macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qpdflocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install qpdfMacPorts ports tree · textproc/qpdf/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 546
Install qpdf with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget
Tools for and transforming and inspecting PDF files. Version 12.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libqpdf-dev.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add qpdfAlpine Linux edge package indexes · qpdf · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install qpdfDebian stable package indexes · qpdf · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install qpdfFedora Rawhide package metadata · qpdf · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#qpdfnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/qp/qpdf/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S qpdfArch Linux sync databases · qpdf · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install qpdfopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · qpdf · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install qpdfChocolatey community package catalog · qpdf · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/qpdfScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/qpdf.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id QPDF.QPDF -eWindows Package Manager source index · QPDF.QPDF · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Tools for and transforming and inspecting PDF files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fix-qdf
- qpdf
- zlib-flate
history
Project history and usage
qpdf is a cross-platform command-line program and C++ library for structural, content-preserving PDF transformations. It is designed for inspecting PDF internals and for operations such as splitting, merging, encryption, linearization, repair, and low-level object manipulation rather than viewing or rendering document content.
Project history
qpdf's first public release was version 2.0 in April 2008. Early development concentrated on portability and recovery from malformed PDFs; version 2.1 added Windows support, a DLL, a partial C interface, AES encryption, and crypt filters in October 2009.
The project subsequently expanded its command-line and library interfaces while retaining its focus on structural transformations. Version 7 changed the primary license to Apache-2.0 and improved damaged-file recovery, while version 8 introduced an AppImage and higher-level helper APIs. Later development added JSON-based inspection and modification, job-based interfaces, broader cryptographic-provider support, and a CMake build system.
Adoption history
qpdf has matured into both a command-line utility and a reusable C++ library with C bindings. The supplied package metadata records packages across Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, and openSUSE ecosystems, indicating unusually broad cross-platform packaging.
Windows support and a partial C API arrived in 2009. Later releases added AppImage distribution, continuous cross-platform release builds, shell-completion guidance for packagers, and installed pkg-config and CMake package metadata for downstream developers.
How it is used
Typical command-line uses include checking or repairing PDFs, merging and splitting pages, decrypting or password-protecting documents, web-optimizing through linearization, and inspecting or changing low-level PDF objects. Developers can link against libqpdf through installed pkg-config or CMake metadata.
QDF mode produces a valid but editor-friendly PDF representation that can be repaired after editing with fix-qdf. qpdf JSON provides a language-neutral representation that can be manipulated with scripts or command-line JSON tools.
Why package nerds care
qpdf occupies a distinctive niche between a PDF viewer and a content-creation toolkit: it exposes PDF structure while preserving page content. Package maintainers and automation authors value its small dependency footprint, stable command-line interface, library API, repair behavior, encryption support, and ability to split, merge, linearize, inspect, and transform PDFs without rendering them.
Its QDF and JSON representations are especially useful to Unix-tool enthusiasts because they make otherwise opaque PDF internals accessible to text editors, scripts, and tools such as jq. The companion fix-qdf and zlib-flate executables extend that low-level toolbox.
Timeline
- 2008-04: qpdf 2.0 became the first public release.
- 2009-10: qpdf 2.1 added Windows support, a DLL, a partial C API, AES, and crypt filters.
- 2017-09: qpdf 7.0 changed its primary license to Apache-2.0.
- 2018-02: qpdf 8.0 added AppImage distribution.
- 2022: qpdf 11 replaced the autoconf build with CMake.
Related projects
- fix-qdf is distributed with qpdf and repairs edited QDF files.
- zlib-flate is a small compression utility shipped with qpdf.
- jq can be used with qpdf's JSON representation for scripted low-level PDF modification.
Sources
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 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fix-qdf | cli | global executable | |
qpdf | cli | global executable | |
zlib-flate | cli | global 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 version12.4.1
manager updated2026-09-10
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/qpdf/qpdfnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:qpdf |
|---|---|
| Version | 12.4.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qpdf |
| Homepage | https://qpdf.sourceforge.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf |
| Upstream docs | https://qpdf.sourceforge.io/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/releases/download/v12.4.1/qpdf-12.4.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-10T09:19:20Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | jpeg-turbo, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | qpdf |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
libqpdf-dev 12.2.0-1
development files for PDF transformation/inspection library
sudo apt install libqpdf-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Debian apt95%
libqpdf30 12.2.0-1
runtime library for PDF transformation/inspection software
sudo apt install libqpdf30- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Debian apt95%
qpdf 12.2.0-1
tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files
sudo apt install qpdf- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Debian apt95%
qpdf-doc 12.2.0-1
tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files
sudo apt install qpdf-doc- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: qpdf
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Nix95%
qpdf
nix profile install nixpkgs#qpdf- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Ubuntu apt95%
libqpdf-dev 11.9.0-1.1build1
development files for PDF transformation/inspection library
sudo apt install libqpdf-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Ubuntu apt95%
libqpdf29t64 11.9.0-1.1build1
runtime library for PDF transformation/inspection software
sudo apt install libqpdf29t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Ubuntu apt95%
qpdf 11.9.0-1.1build1
tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files
sudo apt install qpdf- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
Ubuntu apt95%
qpdf-doc 11.9.0-1.1build1
tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files
sudo apt install qpdf-doc- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: qpdf
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
apk95%
qpdf 12.4.0-r0
Command-line tools and library for transforming PDF files
sudo apk add qpdf- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
apk95%
qpdf-dev 12.4.0-r0
Command-line tools and library for transforming PDF files (development files)
sudo apk add qpdf-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
apk95%
qpdf-doc 12.4.0-r0
Command-line tools and library for transforming PDF files (documentation)
sudo apk add qpdf-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qpdf
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
apk95%
qpdf-fix-qdf 12.4.0-r0
Repair PDF files in QDF form after editing
sudo apk add qpdf-fix-qdf- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
apk95%
qpdf-libs 12.4.0-r0
Command-line tools and library for transforming PDF files (libraries)
sudo apk add qpdf-libs- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
dnf95%
qpdf 12.4.0-1.fc45
Command-line tools and library for transforming PDF files
sudo dnf install qpdf- License: Apache-2.0 OR Artistic-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qpdf
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
dnf95%
qpdf-devel 12.4.0-1.fc45
Development files for QPDF library
sudo dnf install qpdf-devel- License: Apache-2.0 OR Artistic-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: qpdf
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qpdf
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