Extract text from PDF in JavaScript

Text parser for PDF documents. Use Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ to modify PDF files programmatically

How to extract text from PDF using Node.js via C++ Library

Do you need to extract text from PDF? The Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ helps extract text from PDF document. In order to parse PDF, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ is a easy and secure toolkit used to work with PDF. To install and use Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ extract files from the ZIP archive.

Extract text from PDF in JavaScript


You need Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ to try the code in your environment.

  1. Load the PDF with an instance of Document.
  2. Create TextAbsorber object to extract text.
  3. Accept the absorber for all the pages.
  4. Get the extracted text
  5. Create a writer and open the file, write a line of text to the file

Extract text from PDF - JavaScript

This sample code shows how to extract text from PDF documents

Input file:

File not added

Output format:

PDF

Output file:

const AsposePdf = require('../AsposePDFforNode.js');
const pdf_file = '../ReadMe.pdf';
AsposePdf().then(AsposePdfModule => {
    /*Extract text from a PDF-file*/
    const json = AsposePdfModule.AsposePdfExtractText(pdf_file);
    console.log("AsposePdfExtractText => %O", json.errorCode == 0 ? json.extractText : json.errorText);
});

About Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ API

Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ allows developers manipulate them PDF files. This JavaScript Solution is built on the use of WebAssembly technology and is based on Aspose.PDF for C++. You can easily use Aspose.Pdf for Node.js via C++ from and then follow the installation instructions. The Aspose.PDF for Node.js supports a wide variety of functions such as:

  • Optimize PDF document.
  • Add a stamp to PDF file.
  • Merge PDF files.
  • Split PDF to two files.
  • Convert PDF to DOCX, XLSX, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, SVG, SVG(ZIP), XPS, TXT, and etc.

You can find more information about Aspose.PDF for Node.js via C++ API on our documentation on how to use API.