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Poppler vs mutool (MuPDF): catalog facts
Poppler	mutool (MuPDF)
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Listed as open source, distributed with the MuPDF project.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
pdftotext and pdftoppm are the standard tools for extraction and rasterising Underpins PDF rendering across the Linux desktop	Lightweight CLI for batch PDF extraction, cleaning and merging Cross-platform on Linux, macOS and Windows
Licensed under the GPL, so programs calling it must be too A library plus utilities rather than an application	Command-line only, with no graphical interface for casual users Documentation targets developers integrating MuPDF rather than end users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
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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