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pdf2htmlEX vs Xpdf: catalog facts
pdf2htmlEX	Xpdf
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download, with most tools available as open source.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Keeps text selectable and searchable in the HTML output Close visual match to the original layout	Command-line tools for text, image and HTML extraction Easy to use in scripts and batch jobs
Command line only, with no graphical interface No packaged releases on GitHub	Not every component is open source No PDF editing or signing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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