pdftocairo

Converts PDF files to PNG/JPEG/TIFF/PDF/PS/EPS/SVG using cairo.

• Convert a PDF file to JPEG:

pdftocairo {path/to/file.pdf} -jpeg

• Convert to PDF expanding the output to fill the paper:

pdftocairo {path/to/file.pdf} {output.pdf} -pdf -expand

• Convert to SVG specifying the first/last page to convert:

pdftocairo {path/to/file.pdf} {output.svg} -svg -f {first_page} -l {last_page}

• Convert to PNG with 200ppi resolution:

pdftocairo {path/to/file.pdf} {output.png} -png -r 200

• Convert to grayscale TIFF setting paper size to A3:

pdftocairo {path/to/file.pdf} -tiff -gray -paper A3

• Convert to PNG cropping x and y pixels from the top-left corner:

pdftocairo {path/to/file.pdf} -png -x {x_pixels} -y {y_pixels}

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