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Ghostscript vs Cpdf: catalog facts
Ghostscript	Cpdf
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Commercial licensing is sold separately.	Freemium Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Handles PostScript, PDF, PCL and XPS in one interpreter The de facto engine for PDF conversion and compression in print workflows	Very wide operation set from one binary, including typesetting text onto pages APIs for Java, .NET, C, Python and JavaScript alongside the CLI
Command line with a famously cryptic option set Commercial redistribution requires a paid Artifex licence	Free only for non-commercial use Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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