Installation

Install the package and understand what gets pulled in at runtime.

Install the package

bun add @omsimos/pdf-raster

Runtime model

Server-side only

This package is meant for Node.js and Bun. Do not import it into browser bundles.

The library is native and server-side:

supported runtimes: Node.js and Bun
rendering backend: PDFium
primary output: image Buffers for each page

Use it in:

backend jobs
API routes and route handlers
worker processes
document-processing services

What the package contains

Installing @omsimos/pdf-raster gives you:

the JavaScript API
a native .node binding for the current platform
the matching PDFium shared library used for rendering

The goal is still a thin JavaScript surface with native rendering under the hood.

Read next

Introduction

What @omsimos/pdf-raster is for, what it returns, and where it fits in backend and document-processing workflows.

Quickstart

Convert PDFs into page images from a file path or an in-memory buffer.

On this page

Install the package Runtime model What the package contains Read next