politza/pdf-tools
Emacs support library for PDF files. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4895
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1487
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1574 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
pdf-tools is an Emacs library that provides fast, feature-rich PDF viewing and interaction inside Emacs, backed by a C server (epdfinfo) for rendering and document queries. It supports navigation, search, annotations, outlines, and other PDF operations directly from the editor.
Use cases
- read pdfs inside emacs
- annotate pdf documents in emacs
- search text within pdf files
- navigate pdf outlines and bookmarks
- replace doc-view with a faster pdf viewer
- fill pdf forms from the editor
When to choose
- you live in Emacs and want PDFs without leaving it
- you need fast rendering and rich PDF features like annotations
- you want keyboard-driven PDF reading and note-taking
When to avoid
- you need a standalone graphical PDF reader
- you don't use Emacs
- you need to edit PDF content rather than view and annotate it
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
pdf file-system editor pdf text-editors files documentation windows cross-platform emacs pdf-viewer pdf-annotation epdfinfo linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/politza/pdf-tools · fetched 2026-08-28 · ecbc1aa90e9f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| politza/pdf-tools | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="politza/pdf-tools")
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