GroupDocs.Total
Manipulate documents from within your own desktop solutions and web apps without requiring any other commercial products.·groupdocs.com
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GroupDocs.Total is a bundled suite of .NET, Java, and Python document processing SDKs that lets developers view, convert, annotate, compare, sign, search, redact, watermark, and assemble documents, as well as manage metadata and generate document previews. It supports a wide range of file formats including PDF, Microsoft Office documents, images, and CAD drawings. The suite combines all individual GroupDocs product APIs (Viewer, Conversion, Annotation, Comparison, Signature, Metadata, Parser, Merger, Assembly, Redaction, Search, Watermark, Classification, Markdown, Editor) into one package.
What it's for
Features 17
- AGENTS.md machine-readable docs for AI coding assistants
- Conversion across 50+/200+ document and image formats
- Document and text classification using IAB-2 and taxonomy models
- Document annotation (comments, highlights, drawings, stamps)
- Document assembly and report generation from templates and data sources (databases, XML, JSON)
- Document comparison (detect differences in text, styles, formatting)
- Document merging, splitting, reordering, and page removal
- Document viewing/rendering for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images
- E-signature support: digital, barcode, QR code, text, image, and stamp signatures
- Full-text search with indexing, fuzzy search, synonyms, and faceted search
- Markdown export from PDF/Word/Excel for RAG/AI pipelines
- MCP Server for LLM/documentation querying
- Metadata reading, editing, removal, and export
- Redaction of sensitive text, metadata, annotations, and images
- Support for .NET, Java, Node.js, and Python platforms
- Text, image, and metadata extraction/parsing
- Watermark adding, removal, searching, and management
At a glance
Pricing
Prices are one-time license fees, not subscriptions: GroupDocs.Total starts from US$2999 for a single platform license and US$4499 for a family pack covering all platforms. A limited-time 25% discount promo was also offered.
Starting price US$2999 (one-time license)
Single platform choice (.NET, Java, or Python)
Starting price US$4499 (one-time license)
Includes .NET, Java, and Python platforms
25% discount for GroupDocs.Total via promo code SUMOFF2026, valid June 1 – July 31 (Summer Holiday Offer 2026); not combinable with other discounts or metered products, new purchases only.
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