# pdfme Open Source TypeScript PDF Generation Library with WYSIWYG Designer

> pdfme is an open-source TypeScript and React library for generating PDFs programmatically. It includes a WYSIWYG template designer, PDF viewer, and CLI tools for validation and generation in both browser and Node.js environments.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/pdfme-open-source-typescript-pdf-generation-library-with-wys` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/pdfme-open-source-typescript-pdf-generation-library-with-wys`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/pdfme-open-source-typescript-pdf-generation-library-with-wys/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/pdfme-open-source-typescript-pdf-generation-library-with-wys

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# pdfme Open Source TypeScript PDF Generation Library with WYSIWYG Designer

pdfme is an open-source TypeScript and React library for generating PDFs programmatically. It includes a WYSIWYG template designer, PDF viewer, and CLI tools for validation and generation in both browser and Node.js environments.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- | Works on Node and in the browser. Use templates to generate PDFs—complex operations are not required. | Anyone can easily create templates using the designer. | Templates are JSON data that is easy to understand and...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- For complete documentation on pdfme, please refer to the [Getting Started](https://pdfme.com/docs/getting-started) guide.
- pdfme examples --withInputs: export official example assets as a unified job you can edit and regenerate

- Source: https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pdfme/pdfme/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/pdfme-typescript-pdf-generation-library/)