pdf2image ☆
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Description:
Convert PDFs to images
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: pdf conversion images poppler cli
Install: brew install pdf2image
About:
Pdf2image is a command-line utility that converts PDF documents into various image formats like JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. It leverages the Poppler rendering library to ensure high-fidelity conversion of text and graphics. This tool is essential for workflows that require document previews, image-based archiving, or extracting visual content from PDF files.
Key Features:
  • Supports multiple output formats including JPEG, PNG, and TIFF
  • High-quality rendering based on the Poppler library
  • Command-line interface for easy scripting and automation
  • Allows control over DPI resolution for output images
Use Cases:
  • Generating thumbnail previews of PDF documents for web galleries
  • Extracting specific pages from a PDF as images for presentations
  • Automated conversion of PDF reports to image formats for mobile viewing
Alternatives:
  • ImageMagick – A more comprehensive image processing suite that can also handle PDF conversions, but is a much larger dependency.
  • Ghostscript – A powerful PostScript and PDF interpreter that can perform conversions, but has a more complex command-line syntax.
Version History
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