n8n-nodes-pdfbro

This is an n8n community node. It lets you manipulate PDF files in your workflows without external dependencies or API calls.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Features

• Merge PDFs: Combine multiple PDF files into one.
• Split Pages: Split a PDF into individual pages.
• Extract Text: Extract text content from PDF files.
• Extract Metadata: Get title, author, page count, etc.
• Rotate Pages: Rotate pages by 90, 180, or 270 degrees.

Installation

Follow the n8n community nodes documentation to install this node.

Community Nodes (Recommended)

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes.
2. Select Install.
3. Enter n8n-nodes-pdfbro.

Manual

Running n8n with npm:

npm install n8n-nodes-pdfbro

Operations

Merge PDFs

Link multiple binary fields (up to 10+ via "Add PDF Input") to combine them into a single PDF.

Split Pages

Split a PDF into separate pages or ranges.
Supported Ranges:

• * : Split every page into a separate file (Burst).
• 1, 3, 5 : Extract specific pages.
• 1-5 : Extract bytes 1 to 5.
• 7- : Extract from page 7 to the end.
• -1 : Extract the last page.

Invoice Maker (HTML to PDF)

Convert valid HTML content into a PDF. Useful for generating invoices, reports, or simple documents.

Extract Text

Extracts all text from the PDF.

Extract Metadata

Gets title, author, creation date, etc.

Rotate Pages

Rotates all pages by X degrees.

License

MIT

Credits & Attribution

This node powers its PDF magic using these awesome open-source libraries:

• pdf-lib (MIT License) - PDF creation and modification.
• pdfmake (MIT License) - PDF generation engine.
• html-to-pdfmake (MIT License) - HTML to PDFMake conversion.
• jsdom (MIT License) - DOM environment.
• pdf-parse (MIT License) - PDF text extraction.

We are grateful to the maintainers of these projects!