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Installation without build tools (manual JAR setup)

If you don’t use Maven/Gradle/Ivy/SBT, you can add GroupDocs.Metadata for Java to the classpath manually.

1) Download the JAR

Go to the latest version of groupdocs-metadata in the GroupDocs Java repository.
Download groupdocs-metadata-<version>.jar.

2) Add the JAR to your project

IntelliJ IDEA

File → Project Structure → Modules → Dependencies.
Click + → JARs or directories and select the downloaded JAR.

Eclipse

Right-click the project → Properties → Java Build Path → Libraries.
Click Add External JARs… and select the downloaded JAR.

NetBeans

Right-click Libraries in your project.
Choose Add JAR/Folder… and select the downloaded JAR.

You can place the JAR anywhere in your project (e.g., lib/) and add it to the module/classpath.

3) Compile and run from the command line

Place the JAR under lib/ (or another folder) and use the appropriate classpath separator for your OS.

Windows (CMD/PowerShell):

javac -cp .;lib\groupdocs-metadata-<version>.jar Example.java
java  -cp .;lib\groupdocs-metadata-<version>.jar Example path\to\file.pdf

macOS/Linux (bash/zsh):

javac -cp .:lib/groupdocs-metadata-<version>.jar Example.java
java  -cp .:lib/groupdocs-metadata-<version>.jar Example /path/to/file.pdf

4) Minimal example to verify the setup

import com.groupdocs.metadata.Metadata;
import com.groupdocs.metadata.core.FileFormat;
import com.groupdocs.metadata.core.IDocumentInfo;

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        if (args.length == 0) {
            System.out.println("Usage: java Example <path-to-file>");
            return;
        }
        try (Metadata metadata = new Metadata(args[0])) {
            if (metadata.getFileFormat() != FileFormat.Unknown) {
                IDocumentInfo info = metadata.getDocumentInfo();
                System.out.println("Format: " + info.getFileType().getFileFormat());
                System.out.println("Extension: " + info.getFileType().getExtension());
                System.out.println("Pages: " + info.getPageCount());
                System.out.println("Size (bytes): " + info.getSize());
                System.out.println("Encrypted: " + info.isEncrypted());
            }
        }
    }
}

5) Licensing (optional)

You can use the library in trial mode with evaluation limitations. To remove limitations, apply a license (file or Metered) in your application according to the Licensing guide.

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Installation (manual) Leave feedback

Installation without build tools (manual JAR setup)

1) Download the JAR

2) Add the JAR to your project

3) Compile and run from the command line

4) Minimal example to verify the setup

5) Licensing (optional)

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