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Document Loader: PDF Parser

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This module allows Drupal to extract text and metadata from PDF files. It uses the PDF Parser PHP library to process these documents as part of a Document Loader workflow.

Enables extracting Text from PDFs through a Document Loader plugin with the PDF Parser PHP library. It enables Drupal modules to register and use PDF parsing in their document processing workflows.

Features

  • Extracts the text from PDFs to be used through Document Loader
  • Minimal dependencies using straight PHP, without any additional web service requirements
  • Retrieve MetaData from the PDF (page count, author, etc)

Available Inputs

  • PDF: A document from a File URI

Available Outputs

  • Text: Plain text content from the PDF
  • HTML: Semantic HTML extraction
  • Markdown: HTML output converted to Markdown

Post-Installation

Visit the Document Loader configuration page to see PDF Parser available.

Additional Requirements

Install with Composer to ensure you have all the required dependencies:

composer require drupal/document_loader_pdfparser

None.

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Drupal 10–11

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Activity

Tracked releases
4
Tracked since
Feb 2026
Latest release
2 months ago
Releases (12 mo)
4 ▲ from 0
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Release Timeline

Releases

Version Type Core PHP Release date
1.2.0 Stable 10–11 Jul 27, 2026
1.1.0 Stable 10–11 Mar 11, 2026
1.0.0 Stable 10–11 Feb 12, 2026
1.0.x-dev Dev 10–11 Feb 12, 2026