Package

pdf-lib

Create and modify PDF files with JavaScript

v1.17.1, 6 Nov 2021MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledPDF and documents TypeScript tooling

$ npm install pdf-lib

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 9.8m; +473% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 4 years ago; v1.17.1
GitHub stars: 8.6k; 918 forks
Open issues / PRs: 278 / 39
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

9,843,212 downloads last week, 43,842,431 in the last month. The 12-month change of +473% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 042 in total
Latest version: 1.17.1, 6 Nov 20214 years ago
First published: 4 Sept 2017
Last push to GitHub: 17 Jul 2024799 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 278
Open pull requests: 39
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 1,848

Major versions

v1 first release 1.0.0, 27 Jul 2019
v0 first release 0.0.0, 4 Sept 2017

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.17.1	6 Nov 2021
1.17.0	16 Oct 2021
1.16.0	27 Jan 2021
1.15.0	9 Jan 2021
1.14.1	30 Dec 2020
1.14.0	21 Dec 2020
1.13.0	6 Dec 2020
1.12.0	15 Nov 2020
1.11.2	9 Oct 2020
1.11.1	15 Sept 2020
1.11.0	13 Sept 2020
1.10.0	8 Aug 2020
1.9.0	26 Jun 2020
1.8.0	20 Jun 2020

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 18.6 MB
Dependencies (4): pakotslib@pdf-lib/upng@pdf-lib/standard-fonts

Install

npm install pdf-lib

CDN

jsDelivr: 13m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/pdf-lib@1.17.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/pdf-lib@1.17.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/pdf-lib@1.17.1

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
@pdfme/pdf-lib Create and modify PDF files with JavaScript	163.4k	-	9 days ago	ESM only	pdf-lib vs @pdfme/pdf-lib
@cantoo/pdf-lib Create and modify PDF files with JavaScript	430.2k	-	9 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@pdfme/common TypeScript base PDF generator and React base UI. Open source, developed by the community, and completely free to use under the MIT license!	139.2k	-	9 days ago	ESM only	-
@pdfme/schemas TypeScript base PDF generator and React base UI. Open source, developed by the community, and completely free to use under the MIT license!	129.1k	-	9 days ago	ESM only	-
@pdfme/generator TypeScript base PDF generator and React base UI. Open source, developed by the community, and completely free to use under the MIT license!	118.1k	-	9 days ago	ESM only	-
@embedpdf/react-pdf-viewer React component for embedding PDF documents	158.1k	-	8 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@embedpdf/engines Pluggable runtime layer that abstracts over multiple PDF engines (PDF-ium, Web Workers, mocks, etc.) to provide a unified API for rendering, search, annotation, and other document-level operations in EmbedPDF.	385k	-	8 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@embedpdf/fonts-arabic Arabic fallback fonts for EmbedPDF - Noto Naskh Arabic (Regular and Bold)	372.3k	-	8 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

Comparisons

pdf-lib vs @pdfme/pdf-lib

Comparisonpdf-lib vs @pdfme/pdf-lib

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.

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