install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pdftk-java

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install pdftk-java

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/pdftk-java/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install pdftk-java

Debian stable package indexes · pdftk-java · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install pdftk-java

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · pdftk-java · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdftk

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S pdftk

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install pdftk

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pdftk · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install pdftk

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

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/pdftk

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

overview

Package summary

Port of pdftk in java

Project links

Commands and aliases

pdftk

history

Project history and usage

PDFtk Java is a manual Java port of the original PDF Toolkit command-line application, intended to preserve reasonable PDFtk compatibility while correcting defects and cleaning up the code.

Project history

Marc Vinyals began manually translating the original PDFtk C++ code into Java, prioritizing correctness while retaining reasonable command compatibility. Source notices date the Java port from 2017 and identify the original PDFtk work as dating from 2003–2013.

The project developed standard and standalone JAR builds plus an experimental GraalVM native-image path. Its README reports validation against the php-pdftk test suite while acknowledging possible porting differences.

Adoption history

The official README lists packages for Arch, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora and EPEL, Gentoo, Homebrew, MacPorts, Mageia, and SUSE. The supplied mappings additionally show the `pdftk` command across several package ecosystems.

How it is used

Users employ the `pdftk` command for operations such as merging, splitting, rotating, repairing, and otherwise manipulating PDFs. Installation through a distribution package is recommended; standalone JAR and experimental native-image builds are alternatives.

Why package nerds care

PDFtk Java preserved the widely used `pdftk` command when the original C++ implementation became difficult for distributions to build against changing toolchains. Compatibility with familiar PDFtk commands, broad distro packaging, and a JVM implementation make it notable to package maintainers.

Timeline

2003–2013: Copyright period stated for the original PDFtk implementation.
2017: Copyright history begins for Marc Vinyals's Java port.
2019-05-02: Version 3.0.4 released, later highlighted as fixing many crashes.
2021-08-16: Version 3.3.0 released.
2022-09-22: Version 3.3.3 released.

Related projects

PDFtk is the original toolkit being ported.
php-pdftk supplies the test suite cited by the project.
Bouncy Castle and Apache Commons Lang are documented Java dependencies.

Sources

https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/blob/master/README.md — official project goals, installation, adoption, builds, and compatibility notes.
https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/blob/master/java/com/gitlab/pdftk_java/pdftk.java — official source copyright history.
https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/tags — official release history.
source_facts.package-manager — supplied ecosystem mappings.

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 8 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`pdftk`	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 version3.3.3

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftknone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pdftk-java
Version	3.3.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pdftk-java
Homepage	https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk
Upstream docs	https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/archive/v3.3.3/pdftk-v3.3.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T06:40:58Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Build dependencies	gradle@8
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	pdftk-java
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

pdftk-java 3.3.3-2

pdftk port to java - a tool for manipulating PDF documents

https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk

sudo apt install pdftk-java

Section: text
Architecture: all
4 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdftk Java

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pdftk-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

pdftk-java 3.3.3-2

pdftk port to java - a tool for manipulating PDF documents

https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk

sudo apt install pdftk-java

Section: universe/text
Architecture: all
4 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdftk Java

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pdftk-java from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

pdftk-java 3.3.3-12.fc45

GCJ-free toolkit for manipulating PDF documents

https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk

sudo dnf install pdftk-java

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND APAFML AND Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pdftk-java
7 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdftk Java

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pdftk-java from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

pdftk-java

sudo port install pdftk-java

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdftk Java

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/pdftk-java/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts94%

pdftk

sudo port install pdftk

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/pdftk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

pdftk

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdftk

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdftk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman92%

pdftk 3.3.3-4

Command-line tool for working with PDFs

https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk

sudo pacman -S pdftk

License: GPL
Architecture: any
4 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: pdftk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper92%

pdftk 3.3.3-3.10

A handy tool for manipulating PDF

https://www.pdflabs.com/

sudo zypper install pdftk

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Publishing/PDF
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pdftk
7 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pdftk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

pdftk-javadoc 3.3.3-3.10

API documentation for pdftk

https://www.pdflabs.com/

sudo zypper install pdftk-javadoc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Documentation/HTML
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pdftk
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pdftk-javadoc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

Chocolatey92%

pdftk

choco install pdftk

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: pdftk from https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='10.222799','nsis-unicode'

Scoop92%

main/pdftk

scoop install main/pdftk

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pdftk

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pdftk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/pdftk-java.yml

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
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Install pdftk-java with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, chocolatey, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop

Additional install commands

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Linux

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Package summary

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Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

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