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    pdfme

    pdfme/pdfme

    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.

    frontend
    pdf
    pdf-designer
    pdf-generation
    pdf-generator
    pdf-lib
    TypeScript
    MIT
    4.9K stars
    537 forks
    4.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 30, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 9 days ago, with 56 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Generates custom PDFs using a TypeScript library with a React-based WYSIWYG template designer and PDF viewer for browser and Node.js environments.
    • Enables easy PDF template creation and generation with simple JSON templates, supporting both client-side and server-side usage without complex setup.
    • Use for building interactive PDF generation features in web applications with real-time template design and preview capabilities.
    • Use for automating PDF report or invoice generation in Node.js backend services using JSON-defined templates.
    • Use for integrating a customizable PDF viewer and editor in React projects requiring user-friendly document creation and modification.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    TypeScript-based PDF generator and React-based UI. Open source, developed by the community, and completely free to use under the MIT license!

    While pdfme is an open-source project released under the MIT License, we are open to considering custom feature additions for a fee. If you are willing to pay, we can evaluate and implement your requested features. Please note that any additional functionality will always be released as open source. If this approach works for you, please contact us.

    For a detailed list of supported features, please refer to the Supported Features page.

    Excerpt from the pdfme/pdfme README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    537+36

    Open issues

    50-66

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