CLI Installation

Download a prebuilt binary for your platform and run pdfcpu version to verify installation.

Download

macOS

• Apple Silicon (arm64)
• Intel (x86_64)

Linux

• x86_64
• arm64
• armv7
• i386

Windows

• x86_64
• i386

Checksums

• checksums.txt

Install

1. Extract the archive.

2. Run:

   pdfcpu version

3. Optional: move the binary to a directory in your PATH:

   sudo mv pdfcpu /usr/local/bin/

Using Go

Install the CLI tool:

go install github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/cmd/pdfcpu@latest
pdfcpu version

Package Managers

Homebrew (macOS)

brew install pdfcpu
pdfcpu version

MacPorts

sudo port install pdfcpu
pdfcpu version

DNF/YUM (Fedora)

sudo dnf install golang-github-pdfcpu
pdfcpu version

Docker

docker build -t pdfcpu .
docker run -it -v "$(pwd)":/app pdfcpu validate a.pdf