React PDF Viewer uses the APIs provided by the popular
pdfjs library.
Execute the following command from the root folder to install pdfjs:
npm install pdfjs-dist@3.4.120
The `pdfjs-dist` will be added to the `dependencies` section in `package.json`:
{
"dependencies": {
"pdfjs-dist": "^3.4.120"
}
}
Problem with installation on Apple M1
If the installed version of
`pdfjs-dist` requires the
canvas package which has issues with Apple M1.
You can fix it by installing the canvas dependencies manually.
The following lines show how to do it with
Brew, a popular packages manager for macOS:
$ brew install pkg-config cairo pango
Using the latest version of pdfjs-dist
The latest version of `pdfjs-dist` (`3.4.120`) uses some modern JavaScript features. It requires additional configurations. If you use one of the following starters, please take a look at the sample project for more details.