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[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) 4. / 5. casonwebdev/pdf-to-text ActiveLibrary[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) casonwebdev/pdf-to-text ======================= Extract text from a pdf 1.2.0(6y ago)013MITPHPPHP ^7.0CI failing Since Apr 4Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/CasonWebDev/pdf-to-text)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/casonwebdev/pdf-to-text)[ Docs](https://github.com/spatie/pdf-to-text)[ RSS](/packages/casonwebdev-pdf-to-text/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (2)Used By (0) Extract text from a pdf ======================= [](#extract-text-from-a-pdf) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/99a626f2452c0aaff605e496890d8d0b8fd56bcb13a39dc86333193d5d758fa0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7370617469652f7064662d746f2d746578742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/pdf-to-text)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d44a5e55f16ff3aa070729c50b3352ed7ea0afd2bb13ef0e4c36476368715a51/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f7370617469652f7064662d746f2d746578742f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/spatie/pdf-to-text)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a64fc37b6a268cf565afb5d048859a8018a897a582f3c832cd92d801a6895ec3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f7370617469652f7064662d746f2d746578742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/spatie/pdf-to-text)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/606fb0e5d3ffda6e365fe92f6d61e323bebfe1a852727172c54554dd511f36be/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7370617469652f7064662d746f2d746578742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/pdf-to-text) This package provides a class to extract text from a pdf. ``` use Spatie\PdfToText\Pdf; echo Pdf::getText('book.pdf'); //returns the text from the pdf ``` Spatie is a webdesign agency based in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource). Postcardware ------------ [](#postcardware) You're free to use this package (it's [MIT-licensed](LICENSE.md)), but if it makes it to your production environment you are required to send us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. Our address is: Spatie, Samberstraat 69D, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium. The best postcards will get published on the open source page on our website. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) Behind the scenes this package leverages [pdftotext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext). You can verify if the binary installed on your system by issueing this command: ``` which pdftotext ``` If it is installed it will return the path to the binary. To install the binary you can use this command on Ubuntu or Debian: ``` apt-get install poppler-utils ``` If you're on RedHat or CentOS use this: ``` yum install poppler-utils ``` Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require spatie/pdf-to-text ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Extracting text from a pdf is easy. ``` $text = (new Pdf()) ->setPdf('book.pdf') ->text(); ``` Or easier: ``` echo Pdf::getText('book.pdf'); ``` By default the package will assume that the `pdftotext` command is located at `/usr/bin/pdftotext`. If it is located elsewhere pass its binary path to constructor ``` $text = (new Pdf('/custom/path/to/pdftotext')) ->setPdf('book.pdf') ->text(); ``` or as the second parameter to the `getText` static method: ``` echo Pdf::getText('book.pdf', '/custom/path/to/pdftotext'); ``` Sometimes you may want to use [pdftotext options](https://linux.die.net/man/1/pdftotext). To do so you can set them up using the `setOptions` method. ``` $text = (new Pdf()) ->setPdf('table.pdf') ->setOptions(['layout', 'r 96']) ->text() ; ``` or as the third parameter to the `getText` static method: ``` echo Pdf::getText('book.pdf', null, ['layout', 'opw myP1$$Word']); ``` Please note that successive calls to `setOptions()` will overwrite options passed in during previous calls. If you need to make multiple calls to add options (for example if you need to pass in default options when creating the `Pdf` object from a container, and then add context-specific options elsewhere), you can use the `addOptions()` method: ``` $text = (new Pdf()) ->setPdf('table.pdf') ->setOptions(['layout', 'r 96']) ->addOptions(['f 1']) ->text() ; ``` Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about what has changed recently. Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/freekmurze) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) About Spatie ------------ [](#about-spatie) Spatie is a webdesign agency based in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource). License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity51 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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