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stanko/pdf
==========

A complete rewrite of the legendary FPDF PHP class.

0.6.3(1y ago)126.7k↓21.8%MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Nov 19Pushed 4mo ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/frantisekstanko/php-pdf)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/stanko/pdf)[ Docs](https://github.com/frantisekstanko/php-pdf)[ RSS](/packages/stanko-pdf/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2w ago

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A fresh PDF generator written in PHP
====================================

[](#a-fresh-pdf-generator-written-in-php)

This project is a work-in-progress, complete rewrite of [tFPDF](http://fpdf.org/fr/script/script92.php), which is a modified version of [FPDF](http://www.fpdf.org/).

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require stanko/pdf
```

### Code quality

[](#code-quality)

Whole codebase currently passes PHPStan at max level, including the tests.

The tests cover most of the features. I aim for 100% test coverage.

### Development

[](#development)

To run all checks and tests, execute:

```
composer test
```

### Current work

[](#current-work)

I am currently making the class immutable.

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance57

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~48 days

Recently: every ~90 days

Total

9

Last Release

616d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97845a2d4af23c055637f85d015632bf942efcec47638125e8debd5cefffe256?d=identicon)[frantisekstanko](/maintainers/frantisekstanko)

---

Top Contributors

[![frantisekstanko](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100702441?v=4)](https://github.com/frantisekstanko "frantisekstanko (699 commits)")

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Tags

pdfpdf-generationpdf-phpphp-pdftcpdfpdffpdf

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/stanko-pdf/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/stanko-pdf/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/stanko-pdf)
```

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