Ruby on Rails Image Viewer Library
PSPDFKit for Web is an image viewer library built in JavaScript that can be deployed in a Ruby on Rails application to directly render JPEG, PNG, and TIFF files in any modern browser or on any mobile device without any plugins. It offers developers a way to quickly embed a highly configurable image or document viewer with a beautiful UI in any Ruby on Rails-based web app.
Key Capabilities
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Customizable UI — Hide or add buttons, and match your look and feel
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Client-side — Workload is offloaded to client (no server needed)
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Images and documents — Open PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TIFF, PNG, and JPG
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Responsive — Mobile-friendly UI auto-adjusts to all screen sizes
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Accessible — Built-in assistive technology-friendly features
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Browser support — Works on all modern browsers and devices
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Extendable — Add annotation, editing, forms, and more
Image File Type Support
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TIFF, TIF (including multipage)
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PNG
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JPEG, JPG
PSPDFKit for Web also supports PDF, PDF/A (1, 2, 3, 4), Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Loading Image Documents
When calling PSPDFKit#load()
and passing a blob, array buffer, or URL to the image into the document
option, PSPDFKit for Web will open the image file as if it were a PDF document:
PSPDFKit.load({ document: image });
For more information on loading options, follow our guides on importing a PDF document.
Exporting Image Documents
Image documents can be exported as PDF documents by using Instance#exportPDF()
and triggering a download, as explained in the save a document to local storage guide.