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pdftoppm

Convert PDF document pages to portable Pixmap (image formats). More information: https://manned.org/pdftoppm.
  • Specify the range of pages to convert (N-first page, M-last page):
    pdftoppm -f {{N}} -l {{M}} {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{image_name_prefix}}
  • Convert only the first page of a PDF:
    pdftoppm -singlefile {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{image_name_prefix}}
  • Generate a monochrome PBM file (instead of a color PPM file):
    pdftoppm -mono {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{image_name_prefix}}
  • Generate a grayscale PGM file (instead of a color PPM file):
    pdftoppm -gray {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{image_name_prefix}}
  • Generate a PNG file instead a PPM file:
    pdftoppm -png {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{image_name_prefix}}

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