can be used to integrate it into complex workflows. The pCOS command-line tool extends the features of the library:
Supported Development Environments
PDFlib pCOS is everywhere – it runs on practically all computing platforms. We offer variants for all common flavors of Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Unix.
The pCOS core is written in highly optimized C code for maximum performance and small overhead. Via a simple API (Application Programming Interface) the pCOS functionality is accessible from a variety of development environments: