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I need to combine PDFs
I'm looking for a freebie program to combine several PDF files.
Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work. It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site. Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam |
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Andy Burns wrote:
https://pdfsam.org/ You only need the free/basic version ... |
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Andy Burns wrote:
https://pdfsam.org/ You only need the free/basic version ... To add to the tribal knowledge for adding and removing pages and re-ordering pages in a PDF on Windows using freeware ... I checked my records to find this in my ad-hoc log files for PDFSam. Disconnect the network when installing because it phones home. https://pdfsam.org/ https://pdfsam.org/pdfsam-basic/ https://github.com/torakiki/pdfsam/r...sam-v3.3.5.msi Merge, split, extract pages, rotate and mix your PDF files. Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and any other operating system where a Java Runtime Environment (with JavaFX) version 8 or above is available. Free and open source since 2006. It checks for the Java Runtime Environment (it said mine was found), and then goes by default to C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFsam Basic\ I changed the installation location to C:\app\editor\pspdf\pdfsam Note that it phones home via the default browser at the end of installation. But when I ran pdfsam, it complained it couldn't find the java runtime environment 1.8.0, which, I didn't feel like debugging, so I deleted the program. I'd have to look to see if there is a freeware editor that can combine PDF files, but on Linux, there's PDFToolkit, which should work on Windows, does it not? OK. I see it. Here's my log file for pdftoolkit version 2.02 on Windows. https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/#download This doesn't require Java or .NET and it doesn't phone home. When you install it, it gives you this information: "Please note that PDFtk Server is a command-line program. You use it by typing commands into the command prompt or by calling it from a script. If you would prefer a friendlier, graphical tool for manipulating PDFs, please try our PDFtk Free at http://www.pdftk.com It wants to go into C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFtk Server I put it in C:\app\editor\pspdf\pdftk_cmd It then asks you to check this box (which is probably a good thing for most people, but I use the App Paths registry key instead so that I keep a clean $PATH): [x]Add application directory to your environmental path At the end of the installation it advises: "You can test PDFtk Server using the Windows command prompt. pdftk --version You can find examples of how to use PDFtk Server at: http://pdflabs.com/docs/pdftk-cli-examples/ You can find complete documentation at: http://pdflabs.com/docs/pdftk-man-page/ If you would prefer a friendlier, graphical tool for manipulating PDFs, please try our PDFtk Free at http://www.pdftk.com" Examples: Strip out page 13 of a PDF: pdftk in.pdf cat 1-12 14-end output out.pdf Just keep page 3 of a PDF: pdftk in.pdf cat 3 output out.pdf pdftk in.pdf cat 2 output out.pdf Going to http://www.pdftk.com it says the graphical utility comes with the server above, so you might want to install this instead of that! (Hindsight is so wonderful isn't it!) - pdftk_server-2.02-win-setup 2,984 KB (cmd-line only) - pdftk_free-2.02-win-setup.exe 3,601 KB (both GUI & cmd-line) https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/ This wants to install into C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFtk Where I put it in C:\app\editor\pspdf\pdfgk_gui It asks to add the application path to the $PATH environment variable. And it doesn't phone home when you're done. I didn't test it further, but I would ask the OP to test it, if it fits his needs, and to report back for the rest of us to benefit from his efforts. |
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(John K.Eason) wrote: *From:* (John K.Eason) *Date:* Thu, 8 Mar 2018 23:44 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) I've used the free version of PDFTK for many years for that. https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/ (I assume it works on W10 as well as W8 and below as it says on the web site.) Incidentally, PDFTK does *not* require Java to run as PDFSAM does, although it is for Windows only. -- Regards John ) Remove the obvious to reply... |
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On 9/03/2018 7:42 AM, wrote:
I'm looking for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work. It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site. Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam Try http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...plitmerge.html -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maurice Helwig ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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On 3/8/2018 7:20 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 9/03/2018 7:42 AM, wrote: I'm lookingÂ* for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work.Â* It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site.Â* Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam Try http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...plitmerge.html Don't mess with the recent version of PDF Creator, I is quite user unfriendly. If you try to use it to combine PDF files, you print the file to the PDFCreator printer and when you have all of the files printed you wish to combine, you combine them into one file. (In 1.7.3 it is done with CNTRl C. or Cntrl A) I use PDF Creator Version 1.7.3 It can be downloaded at http://www.filepuma.com/download/pdfcreator_1.7.3-5693/ You can combine files as described for the recent version or, drag the PDF files to the document window. -- 2018: The year we learn to play the great game of Euchre |
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2018 20:09:39 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote: On 3/8/2018 7:20 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote: On 9/03/2018 7:42 AM, wrote: I'm looking* for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work.* It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site.* Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam Try http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...plitmerge.html Don't mess with the recent version of PDF Creator, I is quite user unfriendly. If you try to use it to combine PDF files, you print the file to the PDFCreator printer and when you have all of the files printed you wish to combine, you combine them into one file. (In 1.7.3 it is done with CNTRl C. or Cntrl A) I use PDF Creator Version 1.7.3 It can be downloaded at http://www.filepuma.com/download/pdfcreator_1.7.3-5693/ You can combine files as described for the recent version or, drag the PDF files to the document window. My Windows Defender says it blocks this PDFCREATOR Hmmm Sam |
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On 3/8/2018 8:51 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 8 Mar 2018 20:09:39 -0500, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 3/8/2018 7:20 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote: On 9/03/2018 7:42 AM, wrote: I'm lookingÂ* for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work.Â* It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site.Â* Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam Try http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...plitmerge.html Don't mess with the recent version of PDF Creator, I is quite user unfriendly. If you try to use it to combine PDF files, you print the file to the PDFCreator printer and when you have all of the files printed you wish to combine, you combine them into one file. (In 1.7.3 it is done with CNTRl C. or Cntrl A) I use PDF Creator Version 1.7.3 It can be downloaded at http://www.filepuma.com/download/pdfcreator_1.7.3-5693/ You can combine files as described for the recent version or, drag the PDF files to the document window. My Windows Defender says it blocks this PDFCREATOR Hmmm Sam You need a good antivirus program ;-) -- 2018: The year we learn to play the great game of Euchre |
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"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message news On 3/8/2018 8:51 PM, wrote: On Thu, 8 Mar 2018 20:09:39 -0500, Keith Nuttle wrote: On 3/8/2018 7:20 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote: On 9/03/2018 7:42 AM, wrote: I'm looking for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work. It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site. Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam Try http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...plitmerge.html Don't mess with the recent version of PDF Creator, I is quite user unfriendly. If you try to use it to combine PDF files, you print the file to the PDFCreator printer and when you have all of the files printed you wish to combine, you combine them into one file. (In 1.7.3 it is done with CNTRl C. or Cntrl A) I use PDF Creator Version 1.7.3 It can be downloaded at http://www.filepuma.com/download/pdfcreator_1.7.3-5693/ You can combine files as described for the recent version or, drag the PDF files to the document window. My Windows Defender says it blocks this PDFCREATOR Hmmm Sam You need a good antivirus program ;-) https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/2f...768b/detection |
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On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 10:20:21 +1000, Maurice Helwig
wrote: On 9/03/2018 7:42 AM, wrote: I'm looking for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work. It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site. Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam Try http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...plitmerge.html So far this is the only suggesiion that has worked which is great. My files are combined. Now I am trying to figure out if a copy was placed on the internet - which I did NOT want to do. I ended up with a file named: Merged-result - Copy on my desktop. I find no filenamaed Merged-result tho. Thanks Sam |
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wrote:
I'm looking for a freebie program to combine several PDF files. Danged if I can find one - except for PDFCREATOR - but I can't make it work. It must be me. I prefer not to do it through a web site. Rather keep file access private. Anyone? Thanks Sam This one has a merge option. In the picture here, I'm showing the one I normally use for its "clean" option, which is rather nice. But it looks like they've added more options to the command line, since I downloaded my last version. https://s10.postimg.org/j4rn9h5l5/mutool.gif MuPDF is the viewer. MuTool is the command line tool. https://www.artifex.com/developers-m...oad-resources/ Windows 32 bit binary - 79,839,710 bytes total http://mupdf.com/downloads/archive/m....0-windows.zip The tool accepts input file name and page range, like some.pdf 1-12 to take the first 12 pages. If you don't give a page range, it should concatenate the whole file with any other input files. Since I only use the "clean" option, I cannot vouch for the newer options. For that particular package, the "code" is strong, while the design of the command line was a weakness. It doesn't conform to all the conventions that it could. For example, they might not know what "*.pdf" means. And the package is big enough now, it looks like they statically linked Qt into it or something, because it's huge. I haven't used any tools to disassemble it. There's a source directory, and it might be faster to download that and see why it's so big. I think I may have an earlier version that was a bit smaller. Artifex doesn't use adware. They're also involved in GhostScript, which some of you may recognize. So don't expect any OpenCandy for breakfast. You should of course, always scan every download, no matter who makes it. It's just, I would not expect them to stoop to that. Even though they could. Paul |
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