PDFtk Server 2.02

A command-line tool for working with PDFs, commonly used for client-side scripting or server-side processing of PDFs.

  • By PDF Labs
  • Open Source
  • Updated Jul 24, 2013
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About PDFtk Server

A command-line tool for working with PDFs, commonly used for client-side scripting or server-side processing of PDFs.

What's new in 2.02

  • Added drop_xmp output option for removing the document XMP metadata stream from a PDF.
  • Added dump_data output of custom page data embedded by STAMPtk tool. See the embed option in STAMPtk for more information.
  • Improved PDF bookmark merging logic so it can handle more input cases.
  • Fixed a password bug where some 'upper-ASCII' characters weren't being mapped to the correct code points.
  • Fixed a 40-bit decryption bug introduced in version 2.00.
  • Fixed a bug in the bookmark merging logic that caused bookmarks to be omitted from the merged PDF.
  • Added a test to ensure that encryption passwords use permitted characters only. (Decryption attempts still allow a larger set of input characters.)
  • Rewrote the wide-to-utf8 code for Windows to make it more rigorous.
  • Organized our calls of JvInitClass() in main().
  • Added descriptions to some exception reports.
  • Reviewed some code from pdftk.cc, PdfReader.java, PdfWriter.java and friends.

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Technical details

PublisherPDF Labs
AuthorSid Steward
Version2.02
Release date2013-07-24
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Installer typeinno
Architecturex86
Package IDPDFLabs.PDFtk.Server
Install scopeAll users

Install PDFtk Server from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=PDFLabs.PDFtk.Server -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=PDFLabs.PDFtk.Server -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=PDFLabs.PDFtk.Server -e
Silent install with the offline installer
"pdftk_server-2.02-win-setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-

PDFtk Server adds this command to the command line: pdftk.

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Frequently asked questions

Is PDFtk Server free?

Yes. PDFtk Server is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

What is the latest version of PDFtk Server?

The latest version is 2.02, released on Jul 24, 2013.

Is it safe to download PDFtk Server?

The download button links to the official installer published on pdflabs.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with cc8f6a43fc91026bb739ad0ad9a124c24750d6127662fb3638ec1d44403aabd2.

Which Windows versions does PDFtk Server support?

PDFtk Server runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86) systems.

How do I install PDFtk Server silently?

Run the offline installer with "pdftk_server-2.02-win-setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=PDFLabs.PDFtk.Server -e --silent.

How do I uninstall PDFtk Server?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find PDFtk Server and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=PDFLabs.PDFtk.Server -e.

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