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|purpose=Open source PDF viewer that includes PDF information extractor and font analyzer
 
|purpose=Open source PDF viewer that includes PDF information extractor and font analyzer
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|homepage=http://www.xpdfreader.com/
|homepage=http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/home.html
 
 
|license=GPL
 
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= Description =
 
= Description =
 
Xpdf is an open source PDF viewer that includes command-line information extractor and font analyzer utilities. The following utilities are particularly relevant to digital preservation:
 
Xpdf is an open source PDF viewer that includes command-line information extractor and font analyzer utilities. The following utilities are particularly relevant to digital preservation:
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* ''pdfinfo'': prints the contents of the ‘Info’ dictionary (plus some other useful information) from a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. In addition, the following information is printed:
 
* ''pdfinfo'': prints the contents of the ‘Info’ dictionary (plus some other useful information) from a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. In addition, the following information is printed:
  
tagged (yes/no) ===
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tagged (yes/no)
  
form (AcroForm / XFA / none) ===
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form (AcroForm / XFA / none)
  
page count ===
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page count
  
encrypted flag (yes/no) ===
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encrypted flag (yes/no)
  
print and copy permissions (if encrypted) ===
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print and copy permissions (if encrypted)
  
page size ===
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page size
  
file size ===
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file size
  
linearized (yes/no) ===
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linearized (yes/no)
  
PDF version ===
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PDF version
  
 
metadata (only if requested)
 
metadata (only if requested)
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The following information is listed for each font:
 
The following information is listed for each font:
  
name the font name, exactly as given in the PDF file (potentially ===
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name the font name, exactly as given in the PDF file (potentially
  
 
including a subset prefix)
 
including a subset prefix)
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sub “yes” if the font is a subset
 
sub “yes” if the font is a subset
  
uni “yes” if there is an explicit “ToUnicode” map in the PDF file ===
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uni “yes” if there is an explicit “ToUnicode” map in the PDF file
  
(the absence of a ToUnicode map doesn’t necessarily mean that ===
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(the absence of a ToUnicode map doesn’t necessarily mean that
  
 
the text can’t be converted to Unicode)
 
the text can’t be converted to Unicode)
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= Development Activity =
 
= Development Activity =
 
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 21 April 2021




Open source PDF viewer that includes PDF information extractor and font analyzer
Homepage:http://www.xpdfreader.com/
License:GPL
Function:Metadata Extraction,Rendering
Content type:Document


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Description[edit]

Xpdf is an open source PDF viewer that includes command-line information extractor and font analyzer utilities. The following utilities are particularly relevant to digital preservation:

  • pdfinfo: prints the contents of the ‘Info’ dictionary (plus some other useful information) from a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. In addition, the following information is printed:

tagged (yes/no)

form (AcroForm / XFA / none)

page count

encrypted flag (yes/no)

print and copy permissions (if encrypted)

page size

file size

linearized (yes/no)

PDF version

metadata (only if requested)

  • pdffonts: lists the fonts used in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file along with various information for each font

The following information is listed for each font:

name the font name, exactly as given in the PDF file (potentially

including a subset prefix)

type the font type

emb “yes” if the font is embedded in the PDF file

sub “yes” if the font is a subset

uni “yes” if there is an explicit “ToUnicode” map in the PDF file

(the absence of a ToUnicode map doesn’t necessarily mean that

the text can’t be converted to Unicode)

User Experiences[edit]

Development Activity[edit]