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: Lists or extracts attachments embedded within a PDF. Key Features and Advantages xpdf tools

: Converts PDF files into plain text, often used for data extraction and indexing. pdfimages input

If you need to turn a PDF page into an image (for sharing as a JPEG or using in a presentation), this is your tool. It converts PDF pages to PPM, PNG, or JPEG formats. It converts PDF pages to PPM, PNG, or JPEG formats

| Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | pdftotext | Extract text from PDFs | | pdftohtml | Convert PDF to HTML | | pdfinfo | Display PDF metadata (pages, size, etc.) | | pdffonts | List fonts used in a PDF | | pdfimages | Extract images from PDF | | pdfdetach | Extract embedded attachments | | pdftopng / pdftoppm | Convert PDF pages to images |