HexaPDF

RubyTested

PDF library and CLI (positioned as a pdftk/Poppler-utils alternative): creates PDFs from scratch with vector drawing, JPEG/PNG/PDF image embedding, and TrueType text with subsetting; a high-level document composition engine (automatic layout, text flow, page breaks, lists, multi-column, reusable styles); modifies and merges existing PDFs; creates AcroForms with Adobe-like appearances; adds annotations, outlines, and file attachments; extracts metadata/text/images/files; encrypts (incl. PDF 2.0 AES-256) and digitally signs; and optimizes file size with object validation.

Sample Results

Real output from running this tool against a sample PDF, as part of PDFog's open-source PDF tooling benchmark.

Input: sample-brochure.pdf

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info

hexapdf info "sample-brochure.pdf" >"sample-brochure--hexapdf-ruby--info.txt"

Output: sample-brochure--hexapdf-ruby--info.txt

File name:          pdf-inputs/sample-brochure.pdf
File size:          309412 bytes
Title:              Real Estate Example Page
Producer:           Prince 8.1 (www.princexml.com)
Encrypted:          no
Pages:              1
Version:            1.4

--check: also validates the file for parse/structural errors, alongside the plain info dump above.

hexapdf info --check "sample-brochure.pdf" >"sample-brochure--hexapdf-ruby--info--check.txt"

Output: sample-brochure--hexapdf-ruby--info--check.txt

WARNING: Validation error for trailer: ID field should always be set (correctable)
File name:          pdf-inputs/sample-brochure.pdf
File size:          309412 bytes
Title:              Real Estate Example Page
Producer:           Prince 8.1 (www.princexml.com)
Encrypted:          no
Pages:              1
Version:            1.4

script

./tests/hexapdf.rb "sample-brochure.pdf" "sample-brochure--hexapdf-ruby--script.txt"

Output: sample-brochure--hexapdf-ruby--script.txt

$1,000,000 221 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 apartment 2 1 1 Prince Cascading 1234-5678 Additional Information Land Size House Size Map Ref. Energy Rating Council Rates Water Rates 1171m2 - - - - - WARM BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc turpis ante, fermentum ac cursus vitae, tempus vel ipsum. Proin justo lorem, mattis sed pharetra ac, vehicula tincidunt sem. Mauris est leo, scelerisque at gravida vel, interdum quis felis. Nullam nibh magna, consectetur eu aliquet ac, sollicitudin eget nisl. Praesent nibh tellus, elementum ut scelerisque a, pretium eget libero. Morbi sodales tincidunt turpis et sagittis. Aenean sed dictum nisi. Phasellus quis metus lectus. Donec varius pellentesque purus, et ornare enim pellentesque sed. Morbi quam augue, pulvinar sit amet mollis in, euismod porta orci. Quisque rutrum egestas enim ac viverra. Mauris blandit tristique feugiat. Ut molestie molestie turpis sed elementum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas in nunc odio. Nunc sagittis, mi ut ornare pellentesque, orci augue dapibus est, vel rutrum elit orci vel augue.