# Install textract with npm

Extracting text from files of various type including html, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, csv, pptx, png, jpg, gif, rtf, text/*, and various open office. Version 2.5.0 via npm; verified 2019-06-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:textract
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g textract
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:textract
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Version:** 2.5.0
- **Source summary:** Extracting text from files of various type including html, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, csv, pptx, png, jpg, gif, rtf, text/*, and various open office.
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/dbashford/textract>
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-03T13:23:50.946Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- textract (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.5.0

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for textract. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



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