iReport is a powerful, intuitive and easy to use visual report builder/designer for JasperReports written in 100% pure java.

This tool allows users to visually edit complex reports with charts, images, and subreports. iReport is integrated with leading open source chart libraries for java.

The data to print can be retrieved through several ways including multiple JDBC connections, MDX, JavaBeans, TableModels, XML, EJBQL, Hibernate, etc.

iReport supports output in PDF, RTF, XML, XLS, CSV, HTM.

Interface

* Fully dockable and configurable interface that supports localization
* Unlimited undo/redo support
* Visual designer with drag and drop
* Elements and tools palette for quick access
* Report inspector gives structured view of all report objects
* Property sheet to edit all object properties
* Built-in expression editor with syntax highlighting
* Integrated preview
* XML editor for report source
* Database explorer
* Support for plug-ins

Report Layout

* Support for input parameters
* Variables to perform calculations at different report levels including sum, average, count, min/max, custom calculations, and standard deviation
* Multiple sections and multiple details
* Groups with multiple headers and footers
* Support for multiple datasets and subreports
* Customizable page format with support for multiple columns
* Complete set of charts including Pie, Pie3D, Bar, Bar3D, XyBar, StackedBar, StackedBar3D, Line, XyLine, Area, XyArea, Scatter, Bubble, TimeSeries, HighLow, Candlestick, Thermometer, Meter, Gantt and multiple-series charts.
* Graphic elements including frames, lines, rectangles, round rectangles, and ellipses
* Label and text fields with support for HTML and RTF formatting
* Crosstab elements
* Support for custom components including barcodes, lists and flash-based charts
* Dynamic page break and multiple page numbering
* Support for styles and conditional styles
* Support for scriptlets
* Ability to write report expressions in Java, Groovy and Javascript
* Support for 508 tags in PDF
* Element grouping
* Report internationalization and localization

Templates

* Large set of report templates ready to use or customize with the report wizard
* Support for custom templates
* Ability to import template libraries
* Chart themes editor
* Styles editor
* Styles library
* Template thumbnail creation tool

Export and Preview

* Integrated preview
* Export to PDF, HTML, XHTML, XLS, RTF, DOCX, Text, CSV, OpenOffice, XML, PNG.
* Ability to execute a report using different Locales and Time Zones
* Support for report virtualizers to run reports requiring large amounts of memory
* Large set of export options for each document format
* Auto compilation of subreports
* Configurable JasperReports properties
* Support for multiple character encodings
* PDF password protection and encryption
* Optional HTML header and footer
* Automatically launch external viewers