That's a feature/library you could build a whole company around. But yes. Directly working with a pdf is hard, you probably wanna convert it. Converting it back and forth without loss of information is also hard. Answer from Darkitz on reddit.com
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React-pdf
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React-pdf
React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server
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React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server
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React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server
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React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server
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React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server
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GitHub
github.com › aexol-studio › react-pdf-editor
GitHub - aexol-studio/react-pdf-editor: Pdf editor react component · GitHub
Pdf editor react component. Contribute to aexol-studio/react-pdf-editor development by creating an account on GitHub.
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How to edit PDF in React application?
That's a feature/library you could build a whole company around. But yes. Directly working with a pdf is hard, you probably wanna convert it. Converting it back and forth without loss of information is also hard. More on reddit.com
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reactjs - How to modify an existing PDF in React.js? - Stack Overflow
I have few values in my react state array that I'm passing through props to the current component. But instead of displaying as they are currently displayed in the code below, I would like to use a... More on stackoverflow.com
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I built a wrapper to easily embed my PDF editor (SimplePDF) in any React app!
could be a good thing if it can start integrating with tools like canva More on reddit.com
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PDF editing - client side with canvas or on server?
Both approaches are great! So it comes down to your requirements: 1) will allow you to keep everything locally, while 2) means that the document will be sent to a server – which is not ideal from a privacy standpoint. I'm building https://simplePDF.eu on my free time and went with 1) – in order to achieve that I'm using a combination of: https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf https://pdf-lib.js.org https://github.com/bokuweb/react-rnd More on reddit.com
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GitHub
github.com › snamoah › react-pdf-editor
GitHub - snamoah/react-pdf-editor: PDF Editor built with react
This is a PDF Editor that allows you to add images and drawings to your pdf directly from your browser. This project is a react port of the svelte version here so most of the pdf generation and editing logic was lifted from there.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/reactjs › how to edit pdf in react application?
r/reactjs on Reddit: How to edit PDF in React application?
February 3, 2025 -

I'm working on a React project where I want to upload a PDF file in the frontend, display it, and allow users to edit the text content.

I have for now implemented file upload and display using PDF.js, but now I need a way to edit the existing text (not just annotate).

By editing I mean:

  • Changing existing text

  • Adding new text

  • Removing text

  • Highlighting/marking text

What is the best approach to truly edit the text inside a PDF in React? Should I convert the PDF to another format first, or is there a direct way to modify text layers?

Any guidance or library recommendations would be appreciated!

I've looked into pdf-lib, but it seems to only allow adding new text, not modifying existing text.

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Snamoah
snamoah.github.io › react-pdf-editor
PDF Editor
Edit PDFs easily offline. Add images, drawings and text
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GitHub
github.com › lengerrong › react-pdf-editor
GitHub - lengerrong/react-pdf-editor · GitHub
React PDF Editor is a React library developed with Vite, leveraging the capabilities of PDF.js and pdf-lib for enhanced functionality.
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Apryse
docs.apryse.com › web › guides › get-started › react
React PDF Editor, Viewer - Get Started with WebViewer | Apryse documentation
Get started quickly with the Apryse WebViewer SDK in a React project with Vite. This guide walks you through steps to integrate the Apryse WebViewer SDK into your React project with Vite.
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Nutrient
nutrient.io › blog › sdk › react pdf editor
How to Programmatically Edit PDFs Using React
August 27, 2024 - In this article, you’ll learn how to programmatically edit PDF files using React and PSPDFKit. More specifically, it’ll cover rendering, merging, and rotating PDFs; removing and adding PDF pages; and splitting PDFs. This will give you all the tools required to easily build and use your own React PDF editor solution.
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npm
npmjs.com › package › react-pdf
react-pdf - npm
February 25, 2026 - Latest version: 10.4.1, last published: a month ago. Start using react-pdf in your project by running `npm i react-pdf`. There are 1048 other projects in the npm registry using react-pdf.
      » npm install react-pdf
    
Published   Feb 25, 2026
Version   10.4.1
Author   Wojciech Maj
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Apryse
docs.apryse.com › web › guides › react
React PDF Editor: View, Annotate, Edit - WebViewer SDK | Apryse documentation
UI source code is included (built in React) Create custom annotations · Change annotation appearance · Customize annotation behaviour · Internationalization through JSON language files · Rich set of APIs for more advanced customization · All versions of PDF and PDF/A ·
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GitHub
github.com › diegomura › react-pdf
GitHub - diegomura/react-pdf: 📄 Create PDF files using React
React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server
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CodeSandbox
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react-pdf-editor
CodeSandbox is a cloud development platform that empowers developers to code, collaborate and ship projects of any size from any device in record time.
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Syncfusion
syncfusion.com › pdf viewer sdk › react pdf viewer
React PDF Viewer | View, Annotate, Fill, and Sign PDFs | Syncfusion®
React PDF Viewer lets users load, view, review, and print PDF files. It supports searching and copying text, easy navigation, and more.
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CodeSandbox
codesandbox.io › s › pdf-editor-li7kj
pdf-editor - CodeSandbox
December 3, 2020 - pdf-editor using react, react-dom, react-scripts, semantic-ui-css, semantic-ui-react, styled-components
Published   Dec 03, 2020
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CodeSandbox
codesandbox.io › examples › package › react-pdf
react-pdf examples - CodeSandbox
react-pdf · reactReact example starter project · pdf-viwer · pdf-reader · pdf-view · coolenginner/pdf-edit-react · pdf-sign · react-doc-viewerDocument viewer for react. Renders online/local documents. react-pdf-react-pageflip · react-pdf-sample-forked-displaying-pdf-using-react ·
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npm
npmjs.com › package › @react-pdf › renderer
react-pdf/renderer
3 days ago - React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server · yarn add @react-pdf/renderer ·
      » npm install @react-pdf/renderer
    
Published   Apr 04, 2026
Version   4.3.3
Author   Diego Muracciole
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GitHub
github.com › aniketg66 › react-pdf-editor
GitHub - aniketg66/react-pdf-editor
React PDF Editor allows the users not only to view the PDF on their browser but also comes with additional features like Freehand drawing to mark or highlight certain contents of the PDF and the Comments feature, which allows the users to add ...
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Embedpdf
embedpdf.com › react-pdf-viewer
React PDF Viewer – Open Source, Headless & Customizable | EmbedPDF
Build your React PDF viewer your way. Choose between a drop-in component with beautiful UI or headless hooks for complete control. Open source, TypeScript-first, works with MUI, Chakra, Tailwind & more.
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SourceForge
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Best PDF Editors for React
Compare the best PDF Editors for React of 2026. Find the highest rated PDF Editors that integrate with React pricing, reviews, free demos, trials, and more.