What is PDF Arranger?
PDF Arranger is a small python-gtk application for working with PDF pages. It shows all pages of one or several documents side by side, and lets you reorder them by drag and drop or copy and paste, rotate, delete, duplicate, crop and resize them, and add blank pages. It is licensed under GPL-3.0.
Documents can be assembled by opening several files, moving or copying pages between instances of the application, or importing images, which are converted to PDF pages and require img2pdf. Output can be saved as one PDF, exported as selected pages to one or more PDFs, or exported to PNG and JPEG images. The manual also lists booklet generation, merging pages onto one sheet, overlay and underlay pasting, text search, metadata editing, printing and a light or dark theme.
PDF Arranger needs pikepdf version 6 or later. Downloads are offered for Windows and as Linux and BSD packages, and the README gives instructions for installing from source. Bookmarks and links are not always preserved: changing page size on pages with links, generating booklets, merging pages, hiding margins and pasting overlays all lose them.
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Source: official PDF Arranger project page.
Key capabilities
- Visual page view See all pages side by side and reorder them by drag and drop.
- Page changes Rotate, delete, duplicate, crop, resize and add blank pages.
- Assembly Open several documents, move or copy pages between instances and import images.
- Layout tools Merge pages onto one sheet, generate and split booklets, paste overlays or underlays.
- Export Save one PDF, export selected pages, or export PNG and JPEG images.
- Utilities Text search, metadata editing and printing.
Where PDF Arranger fits
- Merge and split Merge or split PDF documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages in a graphical interface.
- Page ordering Reorder pages by drag and drop or copy and paste, reverse the order, and swap odd and even pages.
- Crop and resize Crop white borders automatically, crop or hide margins with markers, and resize pages in percent or millimeters.
- Booklets and images Generate and split booklets, import images as pages, and extract text or images from a page.
- Export Save everything to one PDF, export selected pages to PDFs, or export PNG, JPEG or rasterized PDF.
- Overlays and selection Paste a page as an overlay or underlay, paste as odd or even pages, and select pages by range, parity, file or format.
- Viewing tools Text search, printing, a light or dark theme and customizable keyboard shortcuts.
- Metadata Edit document metadata, with an option to keep document information from the first file opened.
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