This is the pdf-inspector usage archive. From your first command to all five bindings, every step is laid out — pick a path and walk in.

01

Getting StartedLevel ★☆☆

Getting Started: First Parse

Install the tools, classify your first PDF, extract your first Markdown, and get comfortable with page selection and compact mode.

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02

API ReferenceLevel ★★☆

API Quick Reference

All five bindings on one page: processPdf, classifyPdf, detectPdf, and the result shapes — Node, Python, Rust, WASM, CLI.

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03

Errors & LimitsLevel ★★★

Error Handling & Limits

Routing scanned documents, falling back on broken encodings, and where exactly the browser build ends — all covered.

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Prefer to jump straight to a language?

Under "API Reference" in the sidebar, each binding has its own full page: Node.js, Python, Rust, WebAssembly, and CLI.

Version note

This guide is based on the official documentation (August 2026). The API follows the official README; if anything differs after a major release, the official docs win.

Try It & Install

Drop a PDF in,
get the verdict and the Markdown.

Parse a file in your browser first, or install pdf-inspector into your project or service.
Whether it's a single CLI command or a full five-binding integration, this path is worth walking.

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