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