Python-native PDF toolkit
PDFs, with Python ergonomics and a Rust core.
Edit, render, extract and finish PDFs through one familiar API—without heavyweight runtime dependencies.
pip install pylopdf
- MIT licensed
- ~3.5 MB wheels
- Zero runtime dependencies
- Python 3.10–3.14
612 × 792 pt
Edit precisely
Merge, select, annotate, fill forms and preserve the structure that matters.
↗Render faithfully
Turn pages into dependable PNG or SVG output with a compact native engine.
↗Extract meaning
Read text, words, blocks, geometry and invisible OCR layers through one API.
↗Useful constraints, visible evidence
Small enough for deployment. Complete enough for real workflows.
pylopdf combines lopdf for editing with hayro—the pure-Rust renderer used by Typst—for an intentionally compact Python package.
~3.5 MB
Current wheel size, suited to size-constrained environments such as AWS Lambda.
0
Runtime dependencies. Install one wheel and start processing PDFs.
3.10–3.14
A single abi3 wheel line covers five Python generations.
MIT
A permissive license for open-source and commercial products.
Deliberate scope
A focused PDF core that works with the Python ecosystem.
The project publishes reproducible benchmarks—including losses—and uses established tools instead of rebuilding adjacent domains.
Inside pylopdf
- Page management, metadata, outlines and encryption
- Positioned text extraction, search and Markdown conversion
- PNG/SVG rendering, images, annotations and OCR text layers
- AcroForm filling, attachments and page labels