paolpal / pdfwizard

Toolkit for pdf editing.

PDFWizard - PDF Editing Toolkit

Description

This repository contains Python scripts for editing PDF files, particularly focusing on tasks like removing specific marks and resizing pages with bleeding. These scripts can be handy for individuals or businesses needing to manipulate PDF documents programmatically.

Contents

1. pdfwizard: This directory contains scripts for modifying the content of PDF files.
   • mirrorer.py: PDFMirrorer allows mirroring a PDF on vertical, horizontal, or both axes using PyPDF.
   • redactor.py: PDFRedactor removes specific marks from PDF documents using PyMuPDF (fitz).
   • scaler.py: PDFScaler modifies the page size of every page of the PDF using PyMuPDF (fitz).
   • bleeder.py: PDFBleeder adds the bleed margin to the PDF.
   • __main__.py: This script serves as a program that exposes the functionalities provided by the pdfwizard scripts for editing PDF files. It demonstrates how to utilize these functionalities effectively.

Installation

git clone [email protected]:paolpal/PDFWizard.git
cd PDFWizard
pip install .

Uninstall

To uninstall PDFWizard, run:

pip uninstall pdfwizard

Usage

To use the PDF transformation tool, run pdfwizard with the following command-line arguments:

pdfwizard -i input.pdf -o output.pdf -n "string_to_remove" -s Letter -b 9 --no-bleed

Command-line arguments:

• -i, --input: Specify the input PDF file.
• -o, --output: Specify the output PDF file (default: out.pdf if not specified).
• -n, --needle: Optional. Specify a string to remove from the PDF pages.
• -s, --size: Optional. Specify the page size for resizing the PDF (Letter, Legal, etc.).
• -b, --bleed: Optional. Specify the bleed value for PDF pages (default: 0).
• --no-bleed: Optional flag. Disable bleeding for PDF pages.

Examples

1. Resize a PDF to A4 size:

pdfwizard -i input.pdf -s A4

2. Remove a watermark from a PDF:

pdfwizard -i input.pdf -n "Confidential"

3. Apply bleeding and resize a PDF:

pdfwizard -i input.pdf -s A4 -b 5

Notes:

At least one of -n, -s, or -b must be provided for the tool to perform any action. If -o is not specified, the output PDF will default to out.pdf. Ensure all paths to PDF files are correctly specified.

Dependencies

• PyMuPDF
• PyPDF
• tqdm

Disclaimer

These scripts are intended for automated or batch processing of PDF files. Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to modify the PDF files and that you understand the implications of the transformations being applied. Always make backups of important files before performing any modifications.