poster ☆

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Description:
Create large posters out of PostScript pages

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: postscript printing utilities tiling poster

Install: brew install poster

About:
Poster is a command-line utility that tiles a single PostScript page across multiple physical pages, effectively creating a large-format poster or billboard. It handles the necessary scaling and page layout automatically, allowing users to print oversized documents on standard printers. The tool is particularly useful for producing large diagrams, schematics, or posters from standard PostScript files.

Key Features:

Automatic tiling of large PostScript documents onto multiple standard pages
Command-line interface for easy scripting and automation
Configurable margins and overlap for precise physical assembly
Supports standard paper sizes and custom dimensions

Use Cases:

Creating large-format posters from PostScript diagrams or plots
Printing oversized technical schematics on standard office printers
Generating large wall charts from single-page documents

Alternatives:

poster – The 'poster' utility from the 'a2ps' package offers similar tiling functionality but is part of a larger suite.
pdfposter – A modern alternative that works directly with PDF files, often requiring a PDF-to-PostScript conversion step for older workflows.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 7:14am		0	VERSION_BUMP	e5dbaf1e