pymupdfpro
Commercial extensions for PyMuPDF; enables Office document handling, including doc, docx, hwp, hwpx, ppt, pptx, xls, xls, and others. Supports text and table extraction, document conversion and more.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with conditions. Install if you need to parse or convert Office documents and can obtain a license key from Artifex. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and offers broad platform support. However, the commercial license and unclear trial restrictions mean you should verify licensing terms and test trial mode before committing to production use.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9+.
- License key from https://pymupdf.io/try-pro needed for unrestricted use; trial mode has limitations.
- Medium install friction: precompiled wheels available for Windows x86_64, Linux x86_64/aarch64, and macOS x86_64/arm64, but requires Python 3.9+.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — Commercial license with unclear treatment—requires checking artifex.com for terms. Wheels may bundle libfontconfig under a permissive license. No SPDX identifier provided; terms and restrictions are not standard open-source.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 358,353 downloads/mo, #7,262 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pymupdfpro
import pymupdf.pro
pymupdf.pro.unlock() # Restricted; use pymupdf.pro.unlock(key) for full access
# PyMuPDF now has Pro features enabled- Specific restrictions and feature limitations in trial/unlicensed mode beyond 'some restrictions'
- Whether fontconfig_py dependency is automatically resolved or requires manual system setup
- Performance characteristics and file size limits for Office document handling
- Support for embedded media, macros, or complex formatting in Office files
What it is and what it does
PyMuPDF Pro is a commercial extension to the PyMuPDF library that adds native support for Microsoft Office and related document formats. It enables reading, extracting content from, and converting Office files—including Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), and Korean Hangul formats (.hwp, .hwpx)—directly within Python code. The package works by extending PyMuPDF's API with new methods for Office document handling.
The package is distributed as precompiled wheels for major platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS on both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures) and requires Python 3.9 or later. It depends on PyMuPDF as its core, plus requests and fontconfig_py for font handling. A license key is required for unrestricted use; trial mode is available but with unspecified limitations. The package is actively maintained and has no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Extract text and tables from Word documents, Excel sheets, or PowerPoint slides for data processing or analysis pipelines
- Convert Office documents to PDF or JSON/Markdown formats for archival, distribution, or downstream processing
- Build document ingestion systems that need to handle mixed Office and PDF formats uniformly
- Automate batch processing of corporate documents (reports, invoices, presentations) without requiring Office software
- Integrate Office document parsing into web services or APIs that need to support multiple file types
Worth the install?
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Yes, with conditions.
Install if you need to parse or convert Office documents and can obtain a license key from Artifex. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and offers broad platform support. However, the commercial license and unclear trial restrictions mean you should verify licensing terms and test trial mode before committing to production use.
Install
pymupdfpro on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction: precompiled wheels available for Windows x86_64, Linux x86_64/aarch64, and macOS x86_64/arm64, but requires Python 3.9+. Active maintenance with release 8 days old. Depends on PyMuPDF, requests, and fontconfig_py.
Requires Python 3.9+. License key from https://pymupdf.io/try-pro needed for unrestricted use; trial mode has limitations.
License in practice
Commercial license with unclear treatment—requires checking artifex.com for terms. Wheels may bundle libfontconfig under a permissive license. No SPDX identifier provided; terms and restrictions are not standard open-source.
Quickstart
pip install pymupdfpro
import pymupdf.pro
pymupdf.pro.unlock() # Restricted; use pymupdf.pro.unlock(key) for full access
# PyMuPDF now has Pro features enabledVerify before relying
- Specific restrictions and feature limitations in trial/unlicensed mode beyond 'some restrictions'
- Whether fontconfig_py dependency is automatically resolved or requires manual system setup
- Performance characteristics and file size limits for Office document handling
- Support for embedded media, macros, or complex formatting in Office files
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesrequestsPyMuPDFfontconfig_py |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 358,353 / month, #7,262 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: Other/Proprietary LicenseOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: POSIX :: LinuxProgramming Language :: CProgramming Language :: C++Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonTopic :: Multimedia :: GraphicsTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Utilities |
Evidence: pymupdfpro-1.28.2-cp310-abi3-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl; pymupdfpro-1.28.2-cp310-abi3-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; pymupdfpro-1.28.2-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl; pymupdfpro-1.28.2-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl; pymupdfpro-1.28.2-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl
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