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gmi/toolkit-pdftk
=================

PDFtk wrapper

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PHP Toolkit - PDFtk
===================

[](#php-toolkit---pdftk)

This library provides an object-oriented, simple interface for the most important PDFtk features.

The current build status and code analysis can be found here:

- [Scrutinizer CI](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/gmitirol/toolkit-pdftk/)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1.0 or higher
- mbstring extension
- pdftk

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The recommended way to install toolkit-pdftk is via composer.

```
"require": {
    "gmi/toolkit-pdftk": "3.0.*"
}
```

Usage examples
--------------

[](#usage-examples)

```
use Gmi\Toolkit\Pdftk\Bookmark;
use Gmi\Toolkit\Pdftk\Pdftk;

$source = '/path/to/source.pdf';
$target = '/path/to/target.pdf';

$pdftk = new Pdftk();
// import a source PDF (metadata, page information, bookmarks)
$pdftk->import($source);

// create an additional bookmark
$exampleBookmark = new Bookmark();
$exampleBookmark
    ->setPageNumber(1)
    ->setLevel(2)
    ->setTitle('Section 3')
;

// add the bookmark to the PDF
$pdftk->bookmarks()->add($exampleBookmark);
// set metadata entry for the PDF
$pdftk->metadata()->set('Author', 'Jane Doe');

// apply bookmarks and metadata to the source PDF using a specified target PDF
$pdftk->apply($source, $target);
```

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

The test suite can be run with `vendor/bin/phpunit tests`.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance34

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~167 days

Recently: every ~192 days

Total

13

Last Release

698d ago

Major Versions

1.2.1 → 2.0.02019-01-30

2.2.1 → 3.0.02024-06-11

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

3.0.0PHP >=7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![xelan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5080535?v=4)](https://github.com/xelan "xelan (41 commits)")

---

Tags

pdfpdf-manipulationpdftkphpphp7

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