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title: Install pdfcpu on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of pdfcpu for Linux - Validate, optimize, merge,
  split, encrypt and watermark PDF files
url: https://snapcraft.io/pdfcpu
---

# pdfcpu

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latest/stable 0.16.4

Install latest/stable of pdfcpu

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install pdfcpu
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* pdfcpu

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 12 November 2026 - latest/stable
* Today - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [pdfcpu.io](https://pdfcpu.io "https://pdfcpu.io")

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### Contact

* [github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/pdfcpu-snap/issues")

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### 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")

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### 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")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/pdfcpu#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/pdfcpu#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/pdfcpu#tab-security)

#### 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.

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## Install pdfcpu on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/pdfcpu/raspbian)