# Install pdfly with Homebrew

CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files. Version 0.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pdfly
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pdfly
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pdfly
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pdfly>
- **Version:** 0.5.1
- **Source summary:** CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files
- **Homepage:** <https://pdfly.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://pdfly.readthedocs.io/en/latest>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/48/ae/70f161c80b3f39d8fe4ff784c78045225820d10375c81c2097c0e85ac0fc/pdfly-0.5.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T11:29:28Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- pdfly (cli)
- pdfly (alias)

## Dependencies

- certifi
- cryptography
- libsodium
- openssl@3
- pillow
- pydantic
- python@3.14

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf
- rust

## Uses from macOS

- libxml2
- libxslt

## 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: 0.5.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://pdfly.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pdfly. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pdfly
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 22
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable


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- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter 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.
- [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pdfcpu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdfcpu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, pdf-tools, processing.
- [imgp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imgp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, processing, python.
- [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.
- [pdfgrep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdfgrep/) - 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.
- [ocrmypdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocrmypdf/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, cryptography, files, media, pdf.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pdfly.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pdfly.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph