pdfplumber

Plumb a PDF for detailed information about each char, rectangle, and line.

pdfplumber Permissive license Active ★ 10,656 v0.11.10 released 2026-06-15

Install

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pip install pdfplumber

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Package facts

License	not declared (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.8)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — pdfminer.six, Pillow, pypdfium2
Maintenance	actively maintained — 59 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-06
First released	2015-08-24
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: pdfplumber-0.11.10-py3-none-any.whl

Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14

About pdfplumber

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pdfplumber

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Plumb a PDF for detailed information about each text character, rectangle, and line. Plus: Table extraction and visual debugging.

Works best on machine-generated, rather than scanned, PDFs. Built on pdfminer.six.

Currently tested on Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14.

Translations of this document are available in: Chinese (by @hbh112233abc).

To report a bug or request a feature, please file an issue. To ask a question or request assistance with a specific PDF, please [use the discussions...

Read as markdown · JSON record · Source repository · Homepage

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pdfplumber extracts and analyzes detailed information from PDFs—text characters, rectangles, lines, and tables—with built-in visual debugging. It works best on machine-generated PDFs and is built on pdfminer.six.

Low install friction with three runtime dependencies (pdfminer.six, Pillow, pypdfium2) distributed as a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent releases and strong community engagement.

Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing broad use including commercial applications with minimal restrictions.

Usage

pip install pdfplumber

import pdfplumber

with pdfplumber.open("path/to/file.pdf") as pdf:
    first_page = pdf.pages[0]
    print(first_page.chars[0])

Requires Python 3.8 or later; works best on machine-generated rather than scanned PDFs.

Verdict: pdfplumber is a mature, actively maintained library for extracting structured data from PDFs. Low install friction, permissive MIT license, and support for Python 3.10–3.14 make it suitable for production use. No known vulnerabilities and recent releases indicate ongoing support.