pdf-parse
Pure TypeScript module for extracting text, images and tables from PDFs cross-platform.
Files, images and media npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
72
0.6% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in files, images and media
#11 of 52
by use in those projects
Downloads
9.1M
npm, last 7 days, pdf-parse
GitHub stars
222
last push May 4, 2026
How pdf-parse is used
pdf-parse is a dependency in 72 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.6%), #11 of 52 in files, images and media. The most used alternative there is Sharp. Projects that use it most often also use Zod (62.5%), Lucide React (65.3%), mammoth (48.6%).
Often used with pdf-parse
| Zod | 62.5% of pdf-parse projects · 3.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| Lucide React | 65.3% of pdf-parse projects · 3.3× more than average |
| mammoth | 48.6% of pdf-parse projects · 118.7× more than average |
| tsx | 44.4% of pdf-parse projects · 4.5× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 43.1% of pdf-parse projects · 4.9× more than average |
| OpenAI | 41.7% of pdf-parse projects · 14.6× more than average |
| Supabase JS | 40.3% of pdf-parse projects · 5.5× more than average |
| Tailwind Merge | 51.4% of pdf-parse projects · 3.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list pdf-parse as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install pdf-parse |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (39), TypeScript / JavaScript (29), Python (3), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | 5pyj29s7cm-tech/LumiCore, RajjjAryan/career-copilot, databayt/hogwarts, PaulJPhilp/EffectiveAgent, FightTheStroke/MirrorBuddy |
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