Java is a general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented computer programming language that is specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.
Developers can “write once, run anywhere” (WORA), meaning that code that runs on one platform does not need to be recompiled to run on another. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode (class file) that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture.

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PDF/A Compliance in Java: JPedal Now Converts PDF to PDF/A-3b

The September release of JPedal (2026.09) adds PDF to PDF/A-3b conversion, and JPedal can also validate PDF files against the Arlington PDF Model…
Jacob Collins
3 min read

How to Edit a PDF in Java using JPedal (Tutorial)

Java has no built-in PDF support, so editing a PDF means picking a library. This tutorial covers PDF editing in Java with JPedal’s PdfManipulator, from page operations to redaction…
Jacob Collins
13 min read

Apache Commons Imaging Alternative for Java: JDeli

If you’ve used Apache Commons Imaging, it was probably to pull EXIF out of a JPEG or edit some XMP. That’s what it’s good...
Amy Pearson
7 min read

TwelveMonkeys Alternative for Java Image Processing

Most Java developers find TwelveMonkeys the same way: ImageIO won’t read some format, a quick search turns it up, a few JARs go on...
Amy Pearson
6 min read

The Best PDF Inspector Tools for Developers

If you have ever opened a PDF in a hex editor at 2am trying to work out why a font is missing or why...
Jacob Collins
6 min read

JDeli vs Java ImageIO: Benchmarks and Migration

Java’s built-in javax.imageio.ImageIO has been the default image library since J2SE 1.4. It reads and writes JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and TIFF (from JDK...
Amy Pearson
8 min read