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pdf2htmlEX
A beautiful demo is worth a thousand words:
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...)
- Links
- Optimization for Web
Not supported yet
- Type 3 fonts
- Non-text object (Don't worry, they will be rendered as images)
Get started
Ubuntu
A not so up-to-date Ubuntu PPA.
ArchLinux
AUR Package, special thanks to Arthur Titeica
Mac
MacPorts and Homebrew are coming soon
Windows
I have tested with CYGWIN without any problem, and I believe it also works on MinGW without many modifications.
Build from source
Dependency
- CMake, pkg-config
- GNU Getopt
- compilers support C++11, for example
- GCC >= 4.4.6
- I heard about successful build with Clang
- libpoppler with xpdf header >= 0.20.0 (compile with --enable-xpdf-headers)
- Install libpng (and headers) BEFORE you compile libpoppler if you want background images generated
- Install poppler-data if your want CJK support
- fontforge (with header files)
- git version is recommended to avoid annoying compilation issues
- [Optional] ttfautohint
- use --external-hint-tool=ttfautohint to enable it
Compiling
cmake . && make && sudo make install
Usage
pdf2htmlEX /path/to/foobar.pdf
pdf2htmlEX --help
FAQ
LICENSE
GPLv2 & GPLv3 Dual licensed
pdf2htmlEX is totally free, please credit pdf2htmlEX if you use it
Please consider sponsoring it if you use it for commercial purpose
Font extraction, conversion or redistribution may be illegal, please check your local laws
Credits
pdf2htmlEX is made possible thanks to the following projects:
pdf2htmlEX is inspired by the following projects:
- pdftops & pdftohtml from poppler
- MuPDF
- PDF.js
- Crocodoc
- Google Doc
Contact
Suggestions and questions are welcome.
Please read FAQ before sending an email to me. Or your message might be ignored.
I should be much more user-friendly than pdf2htmlEX.
- Lu Wang coolwanglu@gmail.com
Special Thanks
- Hongliang Tian tatetian@gmail.com