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Show HN: ReflowPDF – wrote a layout engine because every PDF library failed

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Post by exsol » Mon, May 04, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC

Show HN: ReflowPDF – wrote a layout engine because every PDF library failed
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Post by exsol » Mon, May 04, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC

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Post by vladsiu » Mon, May 04, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC

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Post by sakanate » Mon, May 04, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC

Great tools! Amazing work. Just curious, are there adobe license issues when using ReflowPDF?

Re: Show HN: ReflowPDF – wrote a layout engine because every PDF library failed

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Post by sgbeal » Mon, May 04, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC

> iText — commercial with aggressive licensing

It seems somewhat ironic to call that out as a negative when your own tool is both commercial and (insofar as i can tell) closed source.

Re: Show HN: ReflowPDF – wrote a layout engine because every PDF library failed

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Post by exsol » Mon, May 04, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

sgbeal wrote: post #5

> iText — commercial with aggressive licensing It seems somewhat ironic to call that out as a negative when your own tool is both commercial and (insofar as i can tell) closed source.

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Re: Show HN: ReflowPDF – wrote a layout engine because every PDF library failed

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Post by exsol » Mon, May 04, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

sakanate wrote: post #4

Great tools! Amazing work. Just curious, are there adobe license issues when using ReflowPDF?

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