Get list of sections to add bookmarks?

Shohreh · 06-22-2022, 06:05 AM

Hello,

I'd like to add bookmarks to an existing PDF that has none.

Is there a way to parse a PDF and extract its structure into a text file, which I could then feed to cpdf?

Code:

cpdf.exe -add-bookmarks bookmarks.txt input.pdf -o output.pdf

Thank you.

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Edit: Since each kind of title (H1, H2, etc.) are formatted in a specific way, it might be possible to find all objects that match (font + size).

https://resources.infosecinstitute.c...sic-structure/

willus · 07-04-2022, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shohreh

I'd like to add bookmarks to an existing PDF that has none.

Is there a way to parse a PDF and extract its structure into a text file, which I could then feed to cpdf?

Possibly you could extract the text layer and then parse through it looking for obvious beginnings of chapters or sections based on the text? Would depend on the PDF.

Shohreh · 07-09-2022, 08:02 AM

Thanks for the tip.

06-22-2022, 06:05 AM	#1
Shohreh Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 192898 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Get list of sections to add bookmarks? Hello, I'd like to add bookmarks to an existing PDF that has none. Is there a way to parse a PDF and extract its structure into a text file, which I could then feed to cpdf? Code: cpdf.exe -add-bookmarks bookmarks.txt input.pdf -o output.pdf Thank you. --- Edit: Since each kind of title (H1, H2, etc.) are formatted in a specific way, it might be possible to find all objects that match (font + size). https://resources.infosecinstitute.c...sic-structure/ Last edited by Shohreh; 06-23-2022 at 11:55 AM.

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Shohreh Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 192898 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Thanks for the tip.