PDF Tool

A command-line tool for PDF manipulation, built as a self-contained executable.

Installation

./install.sh

Usage

# Remove 36 points from all sides
pdf-tool document.pdf 36 36

# Remove different margins: left=20, top=30, right=25, bottom=35
pdf-tool document.pdf 20 30 25 35

# Works with absolute paths
pdf-tool /path/to/file.pdf 50 40

Features

• ✅ Self-contained executable (no Python installation required)
• ✅ Fast startup (~0.1-0.3 seconds)
• ✅ Works from any directory
• ✅ Error handling and validation

Examples

# Crop margins from a report
pdf-tool report.pdf 36 36

# Remove header/footer space
pdf-tool document.pdf 0 50 0 30

# Symmetric cropping
pdf-tool presentation.pdf 25 25

Development

Rebuilding:

./install.sh

Manual build:

pyinstaller pdf-tool.spec