Commands for installing Smallpdf without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id raimo.Smallpdf -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id raimo.Smallpdf -e --silentwinget uninstall --id raimo.Smallpdf -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i Smallpdf.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i Smallpdf.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\smallpdf-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {CF0EA234-B1A7-45AC-9AFF-4B7C0A364020} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {CF0EA234-B1A7-45AC-9AFF-4B7C0A364020}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CF0EA234-B1A7-45AC-9AFF-4B7C0A364020}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-smallpdf.ps1
$url = 'https://download.smallpdf.com/desktop-windows/Smallpdf.msi'
$sha256 = '72963A936680BDFE983EED0A522588B598F7BC0CB6D88F19B9D97776A7CF818E'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Smallpdf.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait