install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pdfsandwich

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install pdfsandwich

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/pdfsandwich/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install pdfsandwich

Debian stable package indexes · pdfsandwich · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdfsandwich

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pd/pdfsandwich/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Generate sandwich OCR PDFs from scanned file

Project links

Commands and aliases

pdfsandwich

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`pdfsandwich`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.1.7

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pdfsandwich
Version	0.1.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pdfsandwich
Homepage	http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/
Repository	https://sourceforge.net/p/pdfsandwich/code
Upstream docs	http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/index.html
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pdfsandwich/pdfsandwich%200.1.7/pdfsandwich-0.1.7.tar.bz2
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:05:50-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	exact-image, ghostscript, imagemagick, poppler, tesseract, unpaper
Build dependencies	gawk, ocaml
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	pdfsandwich
Version Scheme	0
Revision	4
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

pdfsandwich 0.1.7-3

Tool to generate "sandwich" OCR pdf files

http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/index.html

sudo apt install pdfsandwich

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
7 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdfsandwich

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pdfsandwich from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

pdfsandwich

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdfsandwich

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdfsandwich

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdfsandwich/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

pdfsandwich 0.1.7-2build6

Tool to generate "sandwich" OCR pdf files

http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/index.html

sudo apt install pdfsandwich

Section: universe/text
Architecture: amd64
7 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdfsandwich

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pdfsandwich from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

MacPorts95%

pdfsandwich

sudo port install pdfsandwich

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdfsandwich

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/pdfsandwich/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/pdfsandwich.yml

Used sources

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

Install pdfsandwich with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix