PDF Actions (so far only splitting double pages)

[dfay]

PDF Split (File Action)

Split a two-page scanned PDF into two separate pages. Accepts multiple files.

When used on a file original.pdf, it creates original-split.pdf in the same location.

 

 

All the action is in splitPDF.py which is a very slightly tweaked version of a script by Hanspeter Schmid posted here.

Built with PyPDF2.

 

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ablkq7p94dxnn5l/PDF Actions.alfredworkflow?dl=1

 

Not as versatile as Skimmer : PDF actions for Skim was, but working and hopefully more future-proof.

[xilopaint]

Thank you! Very handy. When I built Alfred PDF Tools using PyPDF2 I didn't figure out that this feature was possible.

[dfay]

Feel free to add it to your much more comprehensive workflow!

[xilopaint]

9 hours ago, dfay said:

Feel free to add it to your much more comprehensive workflow!

 

Thank you! I will surely take a look on it on the next days.

[Cassady]

Thank you for this!

I used to use the excellent Skimmer workflow, available through these forums - but unfortunately Sierra seems(?) to have broken it. Stumbled across yours, and works a charm!

[kithairon]

Great workflow! Works delightfully. Have a huge amount of pdfs and used to split and trim them with Skimmer. Have tried a number of options since the latter broke (acrobat pro and pdfsam, briss etc.) but your's does one thing and that very effectively. Thanks for this.

[Jasondm007]

@dfay & @xilopaint - Thank you both so much for sharing your workflows for splitting double paged PDFs. You guys are a lifesaver! I have been doing this manually in Adobe Acrobat for eons - and cursing every moment of it. Can't thank you both enough!!

[kithairon]

@dfay & @xilopaint – Have been using this workflow a lot. Recently moved to Big Sur (11.2.3) and notice that the workflow omits alternative pages and doubles the one not omitted on the most recent version of macOS. Any idea if and how this can be fixed? Thanks for both of your work and generosity.

 

Edited March 19, 2021 by kithairon

[dfay]

I get this issue occasionally but I don't think it's actually related to Big Sur.  I just ran it on an old scanned book & it came out fine.  But then when I ran the resulting PDF through OCRKit it was doubled up as you describe.  Switching the sequence (OCRKit 1st then split) worked.