borb-pdf/borb

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

borb is a pure Python library for reading, creating, and manipulating PDF files, modeling documents in a JSON-like structure with a high-level page layout API. It is dual-licensed under AGPLv3 with paid commercial tiers, and offers optional add-ons like Markdown-to-PDF conversion and text find-and-replace.

Use cases

• generate invoices and reports as pdfs from python
• extract text and images from pdf files
• add annotations, tables, and lists to existing pdfs
• convert markdown documents to pdf
• edit pdf metadata programmatically
• automate pdf document generation pipelines

When to choose

• you need a pure Python PDF toolkit with no external dependencies
• you want a high-level layout API for generating structured documents like reports or invoices
• your project is open source and AGPLv3 compliance is acceptable
• you need to read, write, and modify PDFs within one library

When to avoid

• you need a permissive license for closed-source or commercial SaaS use without paying for a license
• you need heavy-duty PDF form filling or digital signature features beyond borb's scope
• you prefer battle-tested alternatives like ReportLab or pypdf with larger communities

Facets

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pdf templating parser sdk pdf files developer-tools python cross-platform pdf-generation pdf-manipulation document-layout agpl-dual-license pure-python automation

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