rust-pdf-box Documentation

A comprehensive, pure Rust implementation of Apache PDFBox featuring modern, context-oriented, and ergonomic PDF processing.

What is rust-pdf-box?

rust-pdf-box is an open-source, pure Rust library bringing the full feature set of Apache PDFBox into modern Rust with zero external C/C++ or OpenSSL dependencies.

Designed and maintained by Techwasti Infotech, rust-pdf-box eliminates the boilerplate typical of low-level PDF manipulation. It provides a simple, context-oriented facade that makes common, high-demand operations—such as digital signing with ISO 32000 compliance, watermarking, rubber stamping, interactive AcroForm processing, and document merging/splitting—straightforward, fast, and reliable.

Core Feature Guides

• 📑 Stamping & Watermarking
  Apply semi-transparent diagonal watermarks, official rubber stamps, headers, and footers across page ranges with dynamic {page} and {total} substitutions.

• 🔒 Digital Signatures (ISO 32000 PKCS#7 / CMS)
  Pure-Rust detached PKCS#7 signing, built-in X.509 v3 self-signed certificate generation, visual signature appearances, and cryptographic tamper verification.

• 📝 Interactive Forms (AcroForms) & Annotations
  Inspect, update, and flatten interactive form fields (/Tx, /Btn, /Ch, /Sig), and attach clickable hyperlink annotations (/Link).

• 🗂️ Document Assembly
  Merge multiple PDF documents with automatic conflict-free object ID remapping, split into single pages, or rotate pages.

• 🔍 Text Extraction
  Extract UTF-8 text from PDF content streams with accurate layout reconstruction using PDFTextStripper.

• 🔄 Apache PDFBox Migration Guide
  Class-by-class comparison, memory safety advantages, and side-by-side Java vs. Rust code samples.

• 🏢 Enterprise Integration & Artifacts
  Guidance for Python, Node.js, Docker, pre-compiled platform binaries, and CI/CD pipelines.

• 📚 Full Rustdoc API Reference
  Complete auto-generated Rust documentation covering every module, function, and struct.

Project Links & Community

• GitHub Repository: techwastiinfotech/rust-pdf-box
• Crates.io Package: crates.io/crates/rust-pdf-box
• Docs.rs Reference: docs.rs/rust-pdf-box
• License: MIT or Apache-2.0
• Maintained by: Techwasti Infotech