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PDF rendering library (based on the xpdf-3.0 code base). Version 26.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-04. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gir1.2-poppler-0.18.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install poppler

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install poppler

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/poppler/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add poppler

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · poppler · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install poppler

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · poppler · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#poppler

nixpkgs package indexes · poppler · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S poppler

Arch Linux sync databases · poppler · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-poppler-0.18

Debian stable package indexes · gir1.2-poppler-0.18 · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libpoppler-cpp3

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libpoppler-cpp3 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install poppler

Chocolatey community package catalog · poppler · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/poppler

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/poppler.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id oschwartz10612.Poppler -e

Windows Package Manager source index · oschwartz10612.Poppler · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

PDF rendering library (based on the xpdf-3.0 code base)

Commands and aliases

  • pdfattach
  • pdfdetach
  • pdffonts
  • pdfimages
  • pdfinfo
  • pdfseparate
  • pdfsig
  • pdftocairo
  • pdftohtml
  • pdftoppm
  • pdftops
  • pdftotext
  • pdfunite

history

Project history and usage

Poppler is a freedesktop.org PDF rendering library derived from Xpdf 3.0, with C++, GLib, and Qt interfaces plus command-line tools for rendering, inspection, extraction, conversion, signatures, and page operations.

Project history

Poppler began as a freedesktop.org PDF rendering library based on the Xpdf 3.0 code base. The official release archive records an early 0.1 release and a long-running sequence of incremental renderer, security, binding, build-system, and command-line utility improvements.

The project developed multiple maintained frontend APIs around the shared core and added utilities such as pdftocairo for producing PNG, JPEG, PostScript, EPS, PDF, and SVG output. Its release archive reflects sustained maintenance of malformed-document handling, text extraction, fonts, annotations, forms, and digital signatures.

Adoption history

Poppler became shared PDF infrastructure for Unix-like desktop and application ecosystems through its core renderer, GLib, C++, Qt 5, and Qt 6 interfaces. Its Qt documentation identifies KDE's Okular document viewer as a consumer, while the supplied package facts show distribution across Homebrew and numerous Linux, macOS, and Windows package systems.

How it is used

Application developers embed Poppler through its C++, GLib, or Qt APIs to load, inspect, and render PDFs. Shell users employ its individual `pdf*` commands for tasks such as extracting text and images, examining fonts and metadata, rendering pages, checking signatures, separating pages, and joining documents.

Why package nerds care

Poppler is significant because installing one package supplies both embeddable PDF APIs and a dense Unix-style toolbox: pdfinfo inspects documents, pdftotext extracts text, pdfimages extracts images, pdftocairo and pdftoppm render pages, pdfseparate and pdfunite manipulate pages, and pdfsig handles signatures. It is consequently both a library dependency and a directly useful shell package.

Timeline

  • 2005: The official release archive records Poppler's early 0.1 release series.
  • 2011: pdftocairo joined the utility suite for Cairo-based conversion and rendering.
  • Later development: GLib, C++, Qt 5, and Qt 6 interfaces became maintained documentation surfaces.
  • Present: Calendar-based releases continue renderer, utility, signature, and binding maintenance.

Related projects

  • Xpdf 3.0 supplied Poppler's original code base. The Qt frontend is used by Okular, while the GLib, C++, and Qt APIs expose the rendering core to different application stacks.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for poppler. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
  • Installs with 16 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 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
pdfattachcliglobal executable
pdfdetachcliglobal executable
pdffontscliglobal executable
pdfimagescliglobal executable
pdfinfocliglobal executable
pdfseparatecliglobal executable
pdfsigcliglobal executable
pdftocairocliglobal executable
pdftohtmlcliglobal executable
pdftoppmcliglobal executable
pdftopscliglobal executable
pdftotextcliglobal executable
pdfunitecliglobal 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 generated2026-11-04
manager version26.10.0
manager updated2026-10-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:poppler
Version26.10.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/poppler
Homepagehttps://poppler.freedesktop.org/
Upstream docshttps://poppler.freedesktop.org/
LicenseGPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://poppler.freedesktop.org/poppler-26.10.0.tar.xz
Last updated2026-10-04T13:37:23Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesbrotli, cairo, fontconfig, freetype, gettext, glib, gpgme, gpgmepp, harfbuzz, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, little-cms2, nspr, nss, openjpeg
Build dependenciescmake, gettext, gobject-introspection, pkgconf
Uses from macOScurl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepoppler
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • pdf2image
  • pdftohtml
  • xpdf
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

gir1.2-poppler-0.18 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

GObject introspection data for poppler-glib

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install gir1.2-poppler-0.18
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-poppler-0.18 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-cpp-dev 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- development files (CPP interface)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-cpp-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-cpp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-cpp2 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library (CPP shared library)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-cpp2
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-cpp2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-dev 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- development files

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-glib-dev 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- development files (GLib interface)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-glib-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-glib-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-glib-doc 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- documentation for the GLib interface

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-glib-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-glib-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-glib8t64 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library (GLib-based shared library)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-glib8t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-glib8t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-private-dev 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- private development files

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-private-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-private-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-qt5-1t64 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library (Qt 5 based shared library)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-qt5-1t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt5-1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-qt5-dev 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- development files (Qt 5 interface)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-qt5-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt5-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-qt6-3t64 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library (Qt 6 based shared library)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-qt6-3t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt6-3t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler-qt6-dev 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library -- development files (Qt 6 interface)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler-qt6-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt6-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpoppler147 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF rendering library

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install libpoppler147
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 14 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler147 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

poppler-utils 25.03.0-5+deb13u4

PDF utilities (based on Poppler)

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install poppler-utils
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: poppler-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

poppler

nix profile install nixpkgs#poppler
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: poppler from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

gir1.2-poppler-0.18 24.02.0-1ubuntu9

GObject introspection data for poppler-glib

https://poppler.freedesktop.org/

sudo apt install gir1.2-poppler-0.18
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: poppler
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Poppler
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-poppler-0.18 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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