# PyMuPDF

> PyMuPDF is the fastest PDF processing library for Python. Built on the MuPDF C engine by Artifex, it powers a family of three products: PyMuPDF (general-purpose PDF manipulation), PyMuPDF4LLM (LLM and RAG-optimized extraction with Markdown/JSON output), and PyMuPDF Pro (commercial-only enterprise edition with Microsoft Office and Hangul format support). All three share one foundation, one API, and one extraction engine — choose by output format and license model.

PyMuPDF covers the full document-processing surface: extraction, analysis, conversion, and manipulation. PyMuPDF4LLM extends it with structure-aware Markdown output, automatic OCR, and native LangChain/LlamaIndex integration — using a Graph Neural Network trained on PDF internals (not pixels) to deliver vision-model accuracy on CPU only.

Key facts:
- Built on MuPDF, the C engine with 20+ years of PDF heritage.
- PyMuPDF4LLM v0.2+ ships with Layout — GNN-based document intelligence, no GPU required.
- AGPL-licensed for open source use; commercial licenses available for proprietary deployment.
- Native integrations with LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Hugging Face.

## Products

- [PyMuPDF](https://pymupdf.io/pymupdf): The fastest PDF processing library for Python. Lightning-fast PDF manipulation with minimal dependencies. AGPL or commercial. Use for extraction, conversion, manipulation, and document analysis. `pip install PyMuPDF`
- [PyMuPDF4LLM](https://pymupdf.io/4llm): LLM and RAG-optimized PDF extraction. Outputs Markdown, JSON, and plain text with structure tags, advanced table extraction, and automatic OCR. AGPL or commercial. `pip install pymupdf4llm`
- [PyMuPDF Pro](https://pymupdf.io/pro): Commercial-only enterprise edition. Adds Microsoft Office (DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX) and Hangul (HWP/HWPX) input via a conversion layer. Includes everything in PyMuPDF and PyMuPDF4LLM.

## Documentation

- [PyMuPDF documentation](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/): Full API reference, recipes, and guides for the core PyMuPDF library.
- [PyMuPDF4LLM documentation](https://docs.pdf4llm.com/): Installation, quickstart, guides, and API reference for both Python and .NET variants.
- [Get started](https://pymupdf.io/get-started): Onboarding entry point for new users.

## Recipes and tutorials

- [Extract all document text](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/recipes-text.html#how-to-extract-all-document-text)
- [Extract text in natural reading order](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/recipes-text.html#how-to-extract-text-in-natural-reading-order)
- [Extract table content from documents](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/recipes-text.html#how-to-extract-table-content-from-documents)
- [Mark extracted text](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/recipes-text.html#how-to-mark-extracted-text)

## Distribution

- [PyMuPDF on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/PyMuPDF/): `pip install PyMuPDF`
- [PyMuPDF4LLM on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pymupdf4llm/): `pip install pymupdf4llm`
- [Live demo](https://demo.pymupdf.io): Interactive demo of PyMuPDF4LLM extraction.

## Capabilities

- [Extraction](https://pymupdf.io/pymupdf): Text, images, tables, metadata, fonts, annotations.
- [Analysis](https://pymupdf.io/pymupdf): Reading order, document structure, layout detection, table identification.
- [Conversion](https://pymupdf.io/pymupdf): PDF to Markdown, HTML, images, or text.
- [Manipulation](https://pymupdf.io/pymupdf): Merge, split, rotate, crop, watermark, annotate, edit pages.

## Licensing and contact

- [Licensing](https://artifex.com/licensing): Commercial licensing for AGPL-incompatible use cases.
- [Contact](https://artifex.com/contact): Sales and support inquiries.
- [Privacy Policy](https://pymupdf.io/privacy-policy)

## Optional

- [Blog](https://pymupdf.io/blog): Technical articles, release notes, and tutorials.
- [PDF4LLM: The Pre-LLM Document Processing Layer](https://pymupdf.io/blog/pdf4llm-the-pre-llm-document-processing-layer): Positioning piece on PDF4LLM (April 2026).
- [Hybrid OCR in PyMuPDF4LLM](https://pymupdf.io/blog/hybrid-ocr-in-pymupdf4llm): Hybrid text/OCR strategy explained (March 2026).
- [Introducing the New PyMuPDF4LLM: Now Including Layout](https://pymupdf.io/blog/introducing-the-new-pymupdf4llm-now-including-layout): GNN-based layout release announcement (March 2026).
- [Forum](https://forum.mupdf.com/c/general/4): Community forum for PyMuPDF and MuPDF developers.
- [PDF4LLM marketing site](https://www.pdf4llm.com): Dedicated landing page for the LLM-extraction product family.
- [MuPDF](https://mupdf.com): The C/C++ engine that powers PyMuPDF.
- [Artifex](https://artifex.com): Parent company.