--- title: Install pdfcpu on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of pdfcpu for on Arch Linux - Validate, optimize, merge, split, encrypt and watermark PDF files url: https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install pdfcpu on **Arch Linux** # pdfcpu [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/arch#install) #### Validate, optimize, merge, split, encrypt and watermark PDF files pdfcpu is a PDF processor for the command line. It validates and optimizes PDF files, merges and splits them, rotates, resizes and rearranges pages, adds stamps and watermarks, encrypts and decrypts, fills forms, extracts images, fonts and content, manages attachments, bookmarks and keywords, and validates digital signatures. **Examples** ``` pdfcpu validate report.pdf pdfcpu optimize report.pdf smaller.pdf pdfcpu merge all.pdf part1.pdf part2.pdf mkdir pages && pdfcpu split book.pdf pages pdfcpu encrypt --upw user --opw owner report.pdf locked.pdf pdfcpu watermark add "DRAFT" "diag:1, op:.25" report.pdf draft.pdf ``` **File access** pdfcpu can process files in your home directory. To also use USB drives and other removable media (/media, /mnt), run: ``` sudo snap connect pdfcpu:removable-media ``` The configuration, installed fonts and trusted certificates are stored in ~/snap/pdfcpu/current/.config/pdfcpu. ### Package name * pdfcpu --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 12 November 2026 - latest/stable * Today - latest/beta --- ### Websites * [pdfcpu.io](https://pdfcpu.io "https://pdfcpu.io") --- ### Contact * [github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu](https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu "https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu") * [github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/issues](https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/issues "https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/issues") * [github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/arch#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about pdfcpu ›](https://snapcraft.io/pdfcpu) ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install pdfcpu Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install pdfcpu To install pdfcpu, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install pdfcpu ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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