# PDF Quick Reference

> Sub-skill of pdf: Quick Reference.

- Skill: `vamseeachanta/pdf-quick-reference` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/pdf-quick-reference`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vamseeachanta/pdf-quick-reference/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: vamseeachanta (https://skillmd.com/u/vamseeachanta)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vamseeachanta/pdf-quick-reference

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# Quick Reference

## Quick Reference


| Task | Tool |
|------|------|
| Read text | pypdf, pdfplumber |
| Extract tables | pdfplumber |
| Create PDFs | reportlab |
| Merge/split | pypdf, qpdf, pdftk |
| OCR | pytesseract + pdf2image |
| Fill forms | pypdf, pdfrw |
| Watermark | pypdf |
| Encrypt/decrypt | pypdf, qpdf |