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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. quangvule/pdf-to-text ActiveLibrary quangvule/pdf-to-text ===================== Extract text from a pdf 1.0.1(10y ago)017MITPHPPHP ^7.0 Since Dec 31Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/quangvule/pdf-to-text)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/quangvule/pdf-to-text)[ Docs](https://github.com/spatie/pdf-to-text)[ RSS](/packages/quangvule-pdf-to-text/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (4)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)[![SensioLabsInsight](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/63db229c6159f10c1e7bbe6a57693aab4ce46c9bb18ad12f235f8a89802b823a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f73656e73696f6c6162732f692f39643835653864642d623434342d346265662d613564352d6661613766326438643662622e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://insight.sensiolabs.com/projects/9d85e8dd-b444-4bef-a5d5-faa7f2d8d6bb)[![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. ``` \Spatie\PdfToText\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: ``` \Spatie\PdfToText\Pdf::getText('book.pdf') ``` By default the package will assume that the `pdftotext` is located at `/usr/bin/pdftotext`. If you're using the a different location pass the path to the binary in constructor ``` $text = (new Pdf('/custom/path/to/pdftotext')) ->setPdf('book.pdf') ->text(); ``` or as the second parameter to the `getText`-function: ``` \Spatie\PdfToText\Pdf::getText('book.pdf', '/custom/path/to/pdftotext') ``` Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information 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 26 — LowBetter than 43% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 74.4% 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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