Overview​

🚀 Release pdfme V4!! 🚀

What's Changed​

• V4 by @hand-dot in https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme/pull/427
  • Add a Left Sidebar for Placing Schemas #400
  • Add DynamicTable Schema #332 (Still have bug...)
• Update custom-fonts.md by @KaminoRyo in https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme/pull/448
• contentEditable firefox fix by @valushagrinchik in https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme/pull/444
• Support for line breaking on hyphens by @peteward in https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme/pull/451
• Add spanish language by @fmaso04 in https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme/pull/458
• remove localhost from related links by @bboyle in https://github.com/pdfme/pdfme/pull/469

Development of V4 started in December last year, and it's been about 3 months since then.

I apologize for the slow development speed. However, the release of V4 is gradually becoming a reality.

Why Dynamic Tables Couldn't Be Implemented in pdfme​

Until now, pdfme has been realizing simple variable data printing by embedding PDF data into a property called basePdf in the template and overlaying a schema on top of this PDF.

This method is incredibly simple and allows for the easy creation of customized PDFs.

What is pdfme?​

An open-source, free PDF creation library written in TypeScript. It allows for declarative PDF creation using templates and works both on servers and browsers.

Since its beta release in February 2022, it has reached Version 3 by November 2023. On GitHub, it has garnered 1500 stars, and on npm, it sees about 10,000 downloads weekly, though there's some variation.

It's already integrated into various services worldwide, including electronic medical record creation, factory procedure manual production, and e-commerce custom packaging.

This article aims to explain the motivation behind developing pdfme.