Flask PDF Merger

This Flask-based application allows you to merge multiple files (images, text files, and PDFs) into a single PDF.

The app supports various file types including .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .txt, and .pdf, and provides a user-friendly interface via a web browser.

Features

Supported File Types: Merge .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .txt, and .pdf files into a single PDF.
Automatic Encoding Detection: Handles text files with different encodings (e.g., UTF-8, ISO-8859-1).
User-Friendly Interface: Web-based interface for uploading, reordering, and merging files.
File Management: Allows you to move files up or down in the list and remove files before merging.
Progress Indicator: Displays a progress bar with a fun animated dog icon that moves as the merging progresses.
Responsive Design: Simple and clean UI using modern web styling, including mobile-friendly layout.

Running from executable

After downloading the project folder, run the app.exe in the dist/ folder.

Commandline prerequisites

Make sure you have Python 3 installed.

Install the required packages:

pip install flask pillow fpdf

How to Run the Application

Clone or download this repository.
    git clone https://github.com/etcyl/files2pdf/

Navigate to the project folder.
    cd pdfmerge

Run the Flask application:
    python app.py

Open your web browser and navigate to:
    http://127.0.0.1:5000

Upload the files you want to merge and click the "Merge Files" button. The merged PDF will be automatically downloaded.
The application merges these files into a single PDF, maintaining the order of the files as displayed in the list.
The final merged PDF is saved to the output_pdfs/ directory within the project folder with the filename you specify in the input field.
A progress bar displays the remaining amount of work during the merge process.

Error Handling

The application handles text files with various encodings, such as UTF-8 and ISO-8859-1, to prevent decoding errors.
Invalid file types are ignored, ensuring smooth operation.

Future Enhancements

Support for more file types (e.g., .docx).
Option to customize PDF output (e.g., page size, orientation).
Drag-and-drop support for file uploads.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.