2026-07-284 min read
PDF Tools Every Developer Should Know About
Developers encounter PDFs in unexpected places. Here are tools and techniques for handling them.
Extract Data Programmatically
Use PDF to JSON to extract structured text data from PDFs for processing.
Convert Code Documentation
PDF to Markdown converts API docs and specifications to a format you can edit and version-control.
Convert Source Code to PDF
Need to share code as a document? JSON to PDF formats structured data. For other formats, TXT to PDF handles plain text output.
Sanitize Downloaded PDFs
PDFs from unknown sources can contain JavaScript or embedded files. Run them through %%Sanitize PDF|/tools/sanitize-pdf%% before opening.
Compare Document Structure
Use View Metadata to inspect PDF structure, page sizes, and embedded properties.
All tools work client-side — no server round-trips, no API keys needed.