Apache FOP (Formatting Objects Processor)

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Apache FOP
Original author(s)
Developer(s)Apache Software Foundation
Stable release
2.6 / January 20, 2021; 11 months ago (2021-01-20)[1]
Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeXSL-FO
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitexmlgraphics.apache.org/fop

Formatting Objects Processor (FOP, also known as Apache FOP) is a Java application that converts XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) files to PDF or other printable formats. FOP was originally developed by who donated it to the Apache Software Foundation in 1999. It is part of the project.

FOP is open source software, and is distributed under the Apache License 2.0.

Current status[]

The latest version of Apache FOP is 2.6.[2] This is the ninth stable release.

Major limitations[]

Most important elements added in XSL-FO 1.1 (flow maps, table markers, indexes. etc.) are not available [3]

In addition, older XSL-FO 1.0 features are still not fully supported including automatic table layout, floats and more.

Input support[]

Apache FOP supports embedding a number of image formats in the XSL-FO (through the <fo:external-graphic> element). These include:

Apache FOP implements the <fo:float> element with some limitations.[4] In versions prior to 2.0, external graphics objects were limited to being drawn inline or in a block with no wrapped text.

Output formats[]

Apache FOP supports the following output formats:

  • PDF (best output support), including PDF/X and PDF/A with some limitations[5]
  • ASCII text file facsimile
  • PostScript
  • Direct printer output (PCL)
  • AFP
  • RTF
  • Java2D/AWT for display, printing, and page rendering to PNG and TIFF

In progress:

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Apache(tm) FOP News". Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ "Apache FOP Status".
  3. ^ "Apache FOP XSL-FO Compliance".
  4. ^ "Apache FOP 2.0 release notes". Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  5. ^ "FOP 0.95 - PDF/X (ISO 15930)". Retrieved 2011-05-22.


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