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# mutool extract

The `extract` command can be used to extract images and font files from a PDF file. The image and font files will be saved out to the same folder which the file originates from.

    mutool extract [options] input.pdf [object numbers]

Note

Command line parameters within square brackets `[]` are optional.

`[options]`

  Options are as follows:

  > `-p` password

  >   Use the specified password if the file is encrypted.

  > `-r`

  >   Convert images to RGB when extracting them.

  > `-a`

  >   Embed SMasks as alpha channel.

  > `-N`

  >   Do not use ICC color conversions.

`input.pdf`

  Input file name. Must be a PDF file.

`[object numbers]`

  An array of object ids to extract from. If no object numbers are given on the command line, all images and fonts will be extracted from the file.

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