YACReader for macOS uses a precompiled single static library version of pdfium. pdfium branch used for building: chromium/3729 build parameters used (gn args): pdf_enable_xfa = false pdf_enable_v8 = false pdf_is_complete_lib = true is_official_build = true use_jumbo_build = true is_debug = false symbol_level = 0 Instructions on building pdfium can be found at https://pdfium.googlesource.com/pdfium It is recommended to always use the branch the current stable version of Chromium uses. To get the pdfium branch corresponding to Chromium stable, look at http://omahaproxy.appspot.com and search for the true_branch variable associated with the current stable dev channel of Chromium.