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Fast PDF Processing with pdf_oxide

Unlock fast PDF creation and editing for your startup, ideal for founders needing efficient document processing in Python and Rust.

From the repo · “The fastest PDF library for Python and Rust. Text extraction, image extraction, markdown conversion, PDF creation & editing. 0.8ms mean, 5× faster than industry leaders, 100% pass rate on 3,830 PDFs. MIT/Apache-2.0.”

1,089 stars+10★ this week138 forksRustGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 19Updated 10/20/2026100% free · open source
What it does

pdf_oxide is a high-performance library for creating and editing PDFs in Python and Rust, allowing for fast text extraction, image extraction, markdown conversion, and more.

When to use it
  • •When you need to automate PDF generation for reports or invoices
  • •When you want to extract data from existing PDF documents
  • •When you need to convert markdown files to PDFs quickly
Ready-to-paste prompt
pdf_oxide::pdf::Pdf::from_path('input.pdf').unwrap().save('output.pdf')
Heads up: You need to have Rust and Cargo installed on your system to use pdf_oxide, and you must add the library as a dependency in your Cargo.toml file
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Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pdf-oxide && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/pdf-oxide/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/pdf-oxide/SKILL.md
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Apache-2.0
license
Key files
.editorconfig
.pre-commit-config.yaml
AGENTS.md
README.md
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Details
Creator
yfedoseev
Language
Rust
Category
ai-agent
Published
11/5/2025

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