# wojtekmaj/react-pdf

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10,920 stars · 986 forks · TypeScript · mit

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf
- Homepage: https://projects.wojtekmaj.pl/react-pdf
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/wojtekmaj-react-pdf.md

## Topics

`pdf` `pdf-viewer` `react`

## Description

React-pdf is a library of components designed to integrate document viewing and interaction into web applications. It provides a standardized interface for parsing and displaying portable document format files directly within a browser environment, supporting input from local files, remote web addresses, and encoded data strings.

The library renders document content onto HTML5 canvas elements to ensure consistent visual display across browsers. To maintain interface responsiveness during document processing, it offloads parsing tasks to background threads. It also implements a layered approach that positions transparent elements over the canvas, enabling native text selection, interaction with embedded annotations, and support for screen readers to interpret document content.

## Tags

### Content Management & Publishing

- [PDF Rendering Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-processing-transformation/document-processing-conversion/document-processing/rendering-visualization/pdf-rendering-engines.md) — Displays PDF content directly inside a web interface by accepting various input sources such as web addresses, local files, or encoded data strings. ([source](https://projects.wojtekmaj.pl/react-pdf))
- [Document Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-processing-transformation/document-processing-conversion/document-processing/rendering-visualization/document-rendering.md) — Parses and displays portable document format files from local files, URLs, or base64 encoded data strings.
- [PDF Annotations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-management-systems/content-management-platforms/enterprise-specialized-systems/document-management-systems/pdf-annotations.md) — Enables users to select specific text segments and view embedded notes within a document to improve information retrieval and collaborative workflows.
- [Reading Order Predictors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-processing-transformation/document-processing-conversion/document-processing/data-extraction-analysis/document-layout-analyzers/reading-order-predictors.md) — Ensures screen readers can accurately interpret and read content for visually impaired users by creating transparent text layers over visual documents.

### User Interface & Experience

- [PDF Viewer Components](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/component-utilities/ui-frameworks/component-libraries/react-components/pdf-viewer-components.md) — Integrates document viewing, text selection, and accessibility features into web interfaces using React components.
- [Accessible Text Layers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/text-display-widgets/parallel-text-viewers/parallel-text-readers/accessible-text-layers.md) — Creates transparent text overlays on visual documents, allowing screen readers to accurately interpret and read content aloud for users with visual impairments. ([source](https://projects.wojtekmaj.pl/react-pdf))
- [Text Selection Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/text-selection-utilities.md) — Enables users to select specific text segments and view embedded notes directly within a document to improve information retrieval and collaboration. ([source](https://projects.wojtekmaj.pl/react-pdf))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Miscellaneous Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/miscellaneous-tools.md) — PDF display component.

### Data & Databases

- [PDF Parsers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/pdf-parsers.md) — Utilizes a decoupled library to interpret complex document structures and extract text, metadata, and visual assets from binary files.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Canvas Rendering Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/graphics-engines-rendering/rendering/engines/canvas-vector-graphics/canvas-rendering-engines.md) — Translates PDF vector data into pixel-based images by drawing content onto an HTML5 canvas element for consistent cross-browser display.

### Web Development

- [Background Processing Workers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/background-processing-workers.md) — Offloads heavy document processing and parsing tasks to background threads to keep the main user interface responsive during rendering.