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By removing support for older browsers it's possible to simplify both the code and the build-scripts, in addition to removing manually implemented polyfills. Using the PDF.js library/viewer will now require native support for the following features: - The `AbortSignal.any()` static method, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortSignal/any_static#browser_compatibility - The `:dir()` CSS pseudo-class, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Selectors/:dir#browser_compatibility - The `light-dark()` CSS function, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/color_value/light-dark#browser_compatibility - The CSS `&` nesting selector, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Selectors/Nesting_selector#browser_compatibility This patch updates the minimum supported browsers as follows: - Google Chrome 125, which was released on 2024-05-15; see https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html - Safari 18, which was released on 2024-09-16; see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-release-notes/safari-18-release-notes *Note:* This version is the first with experimental support for the `CanvasRenderingContext2D.filter` property, which is a long-standing missing feature in Safari, however it must be *manually enabled*; see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/filter#browser_compatibility Note that nowadays we usually try, where feasible and possible, to support browsers that are about two years old. By limiting support to only "recent" browsers we reduce the risk of holding back improvements of the *built-in* Firefox PDF Viewer, and also (significantly) reduce the maintenance/support burden for the PDF.js contributors. *Please note:* As always, the minimum supported browser version assumes that a `legacy`-build of the PDF.js library is being used; see https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#faq-support
PDF.js 
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 platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.
Contributing
PDF.js is an open source project and always looking for more contributors. To get involved, visit:
- Issue Reporting Guide
- Code Contribution Guide
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Good Beginner Bugs
- Projects
Feel free to stop by our Matrix room for questions or guidance.
Getting Started
Online demo
Please note that the "Modern browsers" version assumes native support for the latest JavaScript features; please also see this wiki page.
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Modern browsers: https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/web/viewer.html
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Older browsers: https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/legacy/web/viewer.html
Browser Extensions
Firefox
PDF.js is built into version 19+ of Firefox.
Chrome
- The official extension for Chrome can be installed from the Chrome Web Store. This extension is maintained by @Rob--W.
- Build Your Own - Get the code as explained below and issue
npx gulp chromium. Then open Chrome, go toTools > Extensionand load the (unpackaged) extension from the directorybuild/chromium.
PDF debugger
Browser the internal structure of a PDF document with https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/internal-viewer/web/debugger.html
Getting the Code
To get a local copy of the current code, clone it using git:
$ git clone https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js.git
$ cd pdf.js
Next, install Node.js via the official package or via nvm. If everything worked out, install all dependencies for PDF.js:
$ npm install
Finally, you need to start a local web server as some browsers do not allow opening
PDF files using a file:// URL. Run:
$ npx gulp server
and then you can open:
Please keep in mind that this assumes the latest version of Mozilla Firefox; refer to Building PDF.js for non-development usage of the PDF.js library.
It is also possible to view all test PDF files on the right side by opening:
Building PDF.js
In order to bundle all src/ files into two production scripts and build the generic
viewer, run:
$ npx gulp generic
If you need to support older browsers, run:
$ npx gulp generic-legacy
This will generate pdf.js and pdf.worker.js in the build/generic/build/ directory (respectively build/generic-legacy/build/).
Both scripts are needed but only pdf.js needs to be included since pdf.worker.js will
be loaded by pdf.js. The PDF.js files are large and should be minified for production.
Using PDF.js in a web application
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 under
the pdfjs-dist name. For more information and examples please refer to the
wiki page on this subject.
Including via a CDN
PDF.js is hosted on several free CDNs:
- https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/pdfjs-dist
- https://cdnjs.com/libraries/pdf.js
- https://unpkg.com/pdfjs-dist/
Learning
You can play with the PDF.js API directly from your browser using the live demos below:
More examples can be found in the examples folder. Some of them are using the pdfjs-dist package, which can be built and installed in this repo directory via npx gulp dist-install command.
For an introduction to the PDF.js code, check out the presentation by our contributor Julian Viereck:
More learning resources can be found at:
The API documentation can be found at:
Questions
Check out our FAQs and get answers to common questions:
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