libharu ☆

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Description:
Library for generating PDF files

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: pdf library c development graphics

Install: brew install libharu

About:
Libharu is a free, cross-platform, open-source library for generating PDF documents. It provides a comprehensive API to create PDF files with text, graphics, and images, supporting features like font embedding, compression, and encryption. The library is written in C but offers bindings for several other languages, making it a versatile solution for programmatic PDF creation.

Key Features:

Supports TrueType and Type 1 font embedding
Includes features for compression, encryption, and digital signatures
Provides support for page outlines, annotations, and hyperlinks
Cross-platform with bindings for C++, Pascal, Python, and more

Use Cases:

Generating reports and invoices in server-side applications
Creating PDF documents from web applications
Building custom PDF export functionality in software

Alternatives:

PDFlib – A more feature-rich commercial library with a broader set of advanced features.
Podofo – Another open-source C++ library focused on reading and writing PDF files.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Feb 9, 2026 10:41am		1	REVISION_ONLY	40353bb0