Polotno PDF Import

Convert PDF files into Polotno JSON format.

For full documentation and demo, see PDF Import Guide.

Installation

npm install @polotno/pdf-import

Usage

Node.js

import fs from 'fs';
import { pdfToJson } from '@polotno/pdf-import';

const pdfBuffer = fs.readFileSync('document.pdf');
const json = await pdfToJson({ pdf: pdfBuffer });
console.log(json);
// { width: 612, height: 792, pages: [{ id: '...', children: [] }] }

Browser

import { pdfToJson } from '@polotno/pdf-import';

const input = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]');
input.addEventListener('change', async (e) => {
  const file = e.target.files[0];
  const pdfBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
  const json = await pdfToJson({ pdf: pdfBuffer });
  console.log(json);
});