# PDF.js

> PDF.js is a JavaScript library that renders PDF files using the Web standards-compliant HTML5 Canvas. The project is led by the Mozilla foundation after Andreas Gal launched it (initially as an experiment) in 2011.[^1]

PDF.js is a [JavaScript](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/JavaScript.txt) library that renders [PDF](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Portable%20Document%20Format.txt) files using the [Web standards](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Web%20standards.txt)-compliant <HTML5> <Canvas>. The project is led by the <Mozilla foundation> after <Andreas Gal> launched it (initially as an experiment) in <2011>.[^1]

## Footnotes

[^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF.js