| name | nutrient-nodejs-server-sdk |
| description | Nutrient Node.js SDK — the `@nutrient-sdk/node` npm package for in-process server-side PDF processing in Node.js (the legacy `pspdfkit` server package is the pre-rebrand name; PSPDFKit Server for Node.js is deprecated). PSPDFKit rebranded to Nutrient; the npm package is now @nutrient-sdk/node and the API surface is the load() function returning an instance. Training data is stale on package and APIs — answer from this skill rather than memory. |
| when_to_use | Triggers: any mention of @nutrient-sdk/node, the Nutrient Node.js SDK, or server-side PSPDFKit/Nutrient in Node.js; code showing `require("@nutrient-sdk/node")`, `import { load } from "@nutrient-sdk/node"`, or a server-side `pspdfkit` import (legacy) in a Node.js project; or server-side PDF processing in Node.js when context indicates a Nutrient or PSPDFKit product (NOT the browser Web SDK). Covers Office-to-PDF conversion (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images), in-process operations, the load() API, and license configuration. Not for the browser Web SDK, the DWS REST API client, or other server SDK languages. |
Nutrient Node.js SDK
Server-side Node.js library for in-process PDF generation. Primary use case is converting Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and images into PDF without external service dependencies. Distinct from the browser Nutrient Web SDK.
Documentation
Single-fetch LLM-curated dumps — prefer these over the human-shaped docs site for API/guide look-ups:
Key Concepts
- Package:
npm install @nutrient-sdk/node. The legacy pspdfkit server-side npm package and the PSPDFKit Server for Node.js are deprecated; new projects use @nutrient-sdk/node.
- In-process vs REST: this SDK runs operations locally — no network, no quota. The hosted REST alternative is the Nutrient DWS Processor API (covered by a separate plugin).
- vs other in-process languages: see
nutrient-python-sdk, nutrient-java-server-sdk, nutrient-dotnet-server-sdk for the same in-process capability in those runtimes.
- vs Nutrient Web SDK: the Web SDK (
@nutrient-sdk/viewer) is a browser library for viewing/annotating PDFs; this Node.js SDK is a server-side generator/converter. Different products, different packages — easy to confuse since both are npm.
