Summary of What to look for in a PDF SDK - PDF.js vs. react-pdf - DeveloperWeek 2021

00:00:00 - 00:20:00

This video compares the features of three popular PDF rendering libraries- react-pdf, pdf.js, and webviewer. The presenter recommends using react-pdf because it is "relatively new", has a "good" rendering engine, and is "easy to use".

• 00:00:00 This video is about how to choose a PDF library for development, and it compares the strengths and weaknesses of three popular libraries. The presenter recommends using react-pdf because it is "relatively new", has a "good" rendering engine, and is "easy to use".
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the pros and cons of three different PDF rendering libraries- react-pdf, pdf.js, and webviewer- and demonstrates how to use each library to render a simple PDF file. React-pdf is the most popular library and is easiest to use, but it does not have a built-in UI.pdf.js wraps React PDF inside of a component, and provides a good UI. Webviewer is a more complicated library, but it supports annotation and conforms to the PDF specification.
• 00:10:00 React PDF is a great way to create simple PDF documents with React. However, there are some limitations with the library. PDFGS is a newer library that is powered by PDFJS Express and offers a nicer UI.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses the differences between PDF.js and React-PDF. PDF.js is a library for rendering PDFs, while React-PDF is a library for interacting with PDFs. PDF.js is faster and more stable than React-PDF, but React-PDF offers more features.
• 00:20:00 This video covers the different features of PDF.js and React-PDF, and provides a comparison between the two. PDF.js is more accurate, has more features, and is available on GitHub. React-PDF is more user-friendly, has a proprietary engine, and can load complex drawings.