libHaru
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free PDF library; generates PDFs | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from libHaru's own pages
- Annotations
- It supports outlines, text annotations, and link annotations. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Bindings
- The README lists bindings for Ruby, Delphi/Free Pascal, and C#. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Build platforms
- The README lists Windows environments using Cygwin, MinGW, MSYS, Microsoft VC++, or Borland C++, as well as GCC on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- ZLIB and PNGLIB are required to use compression and PNG embedding features. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The site identifies v2.3.0 as the latest stable release and v2.3.0-RC3 as the latest development release. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- It can create encrypted PDF files. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Fonts and languages
- It supports Type 1 and TrueType fonts, multiple character sets, and CJK fonts and encodings. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Images and compression
- It supports document compression and embedding PNG and JPEG images. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- libHaru is written in ANSI C and its site says it theoretically supports most modern operating systems. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is distributed under the ZLIB/LIBPNG license, which permits use for commercial applications subject to its stated conditions. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- PDF editing
- It does not support reading or editing existing PDF files, and its site says that support is unlikely to be added. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- PDF output
- It generates PDF files containing lines, text, and images. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The project site says it has not been actively maintained or developed for a few years and is looking for a new maintainer. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- libHaru is a free, cross-platform, open-source library for generating PDF files. · libharu.org, 7 Oct 2026
Where libHaru stands on Freedom251
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