pdf2pic

PDF2Pic

A utility for converting pdf to image and base64 format.

Prerequisite

• node >= 4.1.2
• graphicsmagick

Features

• converts pdf to image.
• converts pdf to base64.
• customizable output.
• customizable image quality.

Dependencies

• bluebird
• fs-extra
• gm
• gm-base64

Installation

npm install -S pdf2pic

Usage

let PDF2Pic = require('pdf2pic').default
let converter = new PDF2Pic({
  density: 100,           // output pixels per inch
  savename: "untitled",   // output file name
  savedir: "./images",    // output file location
  format: "png",          // output file format
  size: 600               // output size in pixels
})

// by default the first page of the pdf will be converted
// to image
converter.convert("/path/to/pdf/sample.pdf")
  .then(resolve => {
    console.log("image converted successfully")
  })

// or you can also convert bulk
// in this example we will only convert pages 1 4 and 6
converter.convertBulk("path/to/pdf/sample.pdf", [1,4,6])
  .then(resolve => {
    console.log("image converted successfully")
  })


// we can also convert all pages to pdf by
// supplying -1 as second argument
converter.convertBulk("path/to/pdf/sample.pdf", -1)
  .then(resolve => {
    console.log("image converted successfully")
  })


// you can also directly convert pdf to base64 of an image
converter.convertToBase64("path/to/pdf/sample.pdf")
  .then(resolve => {
    if (resolve.base64) {
      // assuming you're using some ORM to save base64 to db
      db.model.table('users').update({id: "1", image: resolve.base64})
    }
  })