> ## Documentation index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://oxidize-pdf-for-rust.docs7.io/llms.txt
> Ask it with GET https://oxidize-pdf-for-rust.docs7.io/ask?q=<keywords or question>. Short keywords rank best.
> Use these to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install, create and read a PDF

> A complete Rust example using oxidize-pdf 5.5.5.

Use Rust 1.88 or newer. In a Cargo binary project, add:

```toml
[dependencies]
oxidize-pdf = "=5.5.5"
```

Save the following as `src/main.rs`. It creates a one-page PDF in the working directory, reopens it and prints its text.

```rust
use oxidize_pdf::{Document, Page};
use oxidize_pdf::parser::PdfDocument;
use oxidize_pdf::text::Font;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let mut document = Document::new();
    let mut page = Page::a4();
    page.text()
        .set_font(Font::Helvetica, 18.0)
        .at(72.0, 750.0)
        .write("Hello from oxidize-pdf!")?;
    document.add_page(page);
    document.save("hello.pdf")?;

    let reader = PdfDocument::open("hello.pdf")?;
    for page_text in reader.extract_text()? {
        println!("{}", page_text.text);
    }
    Ok(())
}
```

Run `cargo run`. The output should contain `Hello from oxidize-pdf!`.

Coordinates are measured in PDF points (72 points per inch), with the origin at the bottom left for this page. Errors from writing, opening or parsing propagate from `main` through `?`.

Text extraction reads text represented in the PDF. A scanned image without a text layer needs OCR; this example does not perform OCR.