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[Suggestion] For Using pdf-diff on Windows#8

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@ilovefreesw
ilovefreesw
opened on Aug 8, 2022

Finding Poppler for Windows is a herculean task. Latest build is not available anywhere. So far, I could find the old Windows builds at below link and it works after you set it in PATH environment variable.

https://blog.alivate.com.au/poppler-windows/

Link this in the Readme so Windows users don't have to spend hours in order to make this tool work.

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  1. serhack commented on Aug 8, 2022

    @serhack
    serhack
    on Aug 8, 2022
    Owner

    Thanks for the link, I'm going to add it to README. I'm trying to find a solid alternative to poppler (such as a Go library) so I can pack everything under one binary. If you find one, please let me know.

    EDIT: aren't those poppler binary a little bit too outdated? I do not have any Windows-based machine to try. If you confirm me that, that would be great.

  2. lcubrilo commented on Sep 13, 2023

    @lcubrilo
    lcubrilo
    on Sep 13, 2023

    The poppler link doesn't work.

    How to install this on Windows?

  3. ilovefreesw commented on Sep 14, 2023

    @ilovefreesw
    ilovefreesw
    on Sep 14, 2023
    Author

    How to install this on Windows?

    https://github.com/oschwartz10612/poppler-windows/releases

  4. LeiYangGH commented on Jun 30, 2025

    @LeiYangGH
    LeiYangGH
    on Jun 30, 2025

    i cannot make it run on windows neither.
    see my PowerShell log:

    PS C:\Users\admin> cd C:\Users\admin\Downloads\
PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads> .\pdf-diff.exe .\11.pdf .\22.pdf
Color chosen: 255.000000 32.000000 16.000000
Image generation for: .\11.pdf
[]
Image generation for: .\22.pdf
[]
PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads> $Env:PATH += ";C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Release-24.08.0-0\poppler-24.08.0\Library\bin"
PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads> .\pdf-diff.exe .\11.pdf .\22.pdf
Color chosen: 255.000000 32.000000 16.000000
Image generation for: .\11.pdf
Image generation for: .\22.pdf
PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads>

    and nothing in generated folder.

  5. Sascha-Roe commented on Jan 9, 2026

    @Sascha-Roe
    Sascha-Roe
    on Jan 9, 2026

    Hey @LeiYangGH,

    I've got the same issue. Have you managed to fix it?

  6. LeiYangGH commented on Jan 9, 2026

    @LeiYangGH
    LeiYangGH
    on Jan 9, 2026

    Hey @LeiYangGH,

    I've got the same issue. Have you managed to fix it?

    not.

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