Installation

There are several ways to install pdfly. The most common option is to use pip.

pip

pdfly requires Python 3.6+ to run.

Typically Python comes with pip, a package installer. Using it you can install pypdf:

pip install pdfly

If you are not a super-user (a system administrator / root), you can also just install pypdf for your current user:

pip install --user pdfly

pipx

We recommend to install pdfly via pipx:

pipx install pdfly

pipx installs the pdfly application in an isolated environment. That guarantees that no other applications interferes with its defpendencies.

Python Version Support

If ✓ is givien, it works. It is tested via CI. If ✖ is given, it is guaranteed not to work. If it’s not filled, we don’t guarantee support, but it might still work.

Python	3.12	3.11	3.10	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.6	2.7
pdfly	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✖

Development Version

In case you want to use the current version under development:

pip install git+https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly.git