Drumlin and Javelin - The Future of PDF Publishing

Javelin PDF readers

Our Javelin PDF reader family is available for computers running either Microsoft's Windows or Apple Mac's OSX operating systems, and anApple iPAD versionis also available. Please see theJavelin Downloadpage for quick downloads of the PC and Mac versions

Javelin for Windows (see screen shot below) provides two options for reading standard PDF and secured PDF files:

  • a standalone high performance PDF reader - just run Javelin and then open a PDF or secured PDF (DRMX or DRMZ) file
  • a single combined "Document Plus Reader" (a single executable file, or EXE - for MS Windows only)
EXE files are created using the mainDrumlinPDF reader/publisher software (version 6), which packages your secured PDF file, in encrypted form (a Drumlin DRMX file) with the Javelin "Click and Go" reader. Please clickherefor short multi-screen demos of how to authorize and view a secured PDF and how to create a Javelin "Click and Go" file.

For full details on using and creating secure PDFs with Javelin, please see the webhelp file for Drumlin version 6

Javelin for Apple iPAD - please see theiPAD page

Javelin for Apple Mac - please see theApple Mac page

Javelin for Android - please see theAndroid page

For sample Javelin files please see theSamples page

Sample Javelin for Windows screenshot

Securing and Authorizing DRMX , EXE and DRMZ files

DRMX, EXE and DRMZ files require a valid authorization code before they can be read on a specific computer and cannot be read on another computer once the authorization code has been used UNLESS the code allows for multiple use. Files may be protected against: text copying, printing (optional print count may be set) start and end dates, screen grabber protection, watermarking etc. Each EXE file and/or DRMX or DRMZ file created has a unique ID, and authorization codes are issued in blocks (typically of 100) to publishers. An initial set of 5 codes are provided without charge, each of which can be used 5 times. Additional codes must be ordered from theStore

More options (Windows OS only): Two additional variants of the "Click and Go" reader are now supported in the main Drumlin File menu, Publishing option (Create exe):

  • the option to create an exe file that is authorized offline, so does not require an online connection via the internet. This option requires the end user to enter a username and their email address when they run the exe, and then provide an authorization code delivered to them from the publisher (which is checked locally, not remotely). This authorization code is generated by the publisher from the tools menu, Calculate Hash... option. It asks for the DRMX file to be authorized, the username and email to be used, and generates the code required based on this information. Note that only DRMX files created by the publisher in question can be used to generate these codes
  • the option to create an exe file that does not require authorization, i.e. is simply run by the end user