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pdf-cli

API—OSS—FREE—DOCS2/5
PC5.0#34 of 37
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pdf-cli is ranked #34 of 37 in PDF compression software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Facts

Purpose
pdf-cli is a command-line tool for everyday PDF operations, including merging, splitting, compressing, encrypting, and manipulating PDFs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Single binary
The project describes pdf-cli as a fast single binary with no external dependencies and parallel processing for large operations.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
PDF operations
Commands include extracting and reordering pages, rotating files, editing metadata, adding watermarks, and creating PDFs from images.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
OCR
Text extraction supports OCR for scanned PDFs using native Tesseract when installed or a built-in WASM fallback.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Automation
The CLI supports batch processing, JSON/CSV/TSV output, and stdin/stdout pipelines.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Password handling
Encrypted PDFs can be handled with an interactive prompt, a password file, or the PDF_CLI_PASSWORD environment variable; the --password flag requires an insecure-use opt-in.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Platforms
Prebuilt binaries are listed for Linux amd64 and arm64, macOS amd64 and arm64, and Windows amd64.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Installation
The README recommends installation with Go 1.25 or later and also documents prebuilt releases and building from source.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The README lists pdfcpu, ledongthuc/pdf, gogosseract, progressbar, cobra, and yaml.v3 as project dependencies.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
PDF/A limits
The project says its PDF/A validation and optimization are basic and do not provide full ISO 19005 compliance; color-profile validation is unsupported.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The project is licensed under the MIT License.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The README describes the tool as suitable for automation and batch processing, and says it works without a GUI.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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