# Install pdfgrep with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Search PDFs for strings matching a regular expression. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pdfgrep ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pdfgrep ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install pdfgrep ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/pdfgrep/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add pdfgrep ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdfgrep from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pdfgrep ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pdfgrep from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pdfgrep ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pdfgrep from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pdfgrep ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdfgrep/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S pdfgrep ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pdfgrep from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install pdfgrep ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pdfgrep from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pdfgrep - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2.0 - **Source summary:** Search PDFs for strings matching a regular expression - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-14T22:40:34-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - pdfgrep (cli) - pdfgrep (alias) ## Dependencies - libgcrypt - libgpg-error - pcre2 - poppler ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://pdfgrep.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pdfgrep - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 3 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - pdfgrep - 2.2.0-0.1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pdfgrep from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | search in pdf files for strings matching a regular expression | https://pdfgrep.org - Nix - pdfgrep: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdfgrep/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - pdfgrep - 2.2.0-0.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pdfgrep from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | search in pdf files for strings matching a regular expression | https://pdfgrep.org - apk - pdfgrep - 2.2.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdfgrep from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Commandline utility to search text in PDF files | https://pdfgrep.org/ - apk - pdfgrep-bash-completion - 2.2.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdfgrep-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for pdfgrep | https://pdfgrep.org/ - apk - pdfgrep-doc - 2.2.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdfgrep-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Commandline utility to search text in PDF files (documentation) | https://pdfgrep.org/ - apk - pdfgrep-zsh-completion - 2.2.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdfgrep-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for pdfgrep | https://pdfgrep.org/ - dnf - pdfgrep - 2.2.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pdfgrep from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Tool to search text in PDF files | https://pdfgrep.org/ - pacman - pdfgrep - 2.2.0-6: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pdfgrep from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool to search text in PDF files | https://pdfgrep.org - zypper - pdfgrep - 2.2.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pdfgrep from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Search in pdf files for strings matching a regular expression | https://pdfgrep.org/ - zypper - pdfgrep-bash-completion - 2.2.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pdfgrep-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for pdfgrep | https://pdfgrep.org/ - zypper - pdfgrep-zsh-completion - 2.2.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pdfgrep-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | ZSH completion for pdfgrep | https://pdfgrep.org/ - MacPorts - pdfgrep: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/pdfgrep/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [libgcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgcrypt/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libgpg-error](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgpg-error/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pcre2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pcre2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [poppler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/poppler/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pdf-diff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdf-diff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [pdf2image](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdf2image/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [pdf2json](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdf2json/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [pdf2svg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdf2svg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [pdfcpu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdfcpu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [pdfly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdfly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [qpdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qpdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf. - [exiftran](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exiftran/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pdfgrep.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pdfgrep.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph