# PDF Oxide — The Fastest PDF Library. 19 Language Bindings.

> The fastest PDF library with 19 language bindings: Python, Rust, Go, C#, JavaScript (Node.js),
> JavaScript (WASM), Java, PHP, Ruby, C++, Swift, Kotlin, Dart, R, Julia, Zig, Scala, Clojure,
> Objective-C, Elixir. Also available via C ABI (422 FFI functions) and MCP server.
> Text extraction, image extraction, PDF creation, editing, and markdown conversion.
> Mean 0.8ms per document. 100% pass rate on 3,830 real-world PDFs.
> 5× faster than PyMuPDF, 15× faster than pypdf.
> MIT / Apache-2.0 license. Current version: 0.3.69.

- Python: `pip install pdf-oxide`
- Rust: `cargo add pdf_oxide`
- JavaScript (Node.js): `npm install pdf-oxide`
- Go: `go get github.com/yfedoseev/pdf_oxide`
- C#: `dotnet add package PdfOxide`
- Java: via JNI bindings (see getting-started/java)
- Full documentation in one file: https://pdf.oxide.fyi/llms-full.txt
- Source code: https://github.com/yfedoseev/pdf_oxide

## Getting Started

- [Python Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/python): Install with pip, extract text, create PDFs, edit documents
- [Rust Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/rust): Add to Cargo.toml, PdfDocument and Pdf APIs, error handling
- [Go Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/go): go get, GoDoc API, goroutine-safe
- [C# Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/csharp): NuGet package, .NET 6+ support
- [JavaScript (Node.js)](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/javascript-node): npm install, async API, Buffer support
- [JavaScript (WASM)](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/javascript-wasm): Browser and edge runtime support
- [Java Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/java): Maven/Gradle, JNI-based bindings
- [PHP Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/php): Composer package, PHP 8+ support
- [Ruby Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/ruby): gem install, Bundler support
- [C++ Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/cpp): CMake integration, header-only wrapper
- [Swift Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/swift): Swift Package Manager, iOS/macOS
- [Kotlin Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/kotlin): Gradle, JVM and Android support
- [Dart Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/dart): pub.dev package, Flutter support
- [R Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/r): CRAN package, tidyverse-friendly API
- [Julia Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/julia): Pkg.add, native Julia bindings
- [Zig Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/zig): build.zig integration, zero-cost FFI
- [Scala Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/scala): sbt/Maven, JVM-based bindings
- [Clojure Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/clojure): Leiningen/deps.edn, JVM bindings
- [Objective-C Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/objc): CocoaPods/SPM, macOS/iOS
- [Elixir Quick Start](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/elixir): Mix package, NIFs via Rustler
- [CLI Tool](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/cli): Command-line interface for common operations
- [MCP Server](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/getting-started/mcp): Model Context Protocol server for AI agents

## Extraction

- [Text Extraction](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/text): extract_text, extract_spans, extract_chars with position and font data
- [Image Extraction](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/images): Content streams, Form XObjects, inline images
- [Markdown Conversion](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/markdown): to_markdown with heading detection and structure preservation
- [HTML Conversion](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/html): to_html preserving layout and formatting
- [Form Data](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/forms): FormField extraction, FDF/XFDF export
- [Annotations](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/annotations): Bookmarks, outline, all annotation types
- [Metadata & XMP](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/metadata): XMP properties, page labels, catalog
- [Text Search](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/search): Regex, case-insensitive, page-level results
- [Page Rendering](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/rendering): Render pages to PNG/JPEG images (Rust, tiny-skia)
- [Digital Signatures](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/extraction/signatures): Verify and inspect PAdES/CAdES signatures

## Creation

- [From Markdown](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/from-markdown): Pdf::from_markdown with full syntax support
- [From HTML](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/from-html): Pdf::from_html with element support
- [From Images](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/from-images): Single and multi-page from PNG/JPEG/TIFF
- [PdfBuilder API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/builder): Fluent builder with page size, margins, fonts
- [DocumentBuilder](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/document-builder): Low-level page builder with annotations
- [Form Creation](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/forms): Text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns
- [Annotations](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/annotations): 20+ annotation types
- [Tables](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/tables): TableRenderer API
- [Graphics](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/graphics): Paths, patterns, shadings, transparency
- [QR & Barcodes](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/barcodes): QR codes, Code128, EAN-13, UPC-A
- [Office Conversion](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/office-conversion): DOCX, XLSX, PPTX to PDF (OfficeConverter)
- [Digital Signatures](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/creation/digital-signatures): Sign PDFs with PAdES/CAdES, PKCS#12 certificates

## Editing

- [Overview](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/overview): DocumentEditor, open/save workflow
- [Text Editing](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/text): DOM-style find/replace, PdfText methods
- [Page Operations](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/pages): Rotate, crop, merge, extract
- [Form Editing](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/forms): Get/set values, add/remove fields, flatten
- [Annotation Editing](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/annotations): Modify, flatten, redact
- [Image Manipulation](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/images): Reposition, resize, bounds
- [Redaction](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/redaction): Apply redactions, remove content
- [Encryption](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/editing/encryption): AES-256, password protection

## Compliance

- [PDF/A Validation](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/compliance/pdf-a): Validation and conversion
- [PDF/UA Accessibility](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/compliance/pdf-ua): Accessibility checks
- [PDF/X Print](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/compliance/pdf-x): Print production validation
- [Crypto Policy & FIPS](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/compliance/crypto-policy): FIPS 140-2 mode, algorithm policy, CBOM

## Guides

- [Classification & OCR](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/classification): Document classification, AI-powered categorization
- [Model Management](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/model-management): Download and manage AI models for classification/OCR
- [Extract Text for RAG](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/extract-text-from-pdf): Structured text extraction for AI pipelines
- [PDF to Markdown for LLMs](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/pdf-to-markdown): Convert PDFs to clean Markdown for LLM context
- [PDF for RAG Pipelines](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/pdf-for-rag): Chunking, embedding, and retrieval strategies
- [Extract Tables](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/extract-tables-from-pdf): Table detection and structured extraction
- [Fill PDF Forms](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/fill-pdf-forms): Programmatic form filling and flattening
- [Merge & Split PDFs](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/merge-split-pdfs): Combine or split PDF documents
- [Encrypt & Decrypt](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/encrypt-decrypt-pdf): Password-protect and unlock PDFs
- [OCR Scanned PDFs](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/ocr-scanned-pdfs): OCR for image-only PDFs
- [Batch Processing](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/batch-processing): Process thousands of PDFs efficiently
- [Async & Concurrency](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/async): tokio, asyncio, goroutines integration
- [Scoped Extraction](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/scoped-extraction): Region-of-interest extraction by coordinates
- [XFA Forms](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/xfa-forms): Legacy XFA form support
- [Logging](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/guides/logging): Structured logging and diagnostics

## Reference

- [Rust API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/api): Complete method reference
- [Python API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/python-api): Python bindings reference
- [Go API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/go-api): Go bindings reference
- [C# API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/csharp-api): C# bindings reference
- [JavaScript (Node.js) API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/javascript-node-api): Node.js bindings reference
- [JavaScript (WASM) API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/javascript-wasm-api): WASM bindings reference
- [Page API](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/page-api): PdfPage and page-level methods
- [Types & Enums](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/reference/types): All public types

## Performance

- [Benchmarks](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/performance): 0.8ms mean, 3,830 PDFs, 5× faster than PyMuPDF in v0.3.8

## Optional

- [Changelog](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/changelog): Version history
- [vs Python Libraries](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/comparison/python): PyMuPDF, pypdf, pdfplumber, pdfminer
- [vs Rust Libraries](https://pdf.oxide.fyi/docs/comparison/rust): lopdf, printpdf, pdf-rs
- [Rust API on docs.rs](https://docs.rs/pdf_oxide): Auto-generated API reference

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/yfedoseev/pdf_oxide
- PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pdf-oxide/
- crates.io: https://crates.io/crates/pdf_oxide
- docs.rs: https://docs.rs/pdf_oxide