Node.js wrapper for the PDFium library:
- ⬇️ pdfium - source code of the PDFium library, developed by Google and used in Chrome.
- ⬇️ pdfium-lib - project to compile PDFium library to multiple platforms, including WebAssembly.
- 📍 @hyzyla/pdfium - (you are here) Node.js wrapper for the WebAssembly build of PDFium library.
- 📦 Zero dependencies - PDFium library is compiled to WebAssembly and bundled with the package.
- 🚀 Fast - PDFium can be faster than PDF.js, because it's originally written in C++ and compiled to WebAssembly, while PDF.js is entirely written in JavaScript.
- 🔒 Type-safe - TypeScript definitions are included.
# yarn add @hyzyla/pdfium
# pnpm install @hyzyla/pdfium
npm install @hyzyla/pdfium
import { PDFiumLibrary } from "@hyzyla/pdfium";
import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
async main() {
const buff = await fs.readFile('test2.pdf');
// Initialize the library, you can do this once for the whole application
// and reuse the library instance.
const library = await PDFiumLibrary.init();
// Load the document from the buffer
// You can also pass "password" as the second argument if the document is encrypted.
const document = await library.loadDocument(buff);
// Iterate over the pages, render them to PNG images and
// save to the output folder
for (const page of document.pages()) {
console.log(`${page.number} - rendering...`);
// Render PDF page to PNG image
const image = await page.render({
scale: 3, // 3x scale (72 DPI is the default)
render: 'sharp', // use "sharp" for converting bitmap to PNG
});
// Save the PNG image to the output folder
await fs.writeFile(`output/${page.number}.png`, Buffer.from(image.data));
}
// Do not forget to destroy the document and the library
// when you are done.
document.destroy();
library.destroy();
}
main();
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