Install pdfjam on macOS

Install pdfjam on macOS

Date published
April 6, 2025
Tags
PythonmacOS

Problem

You find yourself in need of pdfjam on macOS

Solution

Here are the instructions to achieve a lightweight install of pdfjam on macOS

brew install basictex

After installing basictex, you need to add pdfjam to your PATH:

export PATH="/Library/TeX/texbin:$PATH"

next use TeX Live Manager to install pdfjam

sudo tlmgr install pdfjam

confirm with

pdfjam --version

That’s it