Bookmark pdf and djvu files

Question

For pdf: How can I create outlines/bookmarks for and merge them into pdf files in either terminal or in GUI application in Ubuntu?
For djvu: I know how to do the same thing for djvu files in terminal using djvused. I was wondering if there is some gui based application that can create bookmarks/outlines for djvu files more quickly?

Thanks and regards!

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 24 '17 at 16:09

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for the second part of your question I would recommend djvusmooth.

for the first part of your question I would suggest pdfchain should cover your requirements

both are available from the Software Centre.

I personally use a command in terminal to extract text:

pdftotext -layout *.pdf anyname.txt

this will export the text of the pdf to a file meaning you can edit the text in a text editor.

edited Feb 24 '17 at 16:09

Zanna

answered Feb 20 '11 at 23:51

Allan

@Allan: Thanks! pdfchain seems not provide editing bookmarks/outlines of a pdf file. Am I wrong? – Tim Feb 25 '11 at 14:31
@Tim Hi I have found an alternative that you can try called jpdfbookmarks its not in the Software Centre, so you will have to install it manually I will add the steps to do this to my answer soon – Allan Feb 25 '11 at 14:52
@Allan: Thanks! I have tried jpdfbookmarks. It can make bookmarks in GUI mode. However it seems a software just for making bookmarks, not for other common requirements on pdf files. For example, I cannot or don't know how to select texts (for copying). Am I missing something? – Tim Feb 25 '11 at 15:00
@tim: I use a command line which extracts the text to a text file I can then choose copy what I want from it although you can do this from evince the default pdf viewer for Ubuntu as well. – Allan Feb 25 '11 at 15:12
@Allan: (1) what is the command to extract? (2) do you mean opening the file in jpdfbookmarks for bookmarking, and also open it in evince to select text? – Tim Feb 25 '11 at 15:25
@tim (1) added to answer (2) I use a combination of programs to extract various parts of a pdf. – Allan Feb 26 '11 at 01:38
@Allan: Thanks! So after editing in the exported text file, is it possible to import the edited text back into the pdf file? – Tim Feb 26 '11 at 02:41
Unfortunately, Djvusmooth is Python 2-only. I really liked it... Do you have any other / new recommendations? Thanks! – Maxim Aug 15 '23 at 05:55

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