PyMuPDF

PyMuPDF

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About

Convert, create, edit, OCR, compare, and sign PDFs. Customize the interface language and its appearance from light to dark themes for working with PDFs comfortably. Tailor your conversions by selecting a page, a paragraph, or even a single line for conversion. Custom PDF to Excel conversion to convert complex PDF table data to Microsoft Excel with pinpoint precision and a Smart Layout Detector for keeping table styles intact. Edit PDF text and pages. Annotate and redact PDF content. Sign PDF documents. Fill, edit and create PDF forms. Split documents into even parts. Convert scanned PDFs in English, French, Spanish, and German. Automate the batch PDF conversion process by queuing up a large volume of PDF files and even whole directories. Batch create PDF from a wide range of formats and merge all PDFs into one file. Create secure PDFs from blank pages or existing documents by adding passwords and file permissions. Able2Extract Professional: Your Swiss Army Knife for PDF files.

About

PyMuPDF is a high-performance, Python-centric library for reading, extracting, and manipulating PDFs with ease and precision. It enables developers to access text, images, fonts, annotations, metadata, and structural layout of PDF documents, and to perform tasks such as extracting content, editing objects, rendering pages, searching text, modifying page content, and manipulating PDF components like links and annotations. PyMuPDF also supports advanced operations like splitting, merging, inserting, or deleting pages; drawing and filling shapes; handling color spaces; and converting between formats. The library is lightweight but robust, optimized for speed and low memory overhead. On top of the base PyMuPDF, PyMuPDF Pro adds support for reading and writing Microsoft Office-format documents and enhanced functionality for integrating Large Language Model (LLM) pipelines and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Companies and individuals who need an affordable yet powerful, all-in-one PDF solution with perpetual licensing

Audience

Developers, engineers, or automation teams interested in a solution to extract, render, edit, or convert PDFs in Python-based or cross-platform workflows

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$149.95/one-time/user
Perpetual licensing, no subscription, lifetime license. 30-day full license available for $34.95 (no automatic renewal).
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I like the way it was able to handle editable PDF conversion into Word or other formats. The tools contains friendly features, after struggling with SodaPdf and a host of other programs. I like the Lifetime license since I am not a continuous user. There are long gaps in my work when I do not use PDF support. However when I do, I need full blown support. So, I do not wish to be saddled with high monthly subscription when job assignments are lean.

Cons

  • I was faced with hard deadlines and I am stuck with the trial version. I was happy with the free PDF-to-Word online conversion but I wanted more features. My attempts to buy it online failed. Support line and email did not respond. I had to bite the bullet and decided to subscribe to Adobe on the short term. as a last resort.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

Investintech.com
Founded: 2000
Canada
www.investintech.com

Company Information

Artifex
Founded: 1993
United States
artifex.com/products#pymupdf

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Categories

PDF Supported
PDF Annotators Supported
PDF Converters Supported
PDF Editors Supported
PDF Merge Supported
PDF Redaction Supported
PDF Splitters Supported

Categories

PDF Supported

PDF Features

Annotations Supported
Convert to PDF Supported
Digital Signature Supported
Encryption Supported
Merge / Append Supported
PDF Reader Supported
Watermarking Supported

PDF Editors Features

Access Controls / Permissions Supported
Annotations Supported
Commenting / Notes Supported
Compare Side-by-Side Supported
Customizable Branding Not Supported
Delete Pages Supported
Electronic Signature Supported
Forms Management Supported
Full Text Search Supported
Merge / Append Supported
Offline Access Supported
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Supported
Rearrange Pages Supported
Rotate Pages Supported
Watermarking Supported

Integrations

.NET Not Supported
Hugging Face Not Supported
JavaScript Not Supported
LangChain Not Supported
Llama Not Supported
Make Not Supported
Microsoft Excel Not Supported
Microsoft Office 2024 Not Supported
Microsoft PowerPoint Not Supported
Microsoft Word Not Supported
Node.js Not Supported
NuGet Not Supported
Postscript Not Supported
Python Not Supported
Zapier Not Supported
pdf2docx Not Supported

Integrations

.NET Supported
Hugging Face Supported
JavaScript Supported
LangChain Supported
Llama Supported
Make Supported
Microsoft Excel Supported
Microsoft Office 2024 Supported
Microsoft PowerPoint Supported
Microsoft Word Supported
Node.js Supported
NuGet Supported
Postscript Supported
Python Supported
Zapier Supported
pdf2docx Supported
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