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Top 23 JavaScript PDF Projects
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koodo-reader
A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web
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node-html-pdf
This repo isn't maintained anymore as phantomjs got dreprecated a long time ago. Please migrate to headless chrome/puppeteer.
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Project mention: Show HN: Turn a paper's DOI into its full reference list (BibTeX/RIS, etc.) | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-06-22
There's a plugin that can do this. It is a little rough around the edges but can extract references from the pdf and search semantic scholar / crossref with decent reliability.
https://github.com/MuiseDestiny/zotero-reference
As a disclaimer, I am not associated with its development.
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pdf-bot
🤖 A Node queue API for generating PDFs using headless Chrome. Comes with a CLI, S3 storage and webhooks for notifying subscribers about generated PDFs
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Booktype
Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes.
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pdfjs
A Portable Document Format (PDF) generation library targeting both the server- and client-side.
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chai
chai - Experience Zero Trust security with Chai! Convert and view documents as vivid images right in your browser. No mandatory downloads, no hassle—just pure, joyful security! 🌈 (by DO-SAY-GO)
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Project mention: Add bookmarks / table of contents to PDFs in browser | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-02-16
Tocify is a free online web app adding PDF bookmarks. You drag in a PDF, select the ToC pages or paste raw text, and it uses AI to generate a structured bookmark tree. Access it here: https://tocify.aeriszhu.com/
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
JavaScript PDF discussion
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Koodo Reader – A cross-platform eBook reader
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Index
What are some of the best open-source PDF projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | koodo-reader | 27,197 |
| 2 | bentopdf | 13,653 |
| 3 | Parsr | 6,175 |
| 4 | percollate | 4,640 |
| 5 | node-html-pdf | 3,591 |
| 6 | zotero-reference | 2,759 |
| 7 | pdf-bot | 2,640 |
| 8 | decktape | 2,398 |
| 9 | OpenComic | 1,874 |
| 10 | md2pdf | 1,811 |
| 11 | universal-resume | 1,786 |
| 12 | obsidian-annotator | 1,719 |
| 13 | documind | 1,474 |
| 14 | Buka | 1,117 |
| 15 | Booktype | 956 |
| 16 | pdfjs | 817 |
| 17 | asciidoctor-web-pdf | 487 |
| 18 | chai | 366 |
| 19 | starter-book | 345 |
| 20 | tocify | 312 |
| 21 | pdf-annotate.js | 294 |
| 22 | Polyglot-HTML-ZIP-PNG | 250 |
| 23 | chrome-headless-render-pdf | 231 |
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