PDF Extractor

Extract text, metadata, and content from PDF documents.

Features

• text: Extract all text content from PDF

• metadata: Extract document properties (title, author, creation date, etc.)

• pages: Get total page count

• selective: Extract specific page ranges

• info: Get PDF version and encryption status

Usage

Extract all text

./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf

Extract specific pages

./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --pages "1-5"

Extract metadata only

./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --metadata

Get page count and info

./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --info

Output as JSON

./scripts/pdf-extract.js --file ./document.pdf --format json

Examples

Task Command Output

Extract text pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf

Full text content

Pages 1-3 pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --pages 1-3

Text from pages 1-3

Metadata pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --metadata

Document properties

Info pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --info

Page count, version

JSON output pdf-extract.js --file doc.pdf --json

Structured JSON

Notes

• Supports most PDF formats (PDF 1.0-1.7)

• Handles encrypted PDFs (prompts for password)

• Memory efficient for large documents

• Preserves text layout where possible