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Apple PDFKit API suffers from rendering and compatibility issues. Overcome these problems with a simple adapter library or take advantage of many unique PDFTron features.
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DocumentationUsing PDFTron
PDFTron is easy to get up and running with popular package managers and a few lines of code.
Viewing a PDF
Creating an Annotation
Converting to Image
let pdfPath: String? = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "tiger", ofType: "pdf")
let docToOpen = PTPDFDoc(filepath: pdfPath)
let pdfViewCtrl = PTPDFViewCtrl()
pdfViewCtrl.setDoc(docToOpen)
self.view.addSubview(pdfViewCtrl)
// Set the size of the PDFViewCtrl to that of its superview.
// (Auto Layout is fully supported as well)
pdfViewCtrl.frame = self.view.bounds
pdfViewCtrl.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]