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Ghostscript vs Pandoc: What are the differences?
# Key Differences Between Ghostscript and Pandoc
Ghostscript and Pandoc are both powerful tools used in document processing, but they have key differences that set them apart. Below are the top 6 differences between Ghostscript and Pandoc.
1. **File Format Support**: Ghostscript is primarily focused on PostScript and PDF files, whereas Pandoc supports a wide range of input and output file formats including Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, and MS Word.
2. **Functionality**: Ghostscript is mainly used for interpreting PostScript and PDF files for viewing or printing, while Pandoc is a versatile document converter that can handle various input and output formats for documentation purposes.
3. **Markdown Support**: Pandoc natively supports Markdown format, making it a popular choice for writers and developers for seamless conversion between formats, whereas Ghostscript lacks direct support for Markdown.
4. **Customization Options**: Ghostscript provides extensive customization options for post-processing PDF files, allowing users to fine-tune the output, while Pandoc offers a more straightforward approach to document conversion with limited customization options.
5. **Community and Support**: Pandoc has a larger and more active community, providing better support and frequent updates, compared to Ghostscript, which has a smaller community and may lack immediate assistance for users.
6. **License**: Ghostscript is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) with additional commercial licensing options, while Pandoc is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), making it more suitable for open-source projects.
In Summary, Ghostscript and Pandoc differ in file format support, functionality, Markdown compatibility, customization options, community support, and licensing terms, making them suitable for different document processing needs.
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Cesar Sanchez
Users are uploading huge PDF files of more than 100MB on our platform. We are creating several tools to manage those files, but keeping the raw file will eat up space, as we are handling several of them. After upload, they will be mainly keep stored for future use.
I am looking for a tool to compress and optimize those PDFs, like a library or an external API that can process that for us.
Thanks
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Andres Montalban
CEO at devopX · | 5 upvotes · 10.2K views
I have been using Ghostscript and Python to get JPEG images from PDF files and that way we have reduced PDF size. But if your average is 100MB then probably those are hi-res images and not sure if your users will accept a quality reduction.
Mehmet SAĞLAM
You can store raw files on a cdn service like bunnyCdn. If they want to work with the raw files, you can get it from the cdn service. Compressing is not a persistent solution for space problem. Also it's more safe way, because cdn providers copy your files more than one servers..
Modern cdn solutions have ftp / ssh support so you can easily send files to them...
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What is Ghostscript?
It is a suite of software based on an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and PDF page description languages. Its main purposes are the rasterization or rendering of such page description language files.
What is Pandoc?
It is a free and open-source document converter, widely used as a writing tool and as a basis for publishing workflows. It converts files from one markup format into another. It can convert documents in (several dialects of) Markdown, reStructuredText, textile, HTML, DocBook, LaTeX, MediaWiki markup, TWiki and many more.
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