What is PDF.js?
It is a Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer that is built with HTML5. It is community-driven and supported by Mozilla Labs. The goal is to create a general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.
PDF.js is a tool in the Javascript Utilities & Libraries category of a tech stack.
PDF.js is an open source tool with 43.9K GitHub stars and 9.6K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to PDF.js's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses PDF.js?
Companies
46 companies reportedly use PDF.js in their tech stacks, including Deloitte, IWB, and 3M.
Developers
70 developers on StackShare have stated that they use PDF.js.
PDF.js Integrations
PDF.js's Features
- General-purpose
- Platform for parsing and rendering PDFs
- Built with HTML5
PDF.js Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to PDF.js?
Showdown
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OpenPDF
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Modernizr
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Modernizr
It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer.
Lodash
A JavaScript utility library delivering consistency, modularity, performance, & extras. It provides utility functions for common programming tasks using the functional programming paradigm.
