PDFTK is an uncomplicated software designed to carry out daily tasks with PDF files.
The pdftk project is a versatile tool that specializes in simplifying everyday PDF document tasks. This electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses is a must-have in any desktop's top drawer, as it can merge, split, rotate, encrypt, decrypt, fill forms, apply watermarks, and even repair corrupted files.
One of pdftk's notable features is its ability to merge two or more PDFs into a new document. Users can merge files using handles or wildcards to specify the pages they want to include. Additionally, this tool allows for splitting select pages from multiple PDFs into a new document.
pdftk also enables users to rotate pages or entire PDF documents by a specified degree, add a background watermark or foreground stamp, report on PDF metrics such as metadata, bookmarks, and page labels, update metadata, attach files to PDF pages or the document, unpack PDF attachments, and uncompress and re-compress page streams.
The software can encrypt and decrypt PDF documents using 128-bit strength and withhold all permissions (useful for sensitive documents). Users can set a password for opening the PDF or allowing printing after the file is open.
Other features include uncompressing PDF page streams for code editing in a text editor, bursting a single PDF document into single pages, and reporting data to doc_data.txt.
Overall, pdftk is a reliable and easy-to-use tool for managing PDF documents. In version 1.41, bugs in the output PDF xref tables and passing XFDF form data via stdin have been fixed. Additionally, unused code from pdftk.cc has been commented out, streamlining the software's performance.
One of pdftk's notable features is its ability to merge two or more PDFs into a new document. Users can merge files using handles or wildcards to specify the pages they want to include. Additionally, this tool allows for splitting select pages from multiple PDFs into a new document.
pdftk also enables users to rotate pages or entire PDF documents by a specified degree, add a background watermark or foreground stamp, report on PDF metrics such as metadata, bookmarks, and page labels, update metadata, attach files to PDF pages or the document, unpack PDF attachments, and uncompress and re-compress page streams.
The software can encrypt and decrypt PDF documents using 128-bit strength and withhold all permissions (useful for sensitive documents). Users can set a password for opening the PDF or allowing printing after the file is open.
Other features include uncompressing PDF page streams for code editing in a text editor, bursting a single PDF document into single pages, and reporting data to doc_data.txt.
Overall, pdftk is a reliable and easy-to-use tool for managing PDF documents. In version 1.41, bugs in the output PDF xref tables and passing XFDF form data via stdin have been fixed. Additionally, unused code from pdftk.cc has been commented out, streamlining the software's performance.
What's New
Version 1.41: N/A