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Can read and extract information from pdf file. v0.9.21(12y ago)066GPL-3.0PHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Sep 2Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/uldisn/pdfparser)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/uldisn/pdfparser)[ Docs](http://www.pdfparser.org)[ RSS](/packages/uldisn-pdfparser/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 6d ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (23)Used By (0) PdfParser ========= [](#pdfparser) Pdf Parser, a standalone PHP library, provides various tools to extract data from a PDF file. 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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). License ------- [](#license) This library is under the [GPLv3 license](https://github.com/smalot/pdfparser/blob/master/LICENSE). [![Bitdeli Badge](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3c95187298d7c73620fc3f49d259542e48226f81a58214f40a4fb7b0de7d50b7/68747470733a2f2f64327765637a68766c38323376302e636c6f756466726f6e742e6e65742f736d616c6f742f7064667061727365722f7472656e642e706e67)](https://bitdeli.com/free "Bitdeli Badge") ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity58 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 70.1% 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. 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