camlpdf ☆

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Description:
OCaml library for reading, writing and modifying PDF files

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.8.1@2 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: ocaml pdf library documents development

Install: brew install camlpdf

About:
CamlPDF is a comprehensive OCaml library designed for low-level manipulation of PDF documents. It enables developers to read, write, modify, and generate PDF files programmatically. Its main value proposition is providing a robust, native OCaml solution for complex PDF processing tasks without external dependencies.

Key Features:

Full PDF reading and writing capabilities
Support for PDF compression and decompression
Ability to modify PDF structure and content
Pure OCaml implementation
Comprehensive API for PDF manipulation

Use Cases:

Automated PDF document generation and reporting
PDF file modification and batch processing
Extracting or modifying PDF metadata and content
Building PDF-related tools and applications in OCaml

Alternatives:

PyPDF2 (Python) – Python-based alternative, requires Python runtime vs native OCaml binary
qpdf – C++ command-line tool, focuses on transformations rather than programmatic library use

License: LGPL-2.1-only WITH OCaml-LGPL-linking-exception

Dependencies: ocaml

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 8:52am		1	VERSION_BUMP	95c841d3