Xpdf-tools-win-4.04 Jun 2026

pdftotext my_document.pdf output_text.txt

Once this is done, you can call pdftotext from anywhere. xpdf-tools-win-4.04

: Converts PDF pages into high-quality Portable Pixmap (PPM), PNG, or JPEG images. pdftotext my_document

To run the tools from any command prompt, add the bin64 folder (assuming a 64-bit system) to your Windows system environment variables: pdfimages : Extracts images from a PDF file

Lists the fonts used in a PDF file along with their types. pdfimages : Extracts images from a PDF file. pdfdetach : Lists or extracts embedded files (attachments). Installing xpdf-tools-win-4.04 on Windows Installing xpdf-tools is straightforward:

Since Xpdf is a command-line tool, it does not run JavaScript or launch external web URLs, making it inherently more secure than full-featured PDF readers like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit. Version 4.04 predates the widespread exploitation of "specially crafted XRef tables," and contains patches for CVE-2019-9876 (Stack consumption in FoFiTrueType::read ).

The entire suite unpacks to under 15 MB. No installation required — just extract the ZIP and run the .exe files from any folder or add them to your PATH .