Add PDF Viewing and Editing in Mendix with WebViewer

Mendix is an all-in-one, low-code platform that allows you to build complex workflows and apps. In almost every workflow you can fathom, documents play a central role. Knowing this, we’ve partnered up with Mendix to create a Mendix component that enables you to view, edit, and manipulate documents in a secure and compliant manner, so you completely own the solution, and data never leaves the application.

From redaction to form filling to annotating & collaboration, and much more – this blog dives into what you can accomplish with Mendix and Apryse WebViewer.

After reading, you can learn more about WebViewer and all its PDF and Office capabilities!

Like Mendix, Apryse caters to every vertical and provides building blocks that can be customized and tailored to any workflow. We provide several tools in a single WebViewer component for use cases such as:

Viewing: You can view MS Office documents in Mendix, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can also render PDFs, images, and other file formats. The Apryse Spreadsheet Editor add-on allows seamless viewing of XLSX files by preserving the structure and integrity of file. WebViewer also supports viewing, editing, and manipulating PDF Portfolios—a PDF that bundles together Word docs, Excel sheets, CAD files, and other file types.

Annotating & Collaborating: Annotate by highlighting, commenting, underlining important information, drawing shapes, or simply chatting on the document. Use @mentions to get the correct individual’s attention.

Form Filling & Creation: Fill forms, edit form properties like read-only as required, add validation to ensure accurate information capture, and create PDF forms from scratch.

Editing & Page Manipulation: Insert pages, append, split, remove, crop, reorder, rotate, export, replace, and more. Edit PDF text and edit word documents in Mendix.

Redaction: Safely remove sensitive content within PDFs without covering or obscuring it. Search and redact dates, phone numbers, addresses, SSNs, and other personally identifiable information.

Digital Signatures: Add complete, secure signing capabilities including signature field assignment, signature creation, collection, and validation.

DOCX Editing: Edit and create DOCX files with functionality such as applying styles, adjusting fonts and sizes, and adding bulleted and numbered lists.

Accessibility: The WebViewer UI meets WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards to ensure an inclusive experience.

If you’re interested in developing a tailor-made document workflow that matches your user’s needs right on the Mendix platform, download the WebViewer component from the Mendix Marketplace.

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