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Merge pdfs sequentially
Merging PDF files TogetherWhat tools allow for creation and editing of a PDF document on OS X?How can I combine PDF files and automatically create a table of contents?Drawbacks to merging PDFs in Preview.appHow to merge two JPEG files back into a single JPEG (Both sides of a receipt in single image)Fancy merging of PDFsShell script to combine PDFs, renaming outputAutomate removing the first page of a bunch of PDFsStitch PDFs with a small overlayCan AppleScript execute a Python script?How to merge multiple image files into one pdf file with page and its original size for every image?
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I would like to merge 4 pdfs, pdf1.pdf, pdf2.pdf, pdf3.pdf pdf4.pdf together so that the pdfs are spliced, i.e. the first page will be the first page of pdf1, the second the first of pdf2, the third the first of pdf3, etc.
The pdf files are with plain images, no table of contents.
How would I accomplish this? It would be nice to do it from Terminal as well.
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I would like to merge 4 pdfs, pdf1.pdf, pdf2.pdf, pdf3.pdf pdf4.pdf together so that the pdfs are spliced, i.e. the first page will be the first page of pdf1, the second the first of pdf2, the third the first of pdf3, etc.
The pdf files are with plain images, no table of contents.
How would I accomplish this? It would be nice to do it from Terminal as well.
edited 3 hours ago
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Possible duplicate of Merging PDF files Together
– Edd Growl
6 hours ago
Welcome to ASE, Michael. @EddGrowl I dont think so. It will need apple script. Although the question linked can be helpful for scripting.
– ankiiiiiii
6 hours ago
Do all all the PDF files have the same page count? Do any of the PDF file have a Table of Contents, or are then just plain PDF files with plain pages?
– user3439894
6 hours ago
they are just pdf files with plain images, no table of contents.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
1
@Michael Klyachman, I've removed "Solved using the PyPDF2 module." from the question as answers belong in their own answer, not the question. Feel free to post your own answer, which you can even accept as the accepted answer for you, and thus increasing your reputation points.
– user3439894
3 hours ago
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I would like to merge 4 pdfs, pdf1.pdf, pdf2.pdf, pdf3.pdf pdf4.pdf together so that the pdfs are spliced, i.e. the first page will be the first page of pdf1, the second the first of pdf2, the third the first of pdf3, etc.
The pdf files are with plain images, no table of contents.
How would I accomplish this? It would be nice to do it from Terminal as well.
edited 3 hours ago
user3439894
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asked 7 hours ago
Michael KlyachmanMichael Klyachman
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I would like to merge 4 pdfs, pdf1.pdf, pdf2.pdf, pdf3.pdf pdf4.pdf together so that the pdfs are spliced, i.e. the first page will be the first page of pdf1, the second the first of pdf2, the third the first of pdf3, etc.
The pdf files are with plain images, no table of contents.
How would I accomplish this? It would be nice to do it from Terminal as well.
edited 3 hours ago
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asked 7 hours ago
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Possible duplicate of Merging PDF files Together
– Edd Growl
6 hours ago
Welcome to ASE, Michael. @EddGrowl I dont think so. It will need apple script. Although the question linked can be helpful for scripting.
– ankiiiiiii
6 hours ago
Do all all the PDF files have the same page count? Do any of the PDF file have a Table of Contents, or are then just plain PDF files with plain pages?
– user3439894
6 hours ago
they are just pdf files with plain images, no table of contents.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
1
@Michael Klyachman, I've removed "Solved using the PyPDF2 module." from the question as answers belong in their own answer, not the question. Feel free to post your own answer, which you can even accept as the accepted answer for you, and thus increasing your reputation points.
– user3439894
3 hours ago
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Possible duplicate of Merging PDF files Together
– Edd Growl
6 hours ago
Welcome to ASE, Michael. @EddGrowl I dont think so. It will need apple script. Although the question linked can be helpful for scripting.
– ankiiiiiii
6 hours ago
Do all all the PDF files have the same page count? Do any of the PDF file have a Table of Contents, or are then just plain PDF files with plain pages?
– user3439894
6 hours ago
they are just pdf files with plain images, no table of contents.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
1
@Michael Klyachman, I've removed "Solved using the PyPDF2 module." from the question as answers belong in their own answer, not the question. Feel free to post your own answer, which you can even accept as the accepted answer for you, and thus increasing your reputation points.
– user3439894
3 hours ago
1
1
Possible duplicate of Merging PDF files Together
– Edd Growl
6 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Merging PDF files Together
– Edd Growl
6 hours ago
Welcome to ASE, Michael. @EddGrowl I dont think so. It will need apple script. Although the question linked can be helpful for scripting.
– ankiiiiiii
6 hours ago
Welcome to ASE, Michael. @EddGrowl I dont think so. It will need apple script. Although the question linked can be helpful for scripting.
– ankiiiiiii
6 hours ago
Do all all the PDF files have the same page count? Do any of the PDF file have a Table of Contents, or are then just plain PDF files with plain pages?
– user3439894
6 hours ago
Do all all the PDF files have the same page count? Do any of the PDF file have a Table of Contents, or are then just plain PDF files with plain pages?
– user3439894
6 hours ago
they are just pdf files with plain images, no table of contents.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
they are just pdf files with plain images, no table of contents.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
1
1
@Michael Klyachman, I've removed "Solved using the PyPDF2 module." from the question as answers belong in their own answer, not the question. Feel free to post your own answer, which you can even accept as the accepted answer for you, and thus increasing your reputation points.
– user3439894
3 hours ago
@Michael Klyachman, I've removed "Solved using the PyPDF2 module." from the question as answers belong in their own answer, not the question. Feel free to post your own answer, which you can even accept as the accepted answer for you, and thus increasing your reputation points.
– user3439894
3 hours ago
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This can be done using a macOS default built-in, from either the command line or its GUI app the action belongs to.
To do as you requested from the command line, in Terminal, use the following command example:
"/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" --shuffle -o /path/to/collated.pdf /path/to/file1.pdf /path/to/file2.pdf /path/to/file3.pdf /path/to/file4.pdf
To make the macOS built-in join.py script easier to use from the command line, I'd suggest you make a symbolic link for it. As an example, if you have /usr/local/bin in your PATH:
sudo ln -s "/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" "/usr/local/bin/pdfjoin"
Afterwards, you can start the command with just pdfjoin instead of using its fully qualified pathname.
Below is a image of an Automator workflow to show an example of how it can be achieved using a macOS default built-in GUI app. Note that it can be modified many different ways to suit one's needs/wants.
Note: The Combine PDF Pages action, when used in Automator creates a temp file and why additional actions are needed to refine the workflow. You could just use the Open Finder Items action directly after and forgo the other actions, but of course you'll need to then manually save the opened new pdf file elsewhere.
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I do this in preview:
Open the first one,
Select the others,
With the sidebar « thumbnails » visible, just drag and drop into the sidebar.
Check order but usually they go in by name order...
How I create my exams...
Each one is one page, created in excel with headers and page numbers exported as pdf...
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
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this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
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active
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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This can be done using a macOS default built-in, from either the command line or its GUI app the action belongs to.
To do as you requested from the command line, in Terminal, use the following command example:
"/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" --shuffle -o /path/to/collated.pdf /path/to/file1.pdf /path/to/file2.pdf /path/to/file3.pdf /path/to/file4.pdf
To make the macOS built-in join.py script easier to use from the command line, I'd suggest you make a symbolic link for it. As an example, if you have /usr/local/bin in your PATH:
sudo ln -s "/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" "/usr/local/bin/pdfjoin"
Afterwards, you can start the command with just pdfjoin instead of using its fully qualified pathname.
Below is a image of an Automator workflow to show an example of how it can be achieved using a macOS default built-in GUI app. Note that it can be modified many different ways to suit one's needs/wants.
Note: The Combine PDF Pages action, when used in Automator creates a temp file and why additional actions are needed to refine the workflow. You could just use the Open Finder Items action directly after and forgo the other actions, but of course you'll need to then manually save the opened new pdf file elsewhere.
answered 6 hours ago
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This can be done using a macOS default built-in, from either the command line or its GUI app the action belongs to.
To do as you requested from the command line, in Terminal, use the following command example:
"/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" --shuffle -o /path/to/collated.pdf /path/to/file1.pdf /path/to/file2.pdf /path/to/file3.pdf /path/to/file4.pdf
To make the macOS built-in join.py script easier to use from the command line, I'd suggest you make a symbolic link for it. As an example, if you have /usr/local/bin in your PATH:
sudo ln -s "/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" "/usr/local/bin/pdfjoin"
Afterwards, you can start the command with just pdfjoin instead of using its fully qualified pathname.
Below is a image of an Automator workflow to show an example of how it can be achieved using a macOS default built-in GUI app. Note that it can be modified many different ways to suit one's needs/wants.
Note: The Combine PDF Pages action, when used in Automator creates a temp file and why additional actions are needed to refine the workflow. You could just use the Open Finder Items action directly after and forgo the other actions, but of course you'll need to then manually save the opened new pdf file elsewhere.
answered 6 hours ago
user3439894user3439894
29.8k64669
add a comment |
This can be done using a macOS default built-in, from either the command line or its GUI app the action belongs to.
To do as you requested from the command line, in Terminal, use the following command example:
"/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" --shuffle -o /path/to/collated.pdf /path/to/file1.pdf /path/to/file2.pdf /path/to/file3.pdf /path/to/file4.pdf
To make the macOS built-in join.py script easier to use from the command line, I'd suggest you make a symbolic link for it. As an example, if you have /usr/local/bin in your PATH:
sudo ln -s "/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" "/usr/local/bin/pdfjoin"
Afterwards, you can start the command with just pdfjoin instead of using its fully qualified pathname.
Below is a image of an Automator workflow to show an example of how it can be achieved using a macOS default built-in GUI app. Note that it can be modified many different ways to suit one's needs/wants.
Note: The Combine PDF Pages action, when used in Automator creates a temp file and why additional actions are needed to refine the workflow. You could just use the Open Finder Items action directly after and forgo the other actions, but of course you'll need to then manually save the opened new pdf file elsewhere.
answered 6 hours ago
user3439894user3439894
29.8k64669
This can be done using a macOS default built-in, from either the command line or its GUI app the action belongs to.
To do as you requested from the command line, in Terminal, use the following command example:
"/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" --shuffle -o /path/to/collated.pdf /path/to/file1.pdf /path/to/file2.pdf /path/to/file3.pdf /path/to/file4.pdf
To make the macOS built-in join.py script easier to use from the command line, I'd suggest you make a symbolic link for it. As an example, if you have /usr/local/bin in your PATH:
sudo ln -s "/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" "/usr/local/bin/pdfjoin"
Afterwards, you can start the command with just pdfjoin instead of using its fully qualified pathname.
Below is a image of an Automator workflow to show an example of how it can be achieved using a macOS default built-in GUI app. Note that it can be modified many different ways to suit one's needs/wants.
Note: The Combine PDF Pages action, when used in Automator creates a temp file and why additional actions are needed to refine the workflow. You could just use the Open Finder Items action directly after and forgo the other actions, but of course you'll need to then manually save the opened new pdf file elsewhere.
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I do this in preview:
Open the first one,
Select the others,
With the sidebar « thumbnails » visible, just drag and drop into the sidebar.
Check order but usually they go in by name order...
How I create my exams...
Each one is one page, created in excel with headers and page numbers exported as pdf...
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
I do this in preview:
Open the first one,
Select the others,
With the sidebar « thumbnails » visible, just drag and drop into the sidebar.
Check order but usually they go in by name order...
How I create my exams...
Each one is one page, created in excel with headers and page numbers exported as pdf...
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
I do this in preview:
Open the first one,
Select the others,
With the sidebar « thumbnails » visible, just drag and drop into the sidebar.
Check order but usually they go in by name order...
How I create my exams...
Each one is one page, created in excel with headers and page numbers exported as pdf...
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
I do this in preview:
Open the first one,
Select the others,
With the sidebar « thumbnails » visible, just drag and drop into the sidebar.
Check order but usually they go in by name order...
How I create my exams...
Each one is one page, created in excel with headers and page numbers exported as pdf...
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
answered 6 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
2,0263917
2,0263917
this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
this does not work, as it just puts the pdfs next to each other. I need it to go 1_1 1_2 1_3 1_4 2_1 2_2 2_3 2_4, where a_n represents the a-th page of pdf number n.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
Don't know what you are doing - just done one exam with 7 pages, started with cover page and dropped the others in... works fine for me. You can drop 1 in at a time if you wish...
– Solar Mike
6 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
dropping in 1 at a time is inefficient when dealing with a several-hundred-page pdf. I solved this using the PyPDF2 module.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
You did state 4 pdf's in your question, or did you mean 400?
– Solar Mike
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
I meant 4 pdfs, each of which is several hundred pages long. Sorry if it came across differently.
– Michael Klyachman
5 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
1
Possible duplicate of Merging PDF files Together
– Edd Growl
6 hours ago
Welcome to ASE, Michael. @EddGrowl I dont think so. It will need apple script. Although the question linked can be helpful for scripting.
– ankiiiiiii
6 hours ago
Do all all the PDF files have the same page count? Do any of the PDF file have a Table of Contents, or are then just plain PDF files with plain pages?
– user3439894
6 hours ago
they are just pdf files with plain images, no table of contents.
– Michael Klyachman
6 hours ago
1
@Michael Klyachman, I've removed "Solved using the PyPDF2 module." from the question as answers belong in their own answer, not the question. Feel free to post your own answer, which you can even accept as the accepted answer for you, and thus increasing your reputation points.
– user3439894
3 hours ago