pdf2htmlEX

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Another Demo (CJK)

WINDOWS XP USERS: Please make sure ClearType is turned on

(Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance -> Effects -> "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts" -> ClearType)

Introduction

pdf2htmlEX renders PDF files in HTML, utilizing modern Web technologies, aims to provide an accuracy rendering, while keeping optimized for Web display.

It is optimized for modern web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox & Google Chrome.

This program is designed for scientific papers with complicate formulas and figures, so a precise rendering is also the #1 concern. But of course general PDF files are also supported.

Features

Single HTML file output
Precise rendering
Text Selection
Font embedding & reencoding for Web
Proper styling (Color, Transformation...)
Optimization for Web

Not supported yet

Type 3 fonts
Non-text object (Don't worry, they will be rendered as images)

Get started

Ubuntu PPA

There is a Ubuntu PPA set up at here.

Something wrong with the fontforge in the PPA, please install the latest git version instead.

Build from srouce

Dependency

CMake
compilers support C++11
libpoppler with xpdf header >= 0.20.2
boost c++ library (format, program options, gil, filesystem, serialization, system(which is actually required by filesystem))
fontforge Please use the lastest version

Compiling

cmake . && make && sudo make install

Usage

pdf2htmlEX /path/to/foobar.pdf

pdf2htmlEX --help

LICENSE

GPLv3

Credits

The following projects have been consulted for pdf2htmlEX:

pdftops & pdftohtml from poppler
MuPDF
PDF.js
Crocodoc
Google Doc

Contact

Lu Wang coolwanglu@gmail.com

Special Thanks

Hongliang Tian tatetian@gmail.com

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