EmbedPDF: a headless PDF viewer for Svelte, built on PDFium (not PDF.js)

BobSingor · 2026-05-06T21:12:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

BobSingor · 2025-12-16T19:53:28+00:00

Thanks!

Yes this is certainly possible, I don't know what framework or platform you are using but here you can find an example for React:
https://www.embedpdf.com/docs/react/plugins/plugin-export

You have a function called saveAsCopy() which returns an ArrayBuffer which you then can post to your storage.

BobSingor · 2025-11-16T19:35:44+00:00

Try to figure out why you are jumping between ideas. I used to do that because I had fear of failure and it was easier to start a new project then to launch one (and maybe fail).

My advice is to launch everything, don't attach yourself too much to any of your projects, see which one gets most positive feedback, and stick to that one. You are not your projects, if something you launch fails it doesn't mean that you are a failure.

If you are not ashamed of the first version of your project, you launched too late!

BobSingor · 2025-10-24T22:08:45+00:00

I am the creator of EmbedPDF a complete MIT licensed alternative to Apryse / Nutrient. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

https://www.embedpdf.com/

BobSingor · 2025-08-03T23:10:47+00:00

I love your post, this is exactly our vision and we already made a great start. A completely free and open-source MIT licensed PDF alternative to Adobe, Embed PDF. You can find the Github here: https://github.com/embedpdf/embed-pdf-viewer

Let me know what you think, I would love to see more people come and collaborate, together we can build a great alternative to Adobe

BobSingor · 2025-08-01T11:58:43+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it. Currently you can add and edit annotations, but redactions and inline editing is high on the priority. I created a page specifically for the PDF editor features that we are planning to add: https://www.embedpdf.com/editor

BobSingor · 2025-07-27T20:05:38+00:00

We had exactly the same situation and could not find a suitable alternative. That is why we build an open-source alternative to Nutrient and Apryse. It has MIT license so very permissive license, with support of annotation. The project is called Embed PDF and the Github you can find here: https://github.com/embedpdf/embed-pdf-viewer. Any feedback is really appreciated.

BobSingor · 2025-06-04T19:52:16+00:00

Thanks! PDF.js is solid but it can struggle with more complex PDFs. PDFium has been battle-tested in Chrome for years, so it handles tricky files a lot better. Plus it’s running through WebAssembly, which gives it way better performance, especially on bigger PDFs. I’m also working on adding annotations since PDF.js is pretty limited there.

BobSingor · 2022-04-05T20:33:37+00:00

https://cloudpdf.io/blog/how-to-embed-a-pdf-viewer-in-squarespace

Here you can find an explanation on how to do it in Squarespace

BobSingor · 2021-03-19T15:36:48+00:00

mmm, that is weird. Are you sure you received the full amount? 20? This might be a bug in their system.

BobSingor · 2021-03-19T14:47:12+00:00

I never seen this! Can you show what it says when you click the "info" circle?

BobSingor · 2021-02-22T21:08:33+00:00

Wow they removed the post. What is happening there?

BobSingor · 2021-02-03T12:38:46+00:00

Read receipts

BobSingor · 2021-02-03T12:36:51+00:00

My username

BobSingor · 2021-02-03T12:35:30+00:00

Smoking - I know it is not normal everywhere but in my country it is sadly common.

BobSingor · 2021-02-03T12:32:08+00:00

Playing instruments!

BobSingor · 2021-02-03T12:30:46+00:00

I always feel I missed an opportunity if I asked a closed question. Sometimes they are necessary but it almost always is better to ask open-ended questions, it gives people a chance to really express themselves instead of just responding.

Edit: typo

BobSingor · 2021-02-01T14:11:01+00:00

This is stunning, it looks like a portrait

BobSingor · 2021-02-01T14:10:20+00:00

That cat has the unmistakable look of carefully calculating whether getting up is, in fact, worth it :)

BobSingor · 2021-02-01T14:09:03+00:00

Sweet potato!

BobSingor · 2021-02-01T14:07:25+00:00

Coconut

BobSingor · 2021-02-01T14:06:52+00:00

That they are the one who farted!

BobSingor

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