# Install poppler with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

PDF rendering library (based on the xpdf-3.0 code base). Version 26.07.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:poppler
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install poppler
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install poppler
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/poppler/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add poppler
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poppler from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gir1.2-poppler-0.18
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-poppler-0.18 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install poppler
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: poppler 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#poppler
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: poppler from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S poppler
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: poppler from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libpoppler-cpp3
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpoppler-cpp3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install poppler
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: poppler from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','pingplotter'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/poppler
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/poppler.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id oschwartz10612.Poppler -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: oschwartz10612.Poppler from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:poppler
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/poppler>
- **Version:** 26.07.0
- **Source summary:** PDF rendering library (based on the xpdf-3.0 code base)
- **Homepage:** <https://poppler.freedesktop.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://poppler.freedesktop.org/api/cpp>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://poppler.freedesktop.org/poppler-26.07.0.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T08:58:42Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- pdfattach (cli)
- pdfdetach (cli)
- pdffonts (cli)
- pdfimages (cli)
- pdfinfo (cli)
- pdfseparate (cli)
- pdfsig (cli)
- pdftocairo (cli)
- pdftoppm (cli)
- pdftops (cli)
- pdftotext (cli)
- pdfunite (cli)
- pdfattach (alias)
- pdfdetach (alias)
- pdffonts (alias)
- pdfimages (alias)
- pdfinfo (alias)
- pdfseparate (alias)
- pdfsig (alias)
- pdftocairo (alias)
- pdftoppm (alias)
- pdftops (alias)
- pdftotext (alias)
- pdfunite (alias)

## Dependencies

- cairo
- fontconfig
- freetype
- gettext
- glib
- gpgme
- gpgmepp
- jpeg-turbo
- libpng
- libtiff
- little-cms2
- nspr
- nss
- openjpeg

## Build dependencies

- cmake
- gettext
- gobject-introspection
- pkgconf

## Uses from macOS

- curl

## 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: 26.07.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for poppler. 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:** poppler
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** pdf2image, pdftohtml, xpdf
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gir1.2-poppler-0.18 - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-poppler-0.18 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GObject introspection data for poppler-glib | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-cpp-dev - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-cpp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- development files (CPP interface) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-cpp2 - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-cpp2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library (CPP shared library) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-dev - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- development files | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-glib-dev - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-glib-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- development files (GLib interface) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-glib-doc - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-glib-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- documentation for the GLib interface | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-glib8t64 - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-glib8t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library (GLib-based shared library) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-private-dev - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-private-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- private development files | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-qt5-1t64 - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt5-1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library (Qt 5 based shared library) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-qt5-dev - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt5-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- development files (Qt 5 interface) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-qt6-3t64 - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt6-3t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library (Qt 6 based shared library) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler-qt6-dev - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler-qt6-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library -- development files (Qt 6 interface) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - libpoppler147 - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoppler147 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF rendering library | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Debian apt - poppler-utils - 25.03.0-5+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: poppler-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PDF utilities (based on Poppler) | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- Nix - poppler: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: poppler from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - gir1.2-poppler-0.18 - 24.02.0-1ubuntu9: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-poppler-0.18 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject introspection data for poppler-glib | https://poppler.freedesktop.org/


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