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Can read and extract information from pdf file. v0.15.1(5y ago)012LGPL-3.0PHPPHP ^5.6|^7.0 Since Sep 2Pushed 5y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/dnru/pdfparser)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dnru/pdfparser)[ Docs](http://www.pdfparser.org)[ RSS](/packages/dnru-pdfparser/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 6d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (39)Used By (0) PdfParser ========= [](#pdfparser) Pdf Parser, a standalone PHP library, provides various tools to extract data from a PDF file. [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d219bc93b37d623a5ff3368474afcde971e28a70ac409561c99444dd9a18561d/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722e706e673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/smalot/pdfparser)[![Current Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/aabfc13096ccd1cafdddd31fc4aa6902a8f12162994e10131d57d080522b9f20/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/smalot/pdfparser)[![composer.lock](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b08ac123edf1457ff3fcbcbb3124a7531f590b39cfb91da454ba0de8af707869/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722f636f6d706f7365726c6f636b)](https://packagist.org/packages/smalot/pdfparser) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fece12a44bdeaf7453f37cd99e57d4856adfe04d55369d7b3e2a8f53393fdd43/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722f646f776e6c6f6164732e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/smalot/pdfparser)[![Monthly Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/44970ad512356ccbf578eebc222e141a72a3c6889399ca7a06880d1869616df5/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722f642f6d6f6e74686c79)](https://packagist.org/packages/smalot/pdfparser)[![Daily Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c74900b9dbf382c4018ec7d9afbfd737dde37799a692f38320b30b958f90674b/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722f642f6461696c79)](https://packagist.org/packages/smalot/pdfparser) Website : [http://www.pdfparser.org](http://www.pdfparser.org/?utm_source=GitHub&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=GitHub) Test the API on our [demo page](http://www.pdfparser.org/demo). This project is supported by [Actualys](http://www.actualys.com). Features -------- [](#features) Features included : - Load/parse objects and headers - Extract meta data (author, description, ...) - Extract text from ordered pages - Support of compressed pdf - Support of MAC OS Roman charset encoding - Handling of hexa and octal encoding in text sections - PSR-0 compliant ([autoloader](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-0.md)) - PSR-1 compliant ([code styling](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-1-basic-coding-standard.md)) Currently, secured documents are not supported. This Library is still under active development. As a result, users must expect BC breaks when using the master version. Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) [Read the documentation on website](http://www.pdfparser.org/documentation?utm_source=GitHub&utm_medium=documentation&utm_campaign=GitHub). Original PDF References files can be downloaded from this url : [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/pdf\_reference\_archive.html](http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/pdf_reference_archive.html) License ------- [](#license) This library is under the [LGPLv3 license](https://github.com/smalot/pdfparser/blob/master/LICENSE.txt). ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 63.6% 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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