edit-pdf

A powerful and flexible React PDF editor component with comprehensive annotation tools.

Installation

``bash
npm install edit-pdf
`

Usage

$3

`tsx
import { PdfEditor } from 'edit-pdf';
import { useState } from 'react';

function App() {
return (


export default App;
`

$3

`tsx
import { PdfEditor } from 'edit-pdf';
import { useState } from 'react';

function App() {
const [shouldExport, setShouldExport] = useState(false);

const handleSave = (file: File) => {
console.log("Saved file:", file);
// Download the file
const url = URL.createObjectURL(file);
const a = document.createElement("a");
a.href = url;
a.download = file.name || "edited.pdf";
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
document.body.removeChild(a);
URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
// You can also upload to server, process the file, etc.
};

const handleSaveClick = () => {
setShouldExport(true);
};

return (


export default App;
`

Features

- View PDF: Render PDF documents with high fidelity.
- Annotations:
- Highlight: Highlight text with customizable colors and stroke width.
- Pen: Freehand drawing tool with customizable colors and stroke width.
- Text: Insert text annotations with customizable colors.
- Shapes: Add rectangles, circles, ellipses, arrows, and lines with customizable stroke colors, widths, and rotation.
- Images: Insert images into the PDF.
- Signatures: Create, save, and manage signatures with drawing canvas.
- Eraser: Remove annotations with adjustable eraser width.
- Search: Find and navigate text within the document.
- Export: Export annotated PDFs with all annotations embedded.

Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| fileUrl | string | Yes | The URL of the PDF file to load. |
| onSave | (file: File) => void | No | Callback function called when PDF is exported. Receives the edited PDF file. |
| shouldExport | boolean | No | Boolean flag to trigger PDF export. Set to true to export the PDF. |
| onExportComplete | () => void | No | Callback function called after export is complete. Use this to reset shouldExport to false. |

Export Workflow

The component uses a boolean trigger pattern for exporting:

1. Set shouldExport to true to trigger export
2. The component will generate the PDF and call onSave with the file
3. Call onExportComplete to reset the flag (typically set shouldExport back to false`)

This pattern gives you full control over when and how the PDF is exported, allowing you to:
- Download the file
- Upload to a server
- Process the file before saving
- Show loading states
- Handle errors

License

MIT