Overview

Gnostice StarDocs is a document-processing and document-viewing REST API for use across multiple platforms. It is available as On-Cloud (we host) and On-Premises (you host) editions. In this model, you will not need to embed any library/component into your application, rather you will simply subscribe to the API services and make calls to the Web API to get your work done. You can try both the On-Cloud and On-Premises editions here. The current features include document merge, split, encrypt/decrypt, text redact, conversion between PDF, Word and image formats, and OCR. StarDocs also includes document viewing APIs through which you can easily request an HTML viewer for the uploaded documents. Here's the link to the API documentation.

Who needs StarDocs On-Cloud? Anyone who is looking for platform-agnostic APIs for specific purposes and does not want a full blown shrink-wrapped product that gets embedded into their app. Anyone who would rather use a pay-as-you-go model and looking for a short go-to-market process.
Who needs StarDocs On-Premises? Anyone who has high volumes of document processing and viewing operations happening on one or several apps in their organization and is looking for a ready-made, scalable, centralized, secure, high-capacity server for document processing. Anyone who does not want to transmit/store documents out of their private networks for regulatory compliance or security reasons.

Editions

On-Cloud (Azure)
On-Premises (on your server)

Designed
for

On-Cloud - Pay-as-you-go models
On-Premises - Scale and high volume

Highlights

Auto-scaled, fault-tolerant document processing APIs in the cloud
Native SDKs in multiple development platforms - .NET, Java, JavaScript & Delphi
End-user Web application for document-processing

Functions - Merging, Splitting, Encryption, Redaction, Conversion, Viewing
Input formats - PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, HTML, TXT, BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, MTIFF
Output formats - PDF, TXT, BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, MTIFF

How to view multi-format documents in your...

...Delphi IntraWeb Application

...Delphi UniGUI Application

...ASP.NET MVC Application

....NET Application

...Java Web Application

REST API Architecture

REST API Steps

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Cloud edition is hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Trial Registration

Please fill and submit this form to obtain a free REST API key for your trial. To know your usage details, please resubmit the form with the email id you used to register for the trial and we will send you an email with your status.

You can use the cloud API keys for the live demo.

The trial is limited to processing 100 pages and the generated documents contain a trial watermark.

StarDocs On-Premises API

StarDocs On-Premises edition should be hosted within your network.

Download

The server is packaged as a self-contained Virtual Appliance and can be hosted on VMWare, Oracle VirtualBox or any virtualization platform that supports the open OVF/OVA format.

Please download the zip file, unpack it and follow the instructions in the included PDF file to host the appliance.

StarDocs On-Premises API Virtual Appliance (~3.5 GB)

Deployment Instructions

Trial Registration

Please fill and submit this form to obtain a free trial license key.

The trial is limited to 30-days and the generated documents contain a trial watermark.

Features

Features provided by different editions of StarDocs are listed here.

Feature Matrix

Features By Category
Hosting
Document Conversion
Digitization (OCR)
PDF Merging
PDF Splitting
PDF Encryption
PDF Redaction
Document Viewing
Hosting	On-Cloud	On-Premises
On-premises or own-infrastucture hosting - Intranet, website, or cloud hosting.
Document Conversion	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Supported formats are PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, HTML, TXT, BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, MTIFF Simple conversion from one format to another Combine many documents of various formats into one document Selectively pick pages from documents of various formats and convert them into one document Control the output document features using options specific to each document format
Digitization (OCR)	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Scanned images and scanned PDF can be converted to searchable PDF.
PDF Merging	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Simple merge of multiple PDF files into one Selectively pick pages from different PDF files and create a new file Control the ordering of documents when doing the merge
PDF Splitting	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Simple merge of multiple PDF files into one Selectively pick pages from different PDF files and create a new file Control the ordering of documents when doing the merge
PDF Encryption	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Set, change or remove password that controls the opening of the PDF file Set or change permissions on the document
PDF Redaction	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Simple redaction of literal text from a PDF file optionally highlighting the redacted area Redaction of patterns (such as telephone numbers) Optionally fill the redacted area with new text
Document Viewing	On-Cloud	On-Premises
Easy to use multi-format HTML5 document viewer. Just upload the document and request for a viewer link - that's it! Support for PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, HTML, TXT, BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, MTIFF Supported on all platforms that feature the latest browsers (IE9+ and all evergreen browsers). No browser plug-ins required. Responsive HTML5 viewer featuring navigation pane, page rotation, zooming and color inversion controls. Show and hide file operation, navigation and zooming controls through API parameters when requesting the viewer. Interactive PDF form filling with input validation and calculation support Easy document navigation via page thumbnails or bookmarks (PDF) Multi-page continuously scrollable viewing surface. Open webpages with documents pre-loaded in the viewer. Painless implementation, customization and deployment.

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Cloud edition is hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Edition	Trial¹	Startup	Business	Enterprise	Enterprise+
Pages / month²	100	20000	60000	120000	240000
Upload size (MB)	0.5	2048	5120	10240	10240
Document store size (MB)	2	2048	5120	10240	10240
File retention time (days)	1	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of documents	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
API calls	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price³ (US$) / month	Free	99.99	249.99	499.99	999.99
	Start	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now

Free 1-month trial with watermark.
Number of pages processed for the requested operation. For example: Merging 2 pages from a document with 10 pages from another document is counted as 2+10=12 pages. Viewing a document containing 15 pages is considered as 15 pages. Redacting text from a document containing 12 pages is considered as 12 pages.
All prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT is applicable based on tax laws in your country. The tax rate will be automatically applied based on rules of the relevant country.
Any plan can be upgraded. The balance pages from the old plan will be added to the new plan for the first month.

StarDocs On-Premises API

StarDocs On-Premises edition should be hosted within your network.

Your purchase is backed by:

30-day moneyback guarantee
Clear, straightforward, and hassle-free licensing
Perpetual-use hassle-free licensing
Free major and minor updates for 12 months
Free e-mail support for 12 months
Subscription renewal (to get all updates and support for another 12 months)
- 60% discount off prevailing price if renewal is made while subscription is active or within 1 year of its expiry (new subscription will begin from the day of expiry of the previous subscription)
- 40% discount off prevailing price if renewal is made after 1 year but within 3 years of expiry of the subscription (new subscription will begin from the day of purchase of the new subscription).
- 15% discount off prevailing price if renewal is made after 3 years of expiry of the subscription (new subscription will begin from the day of purchase of the new subscription).

License	Price (US$)	Buy
Single Server License (Includes 3 activations for Development, Test, Production Servers)	2500	Buy Now

All prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT is applicable based on tax laws in your country. The tax rate will be automatically applied based on rules of the relevant country.

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Premises API

E-mail Support

You can send an e-mail to support at gnostice.com or use our online feedback form to send us support queries.

StarDocs On-Premises Virtual Appliance Download

The server is packaged as a self-contained Virtual Appliance and can be hosted on VMWare, Oracle VirtualBox or any virtualization platform that supports the open OVF/OVA format.

Please download the zip file, unpack it and follow the instructions in the included PDF file to host the appliance.

StarDocs On-Premises API Virtual Appliance (~2 GB)

Deployment Instructions

SDK Downloads and Demos

Language	SDK	Demo
Java	JAR Download (Source on GitHub)	n/a
JavaScript	SDK on GitHub	Live Demo
C# (.NET)	SDK on NuGet	n/a
Delphi	SDK on GitHub	n/a

API Docs

Reference documentation for the REST API is available at here.

Articles

We have also published technical articles related to StarDocs and other Gnostice developer tools, as part of Gnostice Newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter, send a blank e-mail to info@gnostice.com with the subject set to "SUBSCRIBE". You can also get notified of the latest articles via our newsletter RSS feed.

November 2017
Using StarDocs with UniGUI

Easily add a multi-format document viewer to your Delphi UniGUI web app

October 2016
Convert scanned documents to searchable PDF using Web APIs

Scanned images or PDF files to searchable PDF files

August 2016
Configuring the StarDocs On-Premises API server

Using the StarDocs On-Premises Administration Console, setting up secure end-points and more

July 2016
Encrypting/Decrypting your PDF file using Web APIs

Password-protect your PDF files or remove protection

June 2016
Form-filling in your web apps using Web APIs

Fill PDF forms and finalize them with ease

June 2016
Using StarDocs with Delphi and IntraWeb

Creating a multiformat document viewer with Web APIs using Delphi and IntraWeb

StarDocs
A Cloud-hosted, REST-based document-processing and document-viewing API

Overview

Editions

Designed
for

Highlights

How to view multi-format documents in your...

...Delphi IntraWeb Application

...Delphi UniGUI Application

...ASP.NET MVC Application

....NET Application

...Java Web Application

REST API Architecture

REST API Steps

StarDocs On-Cloud API

Trial Registration

StarDocs On-Premises API

Download

Trial Registration

Features

Feature Matrix

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Premises API

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Premises API

E-mail Support

StarDocs On-Premises Virtual Appliance Download

SDK Downloads and Demos

API Docs

Articles

November 2017
Using StarDocs with UniGUI

October 2016
Convert scanned documents to searchable PDF using Web APIs

August 2016
Configuring the StarDocs On-Premises API server

July 2016
Encrypting/Decrypting your PDF file using Web APIs

June 2016
Form-filling in your web apps using Web APIs

June 2016
Using StarDocs with Delphi and IntraWeb

June 2016
Redacting text from PDF files in your web apps using Web APIs

May 2016
Getting started with Gnostice StarDocs Cloud and On-Premises APIs

May 2016
Introduction to Gnostice StarDocs Cloud and On-Premises APIs

May 2016
Viewing PDF and image files in your web apps using Web APIs

Terms of Service

StarDocsA Cloud-hosted, REST-based document-processing and document-viewing API

Overview

Editions

Designedfor

Highlights

How to view multi-format documents in your...

...Delphi IntraWeb Application

...Delphi UniGUI Application

...ASP.NET MVC Application

....NET Application

...Java Web Application

REST API Architecture

REST API Steps

StarDocs On-Cloud API

Trial Registration

StarDocs On-Premises API

Download

Trial Registration

Features

Feature Matrix

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Premises API

StarDocs On-Cloud API

StarDocs On-Premises API

E-mail Support

StarDocs On-Premises Virtual Appliance Download

SDK Downloads and Demos

API Docs

Articles

November 2017Using StarDocs with UniGUI

October 2016Convert scanned documents to searchable PDF using Web APIs

August 2016Configuring the StarDocs On-Premises API server

July 2016Encrypting/Decrypting your PDF file using Web APIs

June 2016Form-filling in your web apps using Web APIs

June 2016Using StarDocs with Delphi and IntraWeb

June 2016Redacting text from PDF files in your web apps using Web APIs

May 2016Getting started with Gnostice StarDocs Cloud and On-Premises APIs

May 2016Introduction to Gnostice StarDocs Cloud and On-Premises APIs

May 2016Viewing PDF and image files in your web apps using Web APIs

Terms of Service

StarDocs
A Cloud-hosted, REST-based document-processing and document-viewing API

Designed
for

November 2017
Using StarDocs with UniGUI

October 2016
Convert scanned documents to searchable PDF using Web APIs

August 2016
Configuring the StarDocs On-Premises API server

July 2016
Encrypting/Decrypting your PDF file using Web APIs

June 2016
Form-filling in your web apps using Web APIs

June 2016
Using StarDocs with Delphi and IntraWeb

June 2016
Redacting text from PDF files in your web apps using Web APIs

May 2016
Getting started with Gnostice StarDocs Cloud and On-Premises APIs

May 2016
Introduction to Gnostice StarDocs Cloud and On-Premises APIs

May 2016
Viewing PDF and image files in your web apps using Web APIs