how to develop a pdf reader in android

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we desperately want to develop a pdf reader.we searched for api ,but got java apis which are written using applets and swings.how can we run that on android.Or can anybody suggest any pdf reader api for android.we are stuck in this and cant go forward to complete our app.if anyone has the source code for that please share .any kind of help is highly appreciated.

Hey read this discussion : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2947517/android-pdf-reader-from-scratch — Kartik Domadiya, Apr 11 '11 at 06:17

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '11 at 06:15

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Get PDF API from either this or this

answered Apr 11 '11 at 06:15

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Too bad that in the first link, the issue of a missing class has not been solved yet (PdfImageReader.java), making this API difficult to adapt. – darksider Aug 27 '13 at 08:15
Did you use any of these APIs? – Zusee Weekin Mar 19 '14 at 00:06
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@ZuseeWeekin not really but these were the only good API's during that time. – Harshad Mar 20 '14 at 10:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '14 at 11:38

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Try Mobi. Very powerful and fast PDF viewer. Very easy to integrate and use.

answered Jul 21 '14 at 11:38

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 11 '11 at 06:13

Because develop an PDF reader for Android is not really simple, so I suggest you read this PDF file online by Google Docs Reader

WebView webview = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true); 
String pdf = "http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf";
webview.loadUrl("http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=" + pdf);

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 10 '12 at 20:16

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Have you looked at qoppas pdf viewer

answered Apr 10 '12 at 20:16

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it does not work. It gets stuck on loading! – Nitesh Verma Nov 28 '14 at 07:53

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 01 '12 at 14:20

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You missed Solo PDF reader, the best one in market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lrmobilabs.pdfreader&hl=en As we can see 5000+ downloads in 2 weeks. Best PDF Reader for your android device, and Its Free. Contact the developer.

answered Aug 01 '12 at 14:20

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 01 '12 at 14:31

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MuPDF.

It's Open Source, dual-licensed: your choice -- either pick GPL v3 or a commercial license. (If you are familiar with SumatraPDF, the lightweight PDF- and XPS- viewer for Windows: internally that one is driven by MuPDF...)

answered Aug 01 '12 at 14:31

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