Everything You Need to Master PDFs
PDFDancer gives you complete control over every aspect of PDF manipulation. From pixel-perfect text editing to complex document parsing, we've built the toolkit developers actually need.
True Text Editing
Edit text inside any real-world PDF exactly as it appears. No overlays, no layout shifts, no font substitutions.
- Preserves original fonts, kerning, and spacing
- Reconstructs semantic text from low-level drawing operations
- Maps glyph IDs back to Unicode automatically
- In-place edits with pixel-perfect precision
- Handles complex multi-line paragraph reflow
Forms & Fields
Full control over AcroForms and interactive form elements. Create, modify, and extract form data programmatically.
- Read and write form field values
- Create new form fields with custom properties
- Handle checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns
- Extract form data to JSON or other formats
- Flatten forms while preserving appearance
Document Parsing
Extract clean, structured content from complex PDF layouts. Understand document structure at a semantic level.
- Line, word, and paragraph detection
- Table extraction with cell boundaries
- Heading and section identification
- Reading order reconstruction
- Multi-column layout handling
Fonts & Glyphs
Deep font analysis and manipulation. Handle embedded fonts, subset fonts, and glyph-level operations.
- Extract and analyze embedded fonts
- Determine font reusability for edits
- Automatic visually-similar OFL font matching
- Custom font embedding with subsetting
- Glyph ID to Unicode mapping
Graphics & Layout
Manipulate vector graphics, images, and layout elements. Full control over PDF drawing operations.
- Extract and replace images
- Vector graphics modification
- FormXObjects manipulation
- Precise positioning with transformation matrices
- Layer and annotation handling
Developer-First API
Fluent, intuitive API designed for developers. Clean abstractions over PDF complexity.
- Python, TypeScript, and Java SDKs
- Session-based workflow for managing changes
- Snapshot functionality for version control
- Pattern matching and regex text selection
- Comprehensive error messages
Lightning Fast
Optimized for performance. Process PDFs in milliseconds, not seconds.
- Efficient rendering engine
- Minimal memory footprint
- Parallel processing support
- Incremental updates for large documents
- No external dependencies or heavy runtimes
Secure by Default
Enterprise-grade security built in. Your documents stay safe.
- End-to-end encryption in transit
- No permanent storage of your PDFs
- Self-hosting / on-premise deployment available
- SOC 2 Type II compliance ready
- Audit logging for enterprise plans
Redaction & Compliance
Permanently remove sensitive information from PDFs. True redaction that removes content, not just covers it.
- Pattern matching for PII (SSN, email, phone)
- True redaction - content is permanently removed
- Batch redaction across multiple documents
- HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS compliance ready
- Redact text, images, paths, and form fields
Advanced Text Search
Find and select text with precision using patterns, regex, and semantic queries.
- Regular expression matching
- Case-insensitive and fuzzy search
- Select paragraphs by content patterns
- Multi-page search and replace
- Context-aware text selection
Multi-Language Support
Native SDKs for your preferred language. Consistent API across all platforms.
- Python 3.10+ with type hints
- TypeScript / Node.js 20+ with full typing
- Java 11+ with comprehensive Javadoc
- Same API design across all languages
- Regular updates and new language support
Production Ready
Battle-tested on millions of real-world PDFs. Handles edge cases other libraries break on.
- Extensive test coverage
- Handles corrupted and malformed PDFs
- Graceful degradation for unsupported features
- Detailed error reporting and debugging
- Proven at enterprise scale
Ready to Start?
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