pdfseparate

pdfseparate is a command line tool used to extract specific pages from a PDF document. It is a part of the poppler-utils package, which is available for Unix-like systems. The tool allows users to extract single or multiple pages based on specific page numbers or page ranges.

Using pdfseparate, one can extract a single page or a group of pages and create separate PDF files for each extracted page. It supports both numeric page ranges (e.g., 1-5) and individual pages (e.g., 2,4,7) for extraction. The extracted pages are saved as individual PDF files with a naming convention based on the input file name and the page number.

pdfseparate offers additional functionalities such as compressing output files, setting password protection for extracted pages, and specifying output directories for the extracted pages. It can handle both password-protected PDFs and encrypted PDFs.

The tool provides various options to control its behavior, such as suppressing errors, verbosity levels, and preserving the original crop boxes or annotations during extraction. It can efficiently handle large PDF files without consuming excessive system resources.

pdfseparate is widely used in command line automation tasks, document processing workflows, and in scenarios where specific pages need to be extracted from PDF files for further analysis or manipulation. It offers a reliable and efficient solution for managing individual pages within PDF documents.