stamp

Stamp a 1-page PDF onto each page

Usage

pdftl <input> stamp <stamp_pdf> [<page_spec>...] [layer_name <name>] output <file>

Details

The stamp operation overlays the first page of the stamp PDF onto pages of the input document.

If no page specs are given, the operation applies to all pages. Page specs use the same syntax as rotate and cat — see pdftl help page_specs.

Note: If the overlay/background PDF contains its own internal layers (OCGs), they will be flattened and merged into the page content. Individual toggleability of the source’s internal layers is not preserved.

Examples

Basic stamp

pdftl in.pdf stamp mark.pdf output out.pdf

Stamp onto a named layer

pdftl in.pdf stamp mark.pdf layer_name 'Draft' output out.pdf

Stamp only pages 1–3

pdftl in.pdf stamp mark.pdf 1-3 output out.pdf

Stamp odd pages onto a named layer

pdftl in.pdf stamp mark.pdf odd layer_name 'Draft' output out.pdf

Tags: in_place, overlay, layer

Source: pdftl.operations.overlay

Read online: https://pdftl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operations/stamp.html

Type: Operation