LibHaru
| Stable release | 2.3.0 | 
|---|---|
| Preview release | 2.3.0-RC3 | 
| Written in | ANSI C | 
| Operating system | Cross-platform | 
| Type | Software Library | 
| License | ZLIB/LIBPNG Licence | 
| Website | http://libharu.org | 
libHaru is a free, open source, cross platform library for generating PDF files for applications written in C or C++.[1][2][3] It is not intended for reading and editing existing PDF files.
It supports the following features:
- Generating PDF files with lines, text, images.
 - Outline, text annotation, link annotation.
 - Compressing document with deflate-decode.
 - Embedding PNG, Jpeg images.
 - Embedding Type1 font and TrueType font.
 - Creating encrypted PDF files.
 - Using various character sets (ISO8859-1~16, MS CP1250~8, KOI8-R).
 - Supporting CJK fonts and encodings.
 
Supporting compilers and programming languages
libHaru is written in ANSI C and should compile easily with any compliant C compiler.
It tested in the following environment:
- Cygwin + GCC (Microsoft Windows).
 - Cygwin + MinGW (Microsoft Windows).
 - Microsoft VC++ (Microsoft Windows).
 - Borland C++ (Microsoft Windows).
 - GCC (Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris...).
 
libHaru can be used as a static library or as a dynamic library.
When you use it as static-library, It can be used by C and a C++. But when you use it as shared-library, it can be used by many development languages which support shared library.
libharu provides bindings for programming languages:
References
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