Display and manipulate PDF documents in your applications.
SDKs
- iOS 11.0+
- macOS 10.4+
Framework
PDFKit
Topics
Views
class PDFViewAn object that encapsulates the functionality of PDF Kit into a single widget that you can add to your application using Interface Builder.
class PDFThumbnailA PDFThumbnail object contains a set of thumbnails, each of which represents a page in a PDF document.
Content Model
class PDFDocumentAn object that represents PDF data or a PDF file and defines methods for writing, searching, and selecting PDF data.
class PDFPagePDFPage, a subclass of NSObject, defines methods used to render PDF pages and work with annotations, text, and selections.
class PDFOutlineA PDFOutline object is an element in a tree-structured hierarchy that can represent the structure of a PDF document.
class PDFSelectionA PDFSelection object identifies a contiguous or noncontiguous selection of text in a PDF document.
Annotations
Adding Widgets to a PDF Document
Add text, button, and choice widgets to a PDF document.
Adding Custom Graphics to a PDF
Create and add custom annotation and page graphics to your PDF document.
Custom Graphics
Demonstrates adding a watermark to a PDF page.
PDF Widgets
Demonstrates adding widgets—interactive form elements—to a PDF document.
class PDFAnnotationAn annotation in a PDF document.
class PDFActionAn action that is performed when, for example, a PDF annotation is activated or an outline item is clicked.
class PDFDestinationA PDFDestination object describes a point on a PDF page.
class PDFBorderAn optional border for an annotation, drawn completely within the annotation rectangle.
Deprecated Annotations
These symbols are deprecated and should no longer be used.