Xpdf-tools-win-4.04 -
Date: April 13, 2026
Software: Xpdf Tools (Windows Edition)
Version: 4.04
For decades, the name Xpdf has been synonymous with fast, reliable, and no-nonsense PDF processing. While the PDF world has grown crowded with bloated readers and subscription-based editors, the core Xpdf suite has remained a loyal companion for system administrators, developers, and power users.
With the release of xpdf-tools-win-4.04, the project continues its tradition of delivering a purely command-line toolset for manipulating PDF files on Windows systems. Here is everything you need to know about this update. xpdf-tools-win-4.04
The xpdf-tools-win-4.04 package is a ZIP archive containing a set of compiled .exe files designed to run from the Windows Command Prompt (cmd) or PowerShell. When you download and extract this specific version, you gain access to the following critical utilities:
Unlike version 3.xx, version 4.04 is compiled natively for 64-bit Windows (x86_64), offering better memory handling for large PDFs and improved performance on modern processors. Date: April 13, 2026 Software: Xpdf Tools (Windows
pdftohtml input.pdf output.html
Use -c for complex/complex output.
Suppose you have a folder of 100 PDF invoices and you need to search for a client's name. Unlike version 3
for %f in (*.pdf) do pdftotext.exe -layout "%f" "%f.txt"
The -layout flag preserves the original positioning of text, which is critical for forms and tables.
First Test
Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window and run:
pdfinfo.exe sample.pdf
If you see metadata and page count, everything works.
pdfimages -j input.pdf images/prefix
