PDF Extractor

Extract text, metadata, and content from PDF documents.

Features

text: Extract all text content from PDF
metadata: Extract document properties (title, author, creation date, etc.)
pages: Get total page count
selective: Extract specific page ranges
info: Get PDF version and encryption status

Usage

# Extract all text
./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf

# Extract specific pages
./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --pages "1-5"

# Extract metadata only
./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --metadata

# Get page count and info
./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --info

# Output as JSON
./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --format json

Examples

Task	Command	Output
Extract text	`pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf`	Full text content
Pages 1-3	`pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --pages 1-3`	Text from pages 1-3
Metadata	`pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --metadata`	Document properties
Info	`pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --info`	Page count, version
JSON output	`pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --json`	Structured JSON

Notes

Supports most PDF formats (PDF 1.0-1.7)
Handles encrypted PDFs (prompts for password)
Memory efficient for large documents
Preserves text layout where possible

pdf-extractor

PDF Extractor

Features

Usage

Examples

Notes