Tool(s) for placing multiple PDF pages on a sheet for printin
Project description
pdfsquash
Tool(s) to transform PDFs for printing multiple pages on a sheet.
Usage
pdfsquash -o <output-pdf> <input-pdf-1> <input-pdf-2> ...
For more options, see
pdfsquash -h
Examples
Following PDF files are used as sample inputs:
Default options
pdfsquash -o samples/1-4-default.pdf \
samples/1.pdf samples/2.pdf samples/3.pdf samples/4.pdf
Here is how result will look: 1-4-default.pdf
Change spacing between minipages
Default spacing is 0. To chang it to 10pt use this command:
pdfsquash -o samples/1-4-spacing.pdf \
-s 10 \
samples/1.pdf samples/2.pdf samples/3.pdf samples/4.pdf
Here is how result will look: 1-4-default.pdf
Change page margin
Default page margin is 20pt. To change it to 0pt use this command:
pdfsquash -o samples/1-4-margin.pdf \
-m 0 \
samples/1.pdf samples/2.pdf samples/3.pdf samples/4.pdf
Here is how result will look: 1-4-default.pdf
Keep aspect ratio of the original
By default, original mini-pages will be shrinked and stretched to fit the target sheet location, independently in X and Y direction*. If you want to preserve original aspect, do this:
pdfsquash -o samples/1-4-keep-aspect.pdf \
-m 0 \
-k \
samples/1.pdf samples/2.pdf samples/3.pdf samples/4.pdf
Here is how result will look: 1-4-keep-aspect.pdf
TODO
- Support other paper sizes (currently hardcoded to US Letter)
- Support other number of mini-pages per paper sheet (2, 6, 8). Currently do only 4 mini-pages per paper sheet.
- Support page re-ordering. Currently mini-pages are placed in a fixed order (left-to-right, top-to-bottom).
License
MIT
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