The PoDoFo library can parse and modify existing PDF files and create new ones from scratch.
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Tag: pdf
pdf-compress – compress an overly large PDF file to smaller monochrome
pdf-compress is a Bash script that lets you compress an overly large PDF file to smaller monochrome.
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pdfgrep – command-line utility to search text in PDF files
pdfgrep is a tool to search text in PDF files. pdfgrep tries to be mostly compatible with grep with some PDF-specific distinctions/options.
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pstoedit – translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats
pstoedit translates Postscript and PDF files to various editable vector graphic formats including tgif, xfig, PDF graphics, gnuplot format, idraw.
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pdf-lib – Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment
pdf-lib lets you create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment. Written in TypeScript, published under the MIT license.
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Xpdf – free PDF viewer and toolkit
Xpdf is a free PDF viewer and toolkit, including a text extractor, image converter, HTML converter, and more.
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llpp – Fast and featureful PDF, EPUB, XPS and CBZ viewer based on MuPDF
llpp is a lightweight, fast and featureful PDF, EPUB, XPS and CBZ viewer based on MuPDF. The software seels to superficially resemble less.
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JFBView – PDF and image viewer for the Linux framebuffer
JFBView is a PDF and image viewer for the Linux framebuffer. This open source PDF viewer is very fast in operation.
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Xreader – document reader
Xreader is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript, Portable Document Format files, and other formats.
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qpdfview – tabbed document viewer
qpdfview is a simple, tabbed document viewer. It uses Poppler for PDF support, libspectre for PS support, DjVuLibre for DjVu support.
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Zathura – customizable and functional document viewer
Zathura is an open source plugin-based document viewer. It currently has plugins available for PDF, PostScript, and DjVu.
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Atril – Document viewer for MATE Desktop Environment
Atril is the official Document Viewer of the MATE Desktop Environment.
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Evince – document viewer for multiple document formats
Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. It currently supports PDF, Postscript, DjVu, TIFF and DVI formats.
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Sioyek – PDF viewer designed for viewing research papers and technical books
Sioyek is a PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books. This is free and open source software.
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MuPDF – lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer
MuPDF is a lightweight open source PDF, XPS, EPUB and CBZ viewer. It offers a straightforward solution.
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okular – universal document viewer
okular is a powerful universal document viewer based on KPDF for KDE 4 with a plugin system.
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PDF.js – JavaScript library that renders Portable Document Format files
PDF.js a free, open source, general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.
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TCPDF – PHP class for generating PDF documents
TCPDF is a PHP library for generating PDF documents on-the-fly. TCPDF is free and open source software. Written by Nicola Asuni.
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Excellent Utilities: KOReader – versatile document viewer
KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel PDF Document Writer
Corel PDF Document Writer lets users convert documents, emails, images and other file types into a PDF for viewing and sharing. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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