PDF.js is a Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer that is built with HTML5. PDF.js is community-driven and supported by Mozilla. Our goal is to create a general-purpose, web standards-based …

A general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.

PDF.js is a Portable Document Format (PDF) library that is built with HTML5. Our goal is to create a general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs. This is a pre-built …

Apr 27, 2026 · PDF.js is a web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering Portable Document Formats (PDFs). Open source and built with HTML5, this PDF viewer is supported by a great …

PDF.js is a JavaScript library that renders Portable Document Format (PDF) files using the web standards -compliant HTML5 Canvas. The project is led by the Mozilla Corporation after Andreas Gal …

Written in TypeScript and compiled to pure JavaScript with no native dependencies. Works in any JavaScript runtime, including browsers, Node, Deno, and even React Native.

To use PDF.js in a web application you can choose to use a pre-built version of the library or to build it from source. We supply pre-built versions for usage with NPM and Bower under the pdfjs-dist name.

PDF.js also offers pre-built distributions along with source code which you can find at PDF.js releases on GitHub. You can download pre-built PDF.js library and start using it.

Sep 30, 2025 · It's a pure JavaScript library that parses and renders PDF files right in your browser, no native plugins required. It's the engine that powers PDF viewing in Mozilla Firefox, and it's open …

The ultimate Open Source PDF viewer for JavaScript. Choose our drop-in component for instant results, or use our headless library to build a completely custom UI.