// Read docs & web pages
PyMuPDF1.28.2
PyMuPDF is a high performance Python library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of PDF (and other) documents.
Open source Maintained For agents
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PyMuPDF is pyMuPDF is a high performance Python library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of PDF (and other) documents.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to read docs & web pages.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it from the official package registry:
pip install pymupdf - 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
02Alternatives & comparison
Compare side by side → MinerU Transforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows. ★ 82k OCRmyPDF OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched ★ 35k MarkItDown Microsoft tool converting office documents to Markdown for LLMs. ★ 191k pypdf A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files ★ 10k PaddleOCR Turn any PDF or image document into structured data for your AI. A powerful, lightweight OCR toolkit that bridges the gap between images/PDFs and LLMs. Supports 100+ languages. ★ 91k
03Related
Versions, why it is listed, for AI to read
Recent releases
- 1.28.2 2026-08-06
- 1.28.0.win32-pyodide 2026-06-29
- 1.28.0 2026-06-29
- 1.27.2.3 2026-04-24
- 1.27.2.2 2026-03-20
For AI agents
- Interfaces：SDK
- Machine-readable record：/api/v1/software/pymupdf.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-10 · updated 2026-10-08