PDF.co is the API platform for data and text extraction, reading data from PDF, images, and many other sources.


PDF2json is the popular npm node.js open-source package that provides PDF to JSON conversion for use from javascript.

If you need a very simple version of PDF to JSON then you can go with the pdf2json npm package.


If you need PDF to JSON conversion that provides a better-structured output, then consider PDF.co API instead.

Visual comparison of results generated by PDF2JSON and PDF.co API:

JSON generated by PDF2JSON npm package on IRS Form 982 PDF:

Plain text generated by PDF2JSON npm package on IRS Form 982 PDF:

PDF.co API vs PDF2JSON NPM Package: Review and Compare

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