Xpdf-tools-win-4.04 ((exclusive)) Site
Download the ZIP archive from the official Xpdf download page . Extract the contents to a folder (e.g., C:\xpdf ).
For the price of free (open source under the GPL v2), you get enterprise-grade PDF processing that never crashes, never spies on you, and never demands a reboot.
Solution: The PDF likely contains CID (Character ID) fonts or non-standard encoding. Try the -raw switch to skip text normalization, or -enc UTF-8 to enforce correct output.
The xpdf-tools-win-4.04 package includes the following tools:
pdfinfo --version
Unlike PDF editors, Xpdf is , and runs entirely from the command line — perfect for scripting and automation.
Download the ZIP archive from the official Xpdf download page . Extract the contents to a folder (e.g., C:\xpdf ).
For the price of free (open source under the GPL v2), you get enterprise-grade PDF processing that never crashes, never spies on you, and never demands a reboot.
Solution: The PDF likely contains CID (Character ID) fonts or non-standard encoding. Try the -raw switch to skip text normalization, or -enc UTF-8 to enforce correct output.
The xpdf-tools-win-4.04 package includes the following tools:
pdfinfo --version
Unlike PDF editors, Xpdf is , and runs entirely from the command line — perfect for scripting and automation.