Questions tagged [pdf]
Software that manipulates PDF (Portable Document Format) files: converting to/from PDF, printing, editing, assembling, splitting, etc.
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Lightweight PDF reader on Windows with bare minimum text-highlighting feature
I'm looking for a lightweight PDF viewer on PC, that can let me highlight texts and save the highlights.
Other than highlighting, I have no needs for other bloated features.
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Which is the best tool or software for OCR text extraction scanned Bank Statement pdf to text?
My Requirement is to extract the text from scanned pdf using OCR technique for Multiple Bank statements with different formats.
There are might be many libraries and tools are present to extract data ...
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PDF Metadata Editor Freeware that can change the default magnification
I am looking for a PDF Metadata Editor Freeware that can change the Magnification of a PDF document so that, by default, it is set to "Fit to one full page". This can be achieved with Adobe ...
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Extracting Text from PDF Docs into separate new filename Docs
I have a mass number of PDF files (>2k files) that look something similar to this
(Image of Sample PDF)
I have list indentations (A, B, C, D), followed by text. What I'm trying to achieve is to ...
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Need a software for PDF to DOC converter
I'm looking for a software, which is able to convert a pdf document into a doc file. I know there is Adobe Acrobat Professional which does a good job concerning this. The drawback is that it costs for ...
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PDF viewer with multiple groups of files in multiple windows
I have a problem viewing / searching of a multitude of PDF files, like absence of a viewer with multiple groups of files.
I usually use Foxit Reader, which is excellent; it can remember and reopen ...
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Managing a reading list of pdf files
I'm an academic and I read a lot of pdf files for my work, mostly scientific papers and books. I have a constantly growing number of files I might want to read, but realistically I will never get to ...
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How can I convert any file to pdf in C#
can anyone suggest to me the best opensource library in asp.net core that converts any file format into the .pdf format? there is a library with the name groupdocs which is converting most of the ...
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PDF to PDF/X conversion .NET
I'm looking for a .NET library (preferably free/open source) or a command line tool to programmatically convert ordinary PDF (or PDF/A if that's easier) files to PDF/X-1a (2001 or 2003) for print ...
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A PDF reader with internal links preview in a pop-up?
Like this :
There is Evince on Linux, but on Windows ?
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How can I save to PDF from Chrome with as good results as Safari?
On macOS, Safari's "Export as PDF..." menu option is fast, and prints to a single page PDF. I'd like to do the same in Chrome.
It seems the recommended way to save a page as a PDF is to &...
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Open source, simple Adobe Acrobat plugin (C++)
I am looking for an open source, simple Adobe Acrobat plugin (C++). That'd be convenient to get started to learn the plugin framework. Preference if the plugin do some text analysis (e.g., spell ...
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PDF accessibility scanner CLI
I have a bunch of PDFs on our website.
We are required to section 508 scan these documents. We use Adobe to check this thus far.
But we need to set up an automated job that checks these PDFs for ...
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Epub to PDF converter, Offline
Almost every app I see is using cloud/server to convert epub to pdf. Is there an offline app that does the conversion locally? If not, what's the reason they do it on the server?
I'm not looking for ...
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ODT to PDF Converter
We have a need to replace LibreOffice headless as a ODT-to-PDF converter.
The software we are looking should have to following requirements:
Convert a massive number (as a batch process) of ODT ...
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PDF reader with search history for Windows
Looking for a PDF reader with search history (say 100 last items) for Windows.
Both commercial and freeware recommendations are welcome.
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Automatically synchronize OneDrive files when edited with specific software on iPad
Is it possible to edit PDF files, (for example,) with OneNote on my iPad and then those edited files are automatically updated also on my OneDrive? With edit, I mostly mean making notes with the Apple ...
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Bulk DjVu to PDF converter
Necessary:
Windows 11 64 bit
Free
Can easily start converting (e.g. through drag and drop, selecting folder) an unlimited number of DjVus to PDF
Ideal:
No bloatware, spam, popups asking me to ...
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Minimally invasive low level PDF editor GUI
I'm looking for a GUI to edit the low level PDF file structure without incremental updates and with the minimal changes possible to the PDF structure. For example, I would like the capability to ...
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Create PDF from HTML via Chromium Engine
Since "ages" we use RML to create PDF files.
But somehow this feels outdated.
I am looking for a modern way to create PDF files.
I think it would be great to have something which is built ...
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Convert PDF to SVG with highlighting working
What I need
I am trying to convert a large PDF file to SVG format. I want the SVG file to be able to highlight words (like I can with the PDF) when I open it up using a web browser for example. This ...
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How can I remove all password requirements from a PDF?
Pls see below. I already entered the password to open and get inside the PDF. I then clicked on Protect, Encrypt, Remove Password. But THAT password I entered, isn't the "Permissions Password&...
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Java library to create a PDF with address positioned to be visible through a C5 envelope
I'm working with an automatic mailing service, which accepts a PDF document, prints it, puts it in a post envelope and drops it in the postal service mail box for shipping.
My challenge is that this ...
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Drag and drop extract pages from PDF with free / open source software
some of my colleagues need single pages from within a multi-page PDF document. Using Adobe Acrobat for example, you can go to navigation pane and extract via drag and drop a single page to file ...
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return La-TeX base PDFs to text or TeX
PDF articles of scientific articles (usually written in LaTeX) include the following
Formula
Footnote
Headline
Page Number
Is there software to convert these pdfs to text or LaTeX? (Preferably free)
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Is there any PDF Reader that support both searching through opened tabs and navigating with vim binding?
I have the need to open many PDFs at one time. In this situation, the name of each tab is truncated so many that I can't see the location of my expected tab.
Is there any PDF reader that can search by ...
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PDF reader for very large single page PDFs on Linux
TOCs AS v48 May 2021.pdf is a map of the UK rail network showing every station. It is a single page with a nominal size of about 2.4 meters wide and 3.4 meters high.
In Acrobat Reader/Adobe Reader it ...
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3-Ring Binder Equivalent
I'm looking for a program that is the functional equivalent of a 3 ring binder (2 ring outside of North America). It would let me import photographs on separate pages, separate (full-page) pdf's, ...
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Looking for a reader for multiple PDF files at once
To use in private flight training domain, highly demanding on documentation, I am looking for a PDF reader on Android tablet (vertical portrait mode) which is able to manage several open files at the ...
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Free Java library to convert various (as many file types as possible) to PDF
I'm looking for a free Java library to convert various file types (as many file types as possible) to PDF.
By various file types, I mean at least most images, Microsoft office documents (at least Word ...
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Is there any PDF software for Windows which can print the target page number in the margin opposite a link?
If you have a link in a PDF which points to a page within the same document, is there any easy way to get the number of the page pointed to to appear in the right hand margin opposite the link, so ...
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Need CLI (command line interface) tool to convert PLT file to PDF file
We want to convert PLT file to PDF file in the background. Our appplication is java based and we are looking for any tool which we can use in the background which provides command line interface to ...
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Cross platform PDF organizer
I have a few thousands documents that I would like to organize and read from various devices, so I am looking for a cross platform PDF organizer. My needs are pretty simple:
it should support at ...
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MCQ test for students
I have to create an MCQ test for my students. I know I can use MS Word for that. I want to know if there is a free specialised tool for this.
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PDF printer free
I am looking for a PDF printer (i.e. a "virtual printer" producing PDF files, which can be used by any application just like any other printer) which is able to parse <a href='http://www....
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Is there an app for searching through PDFs using images?
I have a bunch of PDFs with images, symbols etc., all black and white if that helps, and using text to search through them is not possible. I have an image of a part of the document that I want.
Is ...
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convert pencil handwriting to pen handwriting online free
I have pdfs of my homework assignment written in pencil. I was supposed to write it in pen. I am looking for a software that changes the colour of my handwriting to blue/black colour. Please help, ...
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Software to add multiple references to different pages in the same document and export it as PDF
I have an image that looks like this:
I'm looking for a way to add a reference to each of the marked points (either red dots or the letters, or generally speaking any place on the image) and have it ...
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Library for editing PDF files on an object level with .NET
I have several use cases for editing metadata of PDF documents programmatically.The idea is for example to remove the author and the producer of a PDF document.
The idea is to leave everything else in ...
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What is the best API for translating PDF documents
I would like to directly translate the PDF document (not to extract only text and then return it back). I would also like to keep all images and layout of the original document.
I want to do it ...
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Minimizing the size of PDF files
Minimizing the size of JavaScript code (like JS Minifier) or PNGs (like Tiny PNG) are meant to reduce the bandwidth and speedup loading times of websites.
I'm looking for a similar thing but for PDF ...
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Scanner app like tool in macOS
There are many scanner apps for smartphones like Microsoft Lens, Scanner Pro, Adobe Scan, etc. They usually apply some filters to make documents clean and some rotate/straighten tools to fix skewness.
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Light-weight drawing software that prints PDF with SVG quality
After subscribing to Adobe Illustrator, I figured it was consuming 100% of my CPU. I am looking for a drawing software that can print PDF files with super good detailing, such as SVG.
Is there any ...
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What is this pdf software [closed]
i am not sure if this is the right website to ask, but in one presentation, the lecturer used this software
that i thought was quite neat. If anyone knows it, i would appreciate any comment :)!
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I want to generate PDF Annotations in my application with library
I am interested in adding annotations support to my application. Specifically PDF (Adobe) anntoations.
I need a PDF library (preferably C# .NET Core) to read an input file (any format), generate some ...
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How to determine the coordinates of a specified word into PDF file using Nodejs
In my case, when the user sends their CV (pdf file), I will remove sensitive information such as email, phone number. I tried placing a photo to cover it but the information is still there just not ...
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Generate PDF from Net Core [closed]
I want to generate PDF files from my net core app, I was searching on internet, but there are many options for libraries.
Could you suggest a good library or a package to generate PDF files from net ...
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Linux command-line PDF spellchecker
I am looking for a command line tool that can spellcheck a PDF file, that can run on Linux. If possible, I would like the tool to be able to accept a custom dictionary.
I know this question already ...
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Looking for software that can transfer PDF files and print them automatically (and then move them to a processed folder)
I'm running a webshop that is hosted online. Shipping labels for orders are currently exported once a day in a CSV file. I import them, and then print them to my local printer.
We want to automate ...
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Photos to PDF with cropping - Software similar to OfficeLens
Before Windows disabled key features I could use OfficeLens on my desktop/laptop to open images of documents, crop, and save as PDF. That's all I need.
Any free or one-time purchase replacements?
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