Apryse full or standard? Which version is for me?

This tutorial only applies to Xamarin.Android.

Apryse library comes in two versions: full and standard.

In order to help our customers to create applications with a smaller APK size, the standard version omits a number of features such as:

Rendering speed and quality are the same for both versions of the library.

The following table compares the APK size of a sample project in which different architecture and Apryse library versions were used.

Apryse library

Architecture

the sample APK size

Full

armeabi

16 MB

Full

armeabi-v7a

15 MB

Full

arm64-v8a

16 MB

Full

x86

16 MB

Full

x86_64

17 MB

Full

combined

64 MB

Standard

armeabi

9 MB

Standard

armeabi-v7a

9 MB

Standard

arm64-v8a

9 MB

Standard

x86

10 MB

Standard

x86_64

10 MB

Standard

combined

31 MB

Here are some scenarios to help you decide which one to use:

  • I need minimum size possible and I only need to render PDFs\

Standard version

  • I want to use the Demo package\

Full version

  • I need to display non-pdf documents\

Full version

  • I need to display documents with reflow\

Full version

  • I need to optimize, redact, or flatten PDFs\

Full version

  • I need to convert PDF pages to TIFF formats\

Full version

  • I need to build a file browser that displays all files on a device with first page preview for each\

Full version

  • I need right to left support\

Full version

If none of the above fits your situation, you are more than welcome to consult the Apryse support team to find the best option for you.

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