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pdftocairo

  1. pdftocairo is a command line tool used to convert PDF files to various image formats.
  2. It is a part of the Poppler Utilities package, which also includes other PDF manipulation tools.
  3. pdftocairo can be executed on various operating systems, including Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  4. It supports converting PDF files to image formats such as PNG, JPEG, TIFF, SVG, and PDF itself.
  5. Users can choose the output resolution, compression, and other options during the conversion process.
  6. It provides high-quality output with the ability to preserve fonts, vector graphics, and other PDF features.
  7. pdftocairo uses the Cairo graphics library to perform accurate rendering of PDF content.
  8. The tool can handle single-page as well as multi-page PDFs efficiently.
  9. It can be helpful for creating image thumbnails or extracting specific pages from a PDF.
  10. pdftocairo is a versatile and reliable command line tool, widely used in various applications and workflows where PDF to image conversion is required.

List of commands for pdftocairo:

  • pdftocairo:tldr:9e251 pdftocairo: Convert to grayscale TIFF setting paper size to A3.
    $ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} -tiff -gray -paper A3
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  • pdftocairo:tldr:a242d pdftocairo: Convert to SVG specifying the first/last page to convert.
    $ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} ${output-svg} -svg -f ${first_page} -l ${last_page}
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  • pdftocairo:tldr:c2a91 pdftocairo: Convert to PNG cropping x and y pixels from the top-left corner.
    $ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} -png -x ${x_pixels} -y ${y_pixels}
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  • pdftocairo:tldr:c7d59 pdftocairo: Convert to PDF expanding the output to fill the paper.
    $ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} ${output-pdf} -pdf -expand
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  • pdftocairo:tldr:da45e pdftocairo: Convert to PNG with 200ppi resolution.
    $ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} ${output-png} -png -r 200
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  • pdftocairo:tldr:f9433 pdftocairo: Convert a PDF file to JPEG.
    $ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} -jpeg
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