https://github.com/blmoore/pdf2eps-osx

Script for converting PDF to EPS images on OS X
https://github.com/blmoore/pdf2eps-osx

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Script for converting PDF to EPS images on OS X

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/blmoore/pdf2eps-osx
• Owner: blmoore
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-05-03T22:24:39.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-03-26T15:12:15.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-14T11:46:29.678Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: conversion, eps, ghostscript, osx, pdf
• Language: PostScript
• Size: 559 KB
• Stars: 12
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pdf2eps-osx

Want to automatically convert a few PDF files to EPS? Turns out there's various programs to try that each give a slightly different result... With that in mind here's a bash script that tries a few methods allowing you to find which works for your file (OS X specific). Current methods attempted:

1. Inkscape

  - [Command-line version](http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/MacOS_X#Inkscape_command_line) required

  - Good conversion, tight trimming

2. ImageMagick

  - Install with homebrew: `brew install imagemagick`

  - Nightmarish results

3. ghostscript

  - Install with homebrew: `brew install ghostscript`

  - Good conversion + respects PDF bounding

4. pdftops

  - Part of [xpdf](http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html)

  - Similar decent results to ghostscript

## Usage

```sh

./pdf2eps example_file.pdf

```

## Requirements

Other than those above, GNU tools should be installed (e.g. `grealpath`). Install these with homebrew:

```sh

brew install coreutils

```