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pdf2htmlEX
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