John Pagley articles - 21 total
Building a custom PDF viewer in React with your own controls
Most dev teams rely on 3rd-party libraries when implementing PDF viewers in React applications. While...
Handling password-protected PDFs in Javascript
PDF is one of the simplest formats for sharing documents. They are portable and can provide basic...
An essential PDF SDK feature checklist for your next project
Choosing the right PDF SDK can feel overwhelming. You want just enough features to get the job...
Drag-and-drop PDF uploads with instant preview in javascript
TL;DR: This guide shows you how to build a simple drag-and-drop tool in JavaScript that lets users...
Comparing open source PDF libraries (2025 edition)
Many developers rely heavily on libraries to manipulate and generate PDFs—especially in web and...
Building beyond the ISO 32000 PDF standard
The Portable Document Format (PDF), formalized as ISO 32000, has been the global workhorse for...
PDF 1.7 vs PDF 2.0: Why it’s important for developers to understand
The Portable Document Format (PDF) has remained a cornerstone of document exchange and digital...
Why the PDF Has Stood the Test of Time (A Developer's Perspective)
Exploring the evolution, challenges, and future of the world’s most resilient document format,...
PDF to JSON in 3 Easy Steps
PDF files are widely used for storing and sharing information, but they aren’t always the easiest to...
Populate PDF forms using JSON
When handling PDF forms in modern applications, developers often encounter challenges with the rigid...
Don’t build form capabilities inside your application
Don’t build forms into your application? Obviously, we want you to build forms in your application,...
Overcoming the PDF limitations in native Swift mobile apps
When building native Swift fillable PDF features directly into iOS mobile apps with Swift UIKit,...
React-Hook-Form vs Formik: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
React-Hook-Form and Formik are the most popular libraries for handling forms in React applications....
Why PDF SDKs Fall Short as Fillable Form Solutions
The title of this article might provoke strong reactions from some developers, and understandably so....
Embed a form builder with Kotlin
In this guide, we'll show how to embed a form builder with Kotlin using Joyfill’s Kotlin form builder...
Guide to building fillable forms into your app
Welcome developers and product teams! So you want to build and support forms inside your application....
Embed a form builder with Angular
In this guide, we'll show how to embed a form builder with Angular using the Joyfill JS forms SDK,...
Embed a form builder with Swift
In this guide, we'll show how to embed a form builder with Swift using the Joyfill’s Swift form...
Embed a form builder with React Native
In this guide, we'll show how to embed a form builder with React Native using the Joyfill...
Embed a form builder with React
In this guide, we'll show how to embed a form builder with React using the Joyfill React forms SDK,...
Embed a form builder with Javascript
In this guide, we'll show how to embed a form builder with Javascript using the Joyfill...