TCPDF
PHP PDF Library (TCPDF) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3736
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1900 stars · 257 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
TCPDF is a pure-PHP library for generating PDF documents and barcodes directly in application code, now in maintenance-only mode. It has been refactored into a compatibility facade over its modern successor tc-lib-pdf, keeping the legacy API unchanged while delegating rendering to the new engine.
Use cases
- generate pdf invoices from php
- create pdf documents in a php web app
- render html to pdf with php
- generate barcodes in pdf files
- add digital signatures to pdfs
- maintain legacy php code that uses tcpdf
When to choose
- you have existing code built on the TCPDF API and need it to keep working
- you need a pure-PHP PDF generator with no external dependencies
- you need barcodes, forms, or signatures in generated PDFs
When to avoid
- you are starting a new PHP project - use tc-lib-pdf instead
- you need byte-identical output to legacy TCPDF versions
- you need a PDF library in a non-PHP language
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
pdf pdf web-development files php cross-platform pdf-generation barcodes deprecated legacy-api pure-php web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf · fetched 2026-08-28 · f762ecb6de65
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf | main | 77 |
| tecnickcom/TCPDF | mirror | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf")
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