Poppler

poppler.freedesktop.org · checked 10 Oct 2026

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PopplerPDF rendering library; source code and generated API documentation are availableFree

As poppler.freedesktop.org lists them, checked 10 Oct 2026.

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Facts

Website: poppler.freedesktop.org
Price: Free tier
Free trial: No
Android: The Qt5 interface can be used on Android, with substitute font files required in the APK to reliably display documents with unembedded fonts.
Build platforms: The project lists CI on Debian Unstable, Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 44, and Android, and non-official CI for FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows.
C++ interface: The C++ interface lets C++ programs load and render PDF files and has no additional requirements beyond Poppler.
Downloads: The site provides source tarballs and says Poppler also requires poppler encoding data.
Image output: The C++ image API documents saving rendered images as PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or PNM, subject to supported image formats.
Interfaces: Poppler provides cpp, glib, qt5, and qt6 frontends.
Qt integration: The Qt5 interface is used in KDE’s Okular document viewer.
Release: The site lists poppler-26.10.0, released October 4, 2026, as the latest stable release.
Security fixes: The latest release notes include fixes for crashes in malformed documents.
Signatures: The latest release notes list support for eIDAS CAdES-B signatures and changes to the NSS signatures backend.
Support: The project directs users to its mailing list and IRC channel, and asks bug reporters to use GitLab.
What it is: Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.

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