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Install pdftoipe with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Reads arbitrary PDF files and generates an XML file readable by Ipe. Version 7.2.29.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pdftoipe.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pdftoipe

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pdftoipe

Debian stable package indexes · pdftoipe · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pdftoipe

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pd/pdftoipe/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Reads arbitrary PDF files and generates an XML file readable by Ipe

Commands and aliases

  • pdftoipe

history

Project history and usage

pdftoipe converts pages from arbitrary PDF files into Ipe XML documents so their graphical contents can be opened and edited in Ipe.

Project history

pdftoipe is maintained within Otfried Cheong's ipe-tools collection, alongside converters and helper programs for the Ipe drawing editor. The official repository groups it with tools such as svgtoipe, figtoipe, ipe5toxml, and Poweripe.

Adoption history

The supplied package mappings show pdftoipe distributed by Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix, placing this specialized graphics converter in several Unix package ecosystems.

How it is used

Convert a PDF into Ipe XML, then open the generated file in Ipe. The official documentation says graphics generally convert well but warns that text conversion is limited because PDF and Ipe use substantially different text models.

Why package nerds care

pdftoipe fills a distinctive interoperability niche: it converts finished PDF graphics back into Ipe's editable XML model. Package users value it when incorporating externally produced vector material into technical illustrations.

Timeline

  • Repository history: pdftoipe became part of the broader ipe-tools collection.
  • 2026-02-05: The official repository lists ipe-tools release v7.2.29.2.

Related projects

  • Ipe is the target extensible drawing editor and document format.
  • svgtoipe, figtoipe, and ipe5toxml are related converters in the same official tool collection.
  • PostScript input can first be converted to PDF with tools such as ps2pdf.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
pdftoipecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19
manager version7.2.29.2
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/otfried/ipe-tools

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pdftoipe
Version7.2.29.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pdftoipe
Homepagehttps://github.com/otfried/ipe-tools
Repositoryhttps://github.com/otfried/ipe-tools
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/otfried/ipe-tools/archive/refs/tags/v7.2.29.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T06:37:56Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciespoppler
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepdftoipe
Version Scheme0
Revision5
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

pdftoipe 1:7.2.29.1-1+b2

converts arbitrary PDF file to XML file readable by Ipe

https://github.com/otfried/ipe-tools

sudo apt install pdftoipe
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: ipe-tools
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pdftoipe
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pdftoipe from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

pdftoipe

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdftoipe
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pdftoipe
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdftoipe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

pdftoipe 1:7.2.24.1-3.1build3

converts arbitrary PDF file to XML file readable by Ipe

https://github.com/otfried/ipe-tools

sudo apt install pdftoipe
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: ipe-tools
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pdftoipe
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pdftoipe from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • popplerRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation