Command-line tool

pstoedit

brew/pstoedit

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Convert PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics pdf

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id WGlunz.pstoedit -e

macOS

brew install pstoedit

Linux

brew install pstoedit

Convert a PDF page to PNG or JPEG format

pstoedit -page page_number -f magick path/to/file.pdf page.png

Convert multiple PDF pages to numbered images

pstoedit -f magick path/to/file page%d.png

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