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Javelin v2 and JavelinPro v2 secure PDF Readers for Windows

Javelin v2 and JavelinPro v2 PDF Readers are free MS Windows programs that provide facilities for viewing standard PDF files, and for viewing encrypted (secure) versions of PDF files in formats (.drmz, .drmx) created for use with the Drumlin Digital Rights Management (DRM) service. They are the predecessor versions to the current Javelin3 PDF readers and should normally only be used for older versions of MS Windows (Windows 7 and earlier). They can, however, be used with most recent versions of Windows (e.g. Windows 10). Unlike Javelin3 PDF readers, Javelin v2 readers are totally stand-alone, i.e. have no system dependencies and the executables (javelin.exe and javelinpro.exe) can be run without requiring formal installation, although they are provided as an installation kit as standard.

Most end users with recent versions of MS Windows should chose the standard Javelin3 reader, unless the Javelin3Pro version is required by the document publisher or corporate IT Department. Javelin3Pro users must register their software, and may be provided with a license file for secure file authorization rather than an authorization code.

Topics Details
Documentation User guide as PDF
Kits Signed setup exe files; 2Mb kit, 4Mb installed
Versions Javelin (no registration required); Javelin3ro (registration required, optional license-based authorization)
PDF File types PDF, DRMZ, DRMX
File sizes All, 1,000+ pages, up to 100MBs
Page sizes All - A4/US Letter or smaller recommended for ease of viewing
Security Password to open (PDF) not supported, standard PDF encrypted content restrictions ignored;; DRM protected encrypted files (authorization options: codes, license files); no Javascript or embedded or attached files permitted
Zooming Sliding zoom, fixed zoom %ages, fit page, fit width, marquee zoom
Page formats Single page, vertical scrolling
Display modes Standard, Presentation (full screen)
Outlines Yes (multi-level), auto-open (default, selectable)
Bookmarks No
Thumbnails No
Hyperlinks Internal and external links (must be explicitly defined in PDF)
Text search Yes, fast free text search with highlighted hits
Highlighting No
Annotations Yes, text boxes
Built-in downloader Yes, for PDF, DRMZ, DRMX files
Catalog handling No
Screen capture protection Optional for secured PDFs
Accessibility Zooming
Page rotation Yes, left and right
Watermarking Static and dynamic watermarking support (single and multi-line text); screen and print variants
Page selection Select page, next, previous, last, up/down (page view history)
Printing Page-by-page secure printing (single-sided); selectable scaling
Forms No
Touch screens No
Automation Command line support for file opening
Branding No
Languages Yes, multi-language support built-in (English, French, German, Italian, Dutch Arabic, Chinese (2), Croatian, Hungarian, Japanese)
Usage tracking Event tracking for secured files
Logged data Yes, local and host-based log data
PDF Library xPDF
License Freeware, General license conditions
Signing authority Verisign, Developer signed app