Pdfcpu Go Pdf Processor Cli

---
name: "pdfcpu Go PDF Processor and Manipulation CLI"
slug: "pdfcpu-go-pdf-processor-cli"
description: "pdfcpu is a Go-based PDF processing library and CLI tool that handles validation, optimization, merging, splitting, watermarking, encryption, and form filling. It provides a complete PDF manipulation toolkit without external dependencies."
github_stars: 8550
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "pdfcpu/pdfcpu"
  github_stars: 8550
---

# pdfcpu Go PDF Processor and Manipulation CLI

pdfcpu is a Go-based PDF processing library and CLI tool that handles validation, optimization, merging, splitting, watermarking, encryption, and form filling. It provides a complete PDF manipulation toolkit without external dependencies.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### CLI
- Validate against PDF 2.0 (ISO-32000-2):
- pdfcpu validate input.pdf

- Source: https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/HEAD/README.md

## Source

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