# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pdfme
Homepage: http://pdfme.com/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pdf, pdf-generation, pdf-designer, pdf-viewer, typescript, react, pdf-generator, pdf-lib, pdf-library
Last push: 2026-08-01T15:18:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1837, "days_push": 32, "days_rel": 152, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4788, forks 509 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:59.800154+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: pdf, templating, ui-components, plugin-system
- domain: pdf, web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: pdf-generation, wysiwyg-designer, pdf-viewer, json-templates, react, pdf-lib, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- pdfme/pdfme (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.800154+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 2026-08-29T18:18:42.014665+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.800154+00:00, sha 1471e0f67a5f)
  - homepage: http://pdfme.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:09.574874+00:00, sha 4d8ae58d3b7e)
  - site_page: http://pdfme.com/docs/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:09.584187+00:00, sha 4a09b9836b46)
  - site_page: http://pdfme.com/docs/supported-features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:09.586589+00:00, sha aabaf00ed689)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.