A .NET-based tool for PDF processing, dotnetpdf draws inspiration from PDFtk server.
dotnetpdf commands
split: Split a single PDF into multiple files.merge: Combine multiple PDFs into one file.convert: Convert PDF pages to images.imagetopdf: Convert images to a PDF file.text: Extract text from a PDF.bookmarks: Extract PDF bookmarks (outlines).info: Retrieves PDF metadata.
Install dotnetpdf as a .NET global tool:
dotnet tool install --global Emm.DotnetPdf# Split a PDF using autogenerated names
dotnetpdf split --input <input.pdf>
# Split a PDF specifying output name
dotnetpdf split --input <input.pdf> -names '{page}_{original}_pdf'
# Split a PDF using bookmarks as output names, specifying range
dotnetpdf split --input <input.pdf> --use-bookmarks --range 1-5
# You can also create a text file to specify the output filenames, one filename per pdf page
dotnetpdf split --input <input.pdf> --output-script <script.txt>
# Merge PDFs
dotnetpdf merge --output <output> --input <input1> --input <input2>
# Merge Directory PDF's
dotnetpdf merge --output <output> --input-directory <directory> --recursive false
# Convert PDF to images
dotnetpdf convert --input <input.pdf> --output <directory> --range 1-5 --encoder .png --dpi 100
# Convert image to PDF
dotnetpdf imagetopdf --input <input.png> --output <output.pdf>
# Print PDF text to stdout
dotnetpdf text --input <input.pdf> --format text
# Print PDF text to stdout as json
dotnetpdf text --input <input.pdf> --format json
# Print PDF Bookmarks to stdout
dotnetpdf bookmarks --input <input.pdf>
# Extract PDF Information
dotnetpdf info --input <input.pdf> --format json
# Print Help
dotnetpdf --help