PDFBeads is a small utility written in Ruby which takes scanned page images and converts them into a single PDF file. Unlike other PDF creation tools, PDFBeads attempts to implement the approach typically used for DjVu books. Its key feature is separating scanned text (typically black, but indexed images with a small number of colors are also accepted) from halftone pictures. Each type of graphical data is encoded into its own layer with a specific compression method and resolution.
Required Ruby Version
>= 1.9.0
Authors
Alexey Kryukov
Versions
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1.1.4
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- 1.1.4 source July 29, 2025 (60.5 KB)
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1.1.3
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- 1.1.3 source January 31, 2022 (60.5 KB)
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1.1.1
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- 1.1.1 source May 18, 2014 (60 KB)
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1.0.9
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- 1.0.9 source April 21, 2012 (48.5 KB)
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1.0.8
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- 1.0.8 source March 05, 2012 (48.5 KB)
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Requirements
RMagick, v3.2.0 or greater
nokogiri, v1.5.10 or greater
PDF::Reader, v1.0.0 or greater
