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pdftoppm -png yourfile.pdf output_prefix

To export images from a PDF on Arch Linux, you can use a couple of tools depending on your preference:

1. PDFImages (from Poppler)

pdfimages is a command-line tool that extracts images from a PDF file without re-encoding. It’s part of the poppler package.

Installation:

sudo pacman -S poppler

Usage:

pdfimages -all yourfile.pdf output_prefix

This will extract all images and save them with the prefix output_prefix.

2. pdftoppm (from Poppler)

If you want to convert all PDF pages to images instead of extracting embedded images:

Installation:

sudo pacman -S poppler

Usage:

pdftoppm -png yourfile.pdf output_prefix

This will convert each page to PNG images.

3. GIMP (GUI option)

GIMP can open PDF files and let you export images from individual pages.

Installation:

sudo pacman -S gimp

Usage:

  • Open the PDF in GIMP.
  • Choose the page(s) you want to open.
  • Export the images after editing or adjusting.

Choose the method that suits your workflow!