how to preview pdfs via yazi in windows system

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What system are you running Yazi on?

Windows

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

windows terminal

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.2.11 (ce9092e 2025-02-11)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-pc-windows-msvc (windows-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.84.1 (e71f9a9a 2025-01-27)

Ya
    Version: 25.2.11 (ce9092e 2025-02-11)

Emulator
    TERM                : None
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Microsoft)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Microsoft), light: false, cell_size: Some((10, 20)) }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches: Sixel

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Neovim
    NVIM          : false
    Neovim version: 0.10.4

Variables
    SHELL           : None
    EDITOR          : None
    VISUAL          : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : Some("C:\\msys64\\usr\\bin\\file.exe")
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(Opener { run: "code %*", block: false, orphan: true, desc: "code", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(Opener { run: "code -w %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "code (block)", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(Opener { run: "code -w %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "code (block)", for_: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : program not found
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : program not found

Dependencies
    file          : 5.44
    ueberzugpp    : program not found
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 7.1 / 7.1
    pdftoppm      : 24.08.0
    magick        : 7.1.1-44
    fzf           : 0.60.2
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / program not found
    rg            : 13.0.0
    chafa         : program not found
    zoxide        : 0.9.7
    7zz/7z        : program not found / 24.09
    jq            : 1.7.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: program not found / program not found
    xclip        : program not found
    xsel         : program not found

Describe the question

When I upgraded to the latest Windows Terminal, I was able to preview txt, json, and images. However, pdfs couldn't be previewed. I tried various methods, including searching online and using DeepSeek. Solving this problem took up a significant amount of my time. Eventually, I found someone who had encountered the same issue in a discussion. Our problems were identical. Fortunately, I discovered that the reason I couldn't preview pdfs in my Yazı was that I had installed TeX Live 2023 in my Windows system and added the directory to the path environment variable. I also installed Poppler via Scoop and added the corresponding directory to the path. As a result, there were two pdftoppm.exe in my path. And the one used by Yazı was the first one, which was also the older version in TeX Live. So, I moved the Scoop directory before the TeX Live one. Finally, I can preview pdfs in my Yazı, and the speed is very fast. I hope this can help you solve the same problem I encountered in my Yazı on the Windows 11 system.

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