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. observed · 2026-10-19

github.com/pdfme/pdfme · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-19

Health v2 · maintenance only

100/100

Activity 100
Release rhythm 99
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 8.5
age_days: 1885
days_rel: 5
days_push: 2
n_releases_24m: 13

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4906 stars · 528 forks observed · 2026-10-19

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

pdfme is an open-source TypeScript PDF generation library with a React-based WYSIWYG template designer, form, and viewer. It uses JSON templates to generate PDFs quickly in both browser and Node.js environments.

Use cases

generate pdfs from templates in nodejs
embed a pdf template designer in my web app
create designed pdf documents with minimal code
generate invoices or certificates from json data
let users fill pdf forms in the browser
batch generate large numbers of pdfs fast
view and preview pdf templates in a web app

When to choose

you need template-driven PDF generation in browser or Node.js
you want a WYSIWYG designer or form UI embeddable in your app
you need high-performance bulk PDF generation
you want CJK/multi-font support and JSON-based templates

When to avoid

you need to parse or extract text from existing PDFs
you need complex PDF manipulation like merging, signing, or editing arbitrary PDFs
you need a full standalone desktop PDF editor

Facets

library · maturity active

pdf templating ui-components plugin-system pdf web-development frontend developer-tools browser cross-platform pdf-generation wysiwyg-designer pdf-viewer json-templates react pdf-lib nodejs typescript

4 sources

readme: https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme · fetched 2026-10-19 · 1471e0f67a5f
homepage: http://pdfme.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4d8ae58d3b7e
site_page: http://pdfme.com/docs/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4a09b9836b46
site_page: http://pdfme.com/docs/supported-features · fetched 2026-08-29 · aabaf00ed689

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
pdfme/pdfme	main	100

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="pdfme/pdfme")

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