Poppler-0.68.0-x86 [upd] Jun 2026

: The 32-bit version is slower but far more memory-efficient. For RAM-constrained devices, the slight speed penalty is acceptable.

| Test | 0.68.0-x86 | 23.08.0-x86_64 | |--------------------------|-------------|----------------| | Text extraction (1000 pg PDF) | 12.4 sec | 8.2 sec | | Render to PNG (first 10 pgs) | 4.1 sec | 2.9 sec | | Memory usage (peak) | 118 MB | 210 MB | | Binary size (pdftotext) | 284 KB | 532 KB | poppler-0.68.0-x86

The 0.68.0 release was not merely a maintenance update; it introduced several functional advancements: 1. Enhanced Signature Information : The 32-bit version is slower but far more memory-efficient