PDF Utils Library (Go)

A comprehensive Go library for PDF manipulation, conversion, and more.

Features

• Combiner: Merge multiple PDF files into one.
• Splitter: Split a PDF into individual pages.
• Compressor: Optimize PDF files to reduce size.
• Converter: Convert various formats (Text, Images, HTML) to PDF.
• Reverser: Convert PDF to Text, HTML, or Images.

Requirements

• HTML Conversion & PDF to Image: Requires a Chrome or Chromium installation on the system as it uses chromedp.
• Platform Support: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Installation

go get github.com/hamzaelmarjani/pdf-utils-go

Usage

Initialize the Utility

import "github.com/hamzaelmarjani/pdf-utils-go"

utils := pdf_utils.NewPDFUtils()

1. Combine PDFs

paths := []string{"file1.pdf", "file2.pdf"}
output, err := utils.Combine(paths, "")
if err == nil {
    fmt.Printf("Combined PDF saved at: %s\n", output)
}

2. Split PDF

pages, err := utils.Split("large_file.pdf")
if err == nil {
    for i, pagePath := range pages {
        fmt.Printf("Page %d saved at: %s\n", i+1, pagePath)
    }
}

3. Compress PDF

compressedPath, err := utils.Compress("original.pdf", 0.5)
if err == nil {
    fmt.Printf("Compressed PDF saved at: %s\n", compressedPath)
}

4. Convert File to PDF

Supported formats: txt, png, jpg, jpeg, html.

pdfPath, err := utils.ConvertToPDF("image.jpeg")
if err == nil {
    fmt.Printf("Generated PDF: %s\n", pdfPath)
}

5. Convert PDF to Other Formats

Supported formats: text, html, png, jpg, jpeg.

textPath, err := utils.ReverseFromPDF("document.pdf", "text")
if err == nil {
    fmt.Printf("Extracted text saved at: %s\n", textPath)
}

Test

1. Clone the repository and enter the project folder:

git clone https://github.com/hamzaelmarjani/pdf-utils-go.git pdf-utils-go && cd pdf-utils-go

2. Create a new tests_data folder in the project root, and set the source files there.
3. Run the tests:

go test

4. Check the results inside the ./dist folder.

License

MIT