Terms of Use

Last updated: March 5, 2026

The software

pdfmux is open-source software released under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it in accordance with that license.

MIT License summary

The MIT License grants you permission to use pdfmux for any purpose — personal, commercial, or otherwise — with the following conditions:

• The copyright notice and permission notice must be included in all copies or substantial portions of the software.
• The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind.

The full license text is available in the LICENSE file in the repository.

No warranty

pdfmux is provided without any warranty. We do not guarantee that the software will be error-free, uninterrupted, or fit for any particular purpose. PDF extraction quality depends on the input document, installed extractors, and system configuration.

Your responsibility

You are responsible for:

• Ensuring you have the right to process any PDFs you provide to pdfmux.
• Reviewing extracted text before using it in production — especially for legal, medical, or financial documents.
• Securing any API keys you configure for optional cloud extractors (e.g., Gemini API).
• Complying with the terms of any third-party services you integrate with (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Google Gemini, etc.).

Website

This website (pdfmux.com) is provided for informational purposes. We make reasonable efforts to keep the content accurate but do not guarantee that documentation, code examples, or installation instructions are always up to date.

Limitation of liability

In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability arising from the use of the software or this website. This includes, without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the software constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub.