Alternatives to pdfrip
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. pdfrip itself: install pdfrip.
concurrentqueue
A fast multi-producer, multi-consumer lock-free concurrent queue for C++11
elm-format
elm-format formats Elm source code according to a standard set of rules based on the official Elm Style Guide
docker-compose
Define and run multi-container applications with Docker
duf
Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative
Hidden Bar
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
Easydict
A concise and elegant Dictionary and Translator macOS App for looking up words and translating text
FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to Sou
gopass
The slightly more awesome standard unix password manager for teams
google-java-format
Reformats Java source code to comply with Google Java Style
libvmaf
Perceptual video quality assessment based on multi-method fusion
Mist
A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers
dockerize
Utility to simplify running applications in docker containers
forgit
:zzz: A utility tool powered by fzf for using git interactively
stern
⎈ Multi pod and container log tailing for Kubernetes -- Friendly fork of https://github.com/wercker/stern
patchelf
A small utility to modify the dynamic linker and RPATH of ELF executables
pgrok
Poor man's ngrok - a multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution through SSH remote port forwarding
hl
A fast and powerful log viewer and processor that converts JSON logs or logfmt logs into a clear human-readable format
dnsx
dnsx is a fast and multi-purpose DNS toolkit allow to run multiple DNS queries of your choice with a list of user-supplied resolvers
unoconv
Universal Office Converter - Convert between any document format supported by LibreOffice/OpenOffice
get_iplayer
A utility for downloading TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds
credstash
A little utility for managing credentials in the cloud
xclogparser
Tool to parse Xcode and xcodebuild logs stored in the xcactivitylog format
jpegoptim
jpegoptim - utility to optimize/compress JPEG files
pixiewps
An offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than pdfrip — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
pdfrip is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.