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We’re a team of developers and tech enthusiasts solving tricky document problems, so you don’t have to. IDRsolutions was born from our struggles with integrating PDFs and images into applications. We built tools to simplify the process, and now companies worldwide rely on them to streamline their workflows. Here, we share what we’ve learned along the way to help you spend less time wrestling with documents and more time building great applications.

Recent Posts

What is HEIF? HEIF vs HEIC

HEIF is a container format for images. HEIC is a HEIF file whose pixels were coded with HEVC, which is what your iPhone produces. The distinction explains most of the trouble people have with these files…

Amy Pearson
Last Modified: Oct 22, 2026 7 min read

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
Last Modified: Oct 13, 2026 3 min read

HTML vs PDF file size: 726 PDFs tested

We converted 726 public PDFs to HTML and compared the sizes. Gzipped, the HTML came out level with the PDF. Here’s where it wins and loses.

Mark Stephens
Last Modified: Sep 29, 2026 10 min read

PDF vs PNG file size: 726 PDFs and 763 images tested

We saved 726 public PDFs as PNG at 72, 150 and 300dpi. The PNGs were a median 5.7 to 40 times bigger. Here’s the data by content type.

Mark Stephens
Last Modified: Sep 29, 2026 10 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
Last Modified: Oct 1, 2026 13 min read