# SheetJS/js-word

:black_nib: Word Processing Document Library

Repository: https://github.com/SheetJS/js-word
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/js-word
Homepage: http://wordjs.com
Language: Rich Text Format
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: xml, data, word, docx, doc
Last push: 2022-05-21T09:31:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4994, "days_push": 1565, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1321, forks 203 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.879800+00:00)

## What it is
A pure-JavaScript parser and writer for word processing document formats including DOCX, DOC, and RTF, built from official specifications with a unified JS representation. It emphasizes robustness, cross-format compatibility, and maximal browser support.

## Use cases
- parse docx files in javascript
- convert word documents to text in the browser
- read .doc binary files without word installed
- generate docx documents from js
- extract text from rtf files
- process word documents in nodejs

## When to choose
- you need to read or write Word document formats in JavaScript without native dependencies
- you need browser-side parsing of DOC/DOCX/RTF files
- you want a unified JS representation across multiple word formats

## When to avoid
- you need full-fidelity rendering or editing of complex Word documents
- you need formats beyond DOC/DOCX/RTF
- you need a library under very active development - releases have been infrequent

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, serialization, pdf
- domain: files, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: docx, doc, rtf, word-processing, pure-js, document-parsing, nodejs

## Member repositories
- SheetJS/js-word (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.879800+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:16.307349+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SheetJS/js-word (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.879800+00:00, sha 6ad547e9390d)
  - homepage: http://wordjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:05.542624+00:00, sha 9aace6361ea7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.