foliojs/pdfkitGitHub
Choose for a mature Node-first streaming PDF generation API; pdf-lib offers stronger editing and forms.
A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser
- 10.7k
- JavaScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
Hopding/pdf-lib Alternatives
PDF generation/editing
Create and modify PDF documents in JavaScript with a programmatic API.
Drop-in peers
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
parallax/jsPDFGitHub
Choose for a long-standing client-side PDF generator; pdf-lib has better form filling and modification.
Client-side JavaScript PDF generation for everyone.
- 31.3k
- JavaScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
LibPDF-js/coreGitHub
A modern TypeScript PDF library with parse/modify/generate; pdf-lib is more established but this offers a different API.
A modern PDF library for TypeScript. Parse, modify, and generate PDFs with a clean, intuitive API.
- 1.8k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active28d ago
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
pdfme/pdfmeGitHub
Choose when you want a React-based template designer and viewer; not for low-level PDF editing.
Open-source PDF generation library built with TypeScript and React. Features a WYSIWYG template designer, PDF viewer, and powerful generation capabilities. Create custom PDFs effortlessly in both browser and Node.js environments.
- 4.8k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
diegomura/react-pdfGitHub
Choose when you prefer declaring PDFs as React components; implies a React dependency.
📄 Create PDF files using React
- 16.8k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
QuestPDF/QuestPDFGitHub
Choose if you are in .NET and want a fluent C# PDF API; not usable from JavaScript.
QuestPDF is a modern library for PDF document generation. Its fluent C# API lets you design complex layouts with clean, readable code. Create documents using a flexible, component-based approach.
- 14.2k
- C#
- NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
dompdf/dompdfGitHub
Choose to generate PDFs from HTML in PHP; not for direct PDF editing.
HTML to PDF converter for PHP
- 11.2k
- PHP
- LGPL-2.1
active2mo ago
Kozea/WeasyPrintGitHub
Choose for HTML/CSS to PDF in Python; not for direct PDF manipulation.
The awesome document factory
- 9.6k
- Python
- BSD-3-Clause
active26d ago
LibrePDF/OpenPDFGitHub
Choose if you need a Java PDF library with LGPL/MPL licensing; not for JavaScript.
OpenPDF is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDF documents, as well as generating PDFs from HTML. It is licensed under the LGPL and MPL.
- 4.4k
- Java
- NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
Older generation, or narrower
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
jung-kurt/gofpdfGitHub
An older archived Go PDF generator; choose only if stuck with its legacy API.
A PDF document generator with high level support for text, drawing and images
- 4.5k
- Go
- MIT
archived4.9y ago
End-user tools
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFGitHub
A web app for editing PDFs, not an embeddable library.
#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
- 90.0k
- Java
- NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
PDFCraftTool/pdfcraftGitHub
A browser-based PDF toolkit app, not a library.
PDFCraft is a free, privacy-focused PDF toolkit that runs entirely in your browser. With 90+ professional tools, you can edit, convert, merge, split, and secure your PDF files without ever uploading them to a server.
- 8.3k
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
active3mo ago
docusealco/docusealGitHub
A self-hosted document signing app, not a PDF creation library.
Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️
- 18.3k
- Ruby
- AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditorsGitHub
A desktop office suite, not an embeddable PDF library.
Open-source office suite pack that comprises all the tools you need to work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, and PDF forms on Windows, Linux, and macOS
- 5.3k
- AGPL-3.0
active5mo ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named pdf-lib among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how pdf-lib rates them is a separate judgement, made when pdf-lib is analysed in its own right.
diegomura/react-pdfGitHub
calls pdf-lib “Choose when you need to both create and modify PDFs in any JavaScript environment without React.”
📄 Create PDF files using React
16.8kTypeScriptactive
alam00000/bentopdfGitHub
calls pdf-lib “JavaScript library to create and modify PDFs; choose it when you need a lightweight, embeddable library for PDF operations in your own code.”
The Privacy First PDF Toolkit
14.7kJavaScriptactive
bpampuch/pdfmakeGitHub
calls pdf-lib “choose when you need low-level PDF creation and modification in any JavaScript environment.”
Client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript
12.3kJavaScriptactive
parallax/jsPDFGitHub
calls pdf-lib “Choose it for robust PDF creation/modification in any JS environment if you can accept a stale codebase with no updates in 2+ years; jsPDF is actively maintained.”
Client-side JavaScript PDF generation for everyone.
31.3kJavaScriptactive
QuestPDF/QuestPDFGitHub
calls pdf-lib “Choose for a lightweight JavaScript PDF library for creation/modification if you don't mind an older codebase.”
QuestPDF is a modern library for PDF document generation. Its fluent C# API lets you design complex layouts with clean, readable code. Create documents using a flexible, component-based approach.
14.2kC#active
foliojs/pdfkitGitHub
calls pdf-lib “A pure JS PDF create/edit library, but unmaintained for 2+ years — a legacy swap for users who don't need recent fixes.”
A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser
10.7kJavaScriptactive