pdftl - PDF tackle 0.25.1

A wannabe CLI compatible clone/extension of pdftk

Usage

pdftl <input>... <operation> [<option...>]
pdftl <input>... <operation> [<option...>] --- [<input>...] <operation>... [<option...>] ...
pdftl --args <file.yml>
pdftl help [<operation> | <option>]
pdftl help [help | args | sign | filter | input | --- | pages | output | examples | completion | all]
pdftl --completion  (bash | zsh | powershell)
pdftl --version

Operations
add_bookmarks	Add top-level bookmarks
add_images	Stamp user-specified images onto PDF pages
add_text	Add user-specified text strings to PDF pages
attach_files	Attach files to the output PDF
background	Use a 1-page PDF as the background
barcode	Generate and add a barcode to pages
booklet	Impose pages into printable booklet signatures
burst	Split a single PDF into multiple files
cat	Concatenate pages from input PDFs into a new PDF
chop	Chop pages into multiple smaller pieces
clip	Clip page content to a rectangle
create	Create a new PDF
crop	Crop pages to a rectangle
delete	Delete pages from an input PDF
delete_actions	Delete action info
delete_annots	Delete annotation info
delete_attachments	Delete file attachments based on criteria
delete_blank	Delete blank or near-blank pages
delete_bookmarks	Delete bookmarks
delete_images	Delete images
deskew	Automatically detect and correct document skew
diff_text	Diff the text content of two PDFs and output bounding boxes
dump_actions	Dump action info
dump_annots	Dump annotation info
dump_bookmarks	Extract PDF bookmarks into YAML or JSON
dump_colorspaces	Report color spaces used
dump_data	Metadata, page and bookmark info (XML-escaped or JSON)
dump_data_annots	Dump annotation info in pdftk style
dump_data_fields	Print PDF form field data with XML-style escaping
dump_data_fields_utf8	Print PDF form field data in UTF-8
dump_data_utf8	Metadata, page and bookmark info (in UTF-8)
dump_dests	Print named destination data to the console
dump_encryption	Print PDF encryption details and user permissions
dump_files	List file attachments as JSON
dump_fonts	Extract font metadata
dump_images	Extract PDF embedded image metadata to JSON
dump_layers	Dump layer info (JSON)
dump_signatures	List and validate digital signatures
dump_streams	Dump page content streams as seen by replace
dump_tables	Extract tables to JSON, CSV, or Markdown
dump_tags	Inspect the PDF structure tree and reading order
dump_text	Print PDF text data to the console or a file
embed_fonts	Automatically locate and embed missing system fonts
export_fonts	Export fonts and a JSON manifest for external editing
export_images	Export images and a JSON manifest for external editing
fill_form	Fill a PDF form
filter	Do nothing (the default if <operation> is absent)
generate_fdf	Generate an FDF file containing PDF form data
grep	Match text patterns and get bounding boxes
highlight	Highlight text matching a regex pattern
import_fonts	Import edited fonts from a directory using a JSON manifest
import_images	Import edited images from a directory using a JSON manifest
import_streams	Import and apply modified content streams
inject	Inject code at start or end of page content streams
insert	Insert blank pages
modify_annots	Modify properties of existing annotations
modify_images	Apply in-place image pixel modifications and effects
modify_layers	Modify state, merge, or strip specific layers
montage	Impose pages onto a grid layout
move	Move pages to a new location
multibackground	Use multiple pages as backgrounds
multistamp	Stamp multiple pages onto an input PDF
mutate_content	Mutate page content streams using a user-supplied Python script
normalize	Reformat page content streams
optimize_images	Optimize images
place	Shift, scale, and spin page content
recolor_images	Convert images to grayscale
recolor_vectors	Make non-image page content gray
render	Render PDF pages as images or a single rasterized PDF
replace	Regex replacement on page content streams
resample_images	Resample images
rotate	Rotate pages in a PDF
server	Start the pdftl API server
set	Set document properties, viewer preferences, and page labels
shuffle	Interleave pages from multiple input PDFs
simplify_vectors	Reduce vector path complexity
stamp	Stamp a 1-page PDF onto each page
stamp_fields	Stamp PDF content into form fields
style_text	Change appearance of text
tag	Auto-tag a PDF for accessibility using OpenDataLoader
unpack_files	Unpack file attachments
unpause	Remove ‘pause’ frames from a slide deck
update_bookmarks	Replace PDF bookmarks from a YAML or JSON file
update_info	Update PDF metadata from dump_data instructions
update_info_utf8	Update PDF metadata from dump_data_utf8 instructions
zoom	Rescale entire pages

Options
allow <perm>...	Specify permissions for encrypted files
compress	Compress output file streams (default)
drop_info	Discard document-level info metadata
drop_xfa	Discard form XFA data if present
drop_xmp	Discard document-level XMP metadata
encrypt_128bit	Use 128 bit encryption (obsolete and insecure)
encrypt_40bit	Use 40 bit encryption (obsolete, highly insecure)
encrypt_aes128	Use 128 bit AES encryption (default)
encrypt_aes256	Use 256 bit AES encryption
fast	Skip stream recompression for faster saving
flatten	Flatten annotations and form fields
keep_final_id	Copy final input PDF’s ID metadata to output
keep_first_id	Copy first input PDF’s ID metadata to output
linearize	Linearize output file(s)
need_appearances	Set a form rendering flag in the output PDF
no_encrypt_metadata	Leave metadata unencrypted
output <file>	The output file path, or a template for burst
owner_pw <pw>	Set owner password and encrypt output
replacement_font <file>	Replace the font used for all form fields with a TTF file
sign_cert <file>	Path to certificate PEM
sign_field <name>	Signature field name (default: Signature1)
sign_key <file>	Path to private key PEM
sign_pass_env <var>	Environment variable with sign_cert passphrase
sign_pass_prompt	Prompt for sign_cert passphrase
uncompress	Disable compression of output file streams
user_pw <pw>	Set user password and encrypt output
verbose	Turn on verbose output