Comparison

pdf-lib vs @pdfme/pdf-lib

PDF and documentsPackage data 25 Sept 2026

The two packages

pdf-libv1.17.1, 6 Nov 2021

Create and modify PDF files with JavaScript

$ npm install pdf-lib

@pdfme/pdf-libv6.1.13, 16 Sept 2026

Create and modify PDF files with JavaScript

$ npm install @pdfme/pdf-lib

At a glance

Metric	pdf-lib	@pdfme/pdf-lib	Difference
Weekly downloads	9,843,212	163,425	pdf-lib 60.2x higher
12-month download growth	+473%	-	-
Gzip size	-	-	-
Minified size	-	-	-
Dependencies	4	5	@pdfme/pdf-lib 1 more
Unpacked size	18.6 MB	2.1 MB	@pdfme/pdf-lib 8.9x smaller
Latest release	1.17.1, 6 Nov 2021	6.1.13, 16 Sept 2026	@pdfme/pdf-lib 4.9 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months	0	-	-
First published	4 Sept 2017	-	-
GitHub stars	8,644	4,847	pdf-lib 1.8x higher
Open issues	278	34	pdf-lib 244 more
Open pull requests	39	5	pdf-lib 34 more
Contributors	-	-	-
Commits, last 52 weeks	0	478	@pdfme/pdf-lib higher
TypeScript types	Bundled	Bundled	Same
Module format	ESM + CommonJS	ESM only	Differs
Runtimes	-	-	-
License	MIT	MIT	Same

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

Downloads over 52 weeks

pdf-lib9.8m latest week

Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026

Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

Release history

pdf-lib

Major versions

0.0.04 Sept 2017
1.0.027 Jul 2019

Last 5 releases

1.17.16 Nov 2021
1.17.016 Oct 2021
1.16.027 Jan 2021
1.15.09 Jan 2021
1.14.130 Dec 2020

42 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months

@pdfme/pdf-lib

Major versions

Last 5 releases

Release count not fetched

API style

pdf-lib

@pdfme/pdf-lib

Notes

pdf-lib

@pdfme/pdf-lib

Which one fits

Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointspdf-lib (pdf-lib: ESM + CommonJS; @pdfme/pdf-lib: ESM only)
Need to load it with require()pdf-lib
Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
Need the more recent release@pdfme/pdf-lib (6.1.13 on 16 Sept 2026 vs 1.17.1 on 6 Nov 2021)
Higher weekly npm downloadspdf-lib (9.8m vs 163.4k)

Each line is generated from the data above.

Sources

pdf-lib: pdf-lib npm registry, pdf-lib npm downloads, pdf-lib GitHub, pdf-lib jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

@pdfme/pdf-lib: @pdfme/pdf-lib npm registry, @pdfme/pdf-lib GitHub, @pdfme/pdf-lib jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.