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I want to be able to display local PDF files in a View within our app. (running on a tablet under Android 4.03) Currently we install AdobeReader.apk along with our app and launch it with an Intent. (our devices are shipped with our software preinstalled) But that means it runs separately and we have no programmatic control over it (for example, an image that's too big to fit on the screen will force the user to pan around - I'd rather have it shrunk to fit a specified size.)

So does Adobe offer an SDK for Android? If not, are there robust alternatives? I've looked at a few third-party ones but they seemed unfinished and not-ready-for-prime-time or they have open licensing issues that would conflict with our commercial/industrial application.

(I know this question has been asked before but maybe something new has emerged since last time it was asked)

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There's the Adobe® Reader Mobile SDK, as user KPath001 already pointed out, but you have to directly contact Adobe for more pricing/licensing information.

The Foxit Embedded PDF SDK would be another commercial possibility, if their pricing doesn't blow your budget.

Other commercial libraries (without pricing information available online) are:

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Something like this or what? http://www.adobe.com/devnet/readermobile.html

Check this stack question How to create PDFs in an Android app? it might help

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  • Adobe Reader Mobile 9 SDK is a set of C++ API's. I'm not sure now to embed them in Dalvik/Android. Regarding the second link - I just want to display PDF files, not create them. – user316117 Jul 17 '12 at 19:59