> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.screenjson.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install

> Install screenjson-cli via Docker, from source, or as a pre-built binary.

<Warning>
  `screenjson-cli` is commercial. The [source repository](https://github.com/screenjson/screenjson-cli) is private. Contact `hello@screenjson.com` to request access. For the free OSS subset (FDX / Fountain / FadeIn → ScreenJSON), use [`screenjson-export`](/tools/export/install).
</Warning>

## Docker (recommended)

```bash theme={null}
docker pull screenjson/cli:latest
docker run --rm screenjson/cli help
```

The image includes Poppler's `pdftohtml` binary for PDF import.

## From source (requires repo access)

```bash theme={null}
git clone https://github.com/screenjson/screenjson-cli.git
cd screenjson-cli
go build -trimpath -o screenjson ./cmd/screenjson
sudo mv screenjson /usr/local/bin/
```

Requires Go 1.22+.

### PDF import prerequisites

PDF import additionally requires [Poppler](https://poppler.freedesktop.org/)'s `pdftohtml`:

```bash theme={null}
# macOS
brew install poppler

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install poppler-utils
```

Typical binary paths:

| Platform              | Path                          |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| macOS · Apple Silicon | `/opt/homebrew/bin/pdftohtml` |
| macOS · Intel         | `/usr/local/bin/pdftohtml`    |
| Linux                 | `/usr/bin/pdftohtml`          |

Override with `--pdftohtml <path>` or `SCREENJSON_PDFTOHTML`.

## Verify

```bash theme={null}
screenjson version
# → screenjson version 1.0.0
```