Pdf Reader

What is Pdf Reader?

Pdf Reader is an MCP server that extracts text from PDFs and images. It supports native text extraction from PDFs with embedded text and OCR for scanned PDFs and images using Tesseract.

How to use Pdf Reader?

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Key features of Pdf Reader

• Native text extraction from PDFs with embedded text
• OCR for scanned PDFs and images via Tesseract
• Optional Poppler for faster PDF conversion
• Falls back to tesseract.js if Tesseract CLI is absent
• Cross‑platform (macOS, Windows, Linux)

Use cases of Pdf Reader

• Extracting text from digital PDFs
• Performing OCR on scanned PDFs or document images
• Automating document processing in a server environment

FAQ from Pdf Reader

What are the runtime requirements?

Node.js >= 18.18 is required. For best OCR on PDFs, Poppler and Tesseract CLI are recommended.

How do I install Poppler and Tesseract?

Instructions differ by OS: use Homebrew on macOS, Chocolatey or manual install on Windows, and apt-get on Ubuntu/Debian.

What happens if Poppler is not installed?

The server falls back to slower whole‑file OCR instead of using pdftoppm.

What happens if Tesseract CLI is not installed?

The server falls back to tesseract.js, which downloads language data on first use.

Which platforms are supported?

macOS, Windows, and Linux (Ubuntu/Debian instructions provided).