Buying Glyph & Cog Software

Libraries

For our libraries (XpdfViewer, XpdfPrint, XpdfText, etc.), we offer two types of binary licenses, as well as source code licenses:

Binary Library Licensing Source Code Licensing
Developer/Run-Time Licensing Redistribution/OEM Licensing
  • For in-house use or small-scale software distribution
  • Buy additional licenses as needed
  • Volume discounts available
  • Licenses include the first year of maintenance
  • For larger-scale software distribution
  • Royalty-free licenses available
  • Licenses include the first year of maintenance
  • Incorporate all or part of the Xpdf code into your application
  • Allows you to customize the Xpdf code
  • Royalty-free licenses available
  • Licenses include the first year of maintenance
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Executables

For our executables (PDFdeconstruct and PDFtoSVG), licensing is on a per-computer basis.

Binary Executable Licensing Source Code Licensing
  • PDFdeconstruct: $900 per computer (any supported OS)
  • PDFtoSVG: $900 per computer (any supported OS)
  • Volume discounts available
  • Licenses include the first year of maintenance
  • Incorporate all or part of the Xpdf code into your application
  • Allows you to customize the Xpdf code
  • Royalty-free licenses available
  • Licenses include the first year of maintenance
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Maintenance

All Glyph & Cog software licenses come with one year of maintenance. Maintenance includes technical support, as well as software updates.

After the first year, maintenance can be renewed at an annual rate of 20% of the current license price.

Support contracts

Support contracts for any of the open source Xpdf tools are available at a rate of $1000 (USD) per year for a single tool.
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