Download list of web pages → convert to PDF → merge?

Shohreh · 01-04-2021, 05:57 PM

Hello,

I occasionally have to download a bunch of web pages, turn them into PDF, and merge them all into a single PDF file.

Do you know of a way to automate that?

1. From list, download web pages including pictures: wget ?

2. Convert each into PDF: cpdf/mutool/qpdf?

3. Merge all into single PDF:

Code:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set f=
for %%f in (*.pdf) do set f=!f! "%%f"
echo %f%
mutool merge -o full.pdf -O compress %f%

Thank you.

Doitsu · 01-05-2021, 02:05 AM

Have you considered generating an .epub book with dotepub and converting it to a .pdf file with Calibre?

Quoth · 01-05-2021, 01:29 PM

Or just having the epub!

NiMa · 01-09-2021, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shohreh

Hello,

I occasionally have to download a bunch of web pages, turn them into PDF, and merge them all into a single PDF file.

Do you know of a way to automate that?

1. From list, download web pages including pictures: wget ?

2. Convert each into PDF: cpdf/mutool/qpdf?

3. Merge all into single PDF:

Code:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set f=
for %%f in (*.pdf) do set f=!f! "%%f"
echo %f%
mutool merge -o full.pdf -O compress %f%

Thank you.

You can feed a list to wget by appending the "--input-file=" option to the command line. E.g. I have a file (wget-list):

Code:

x.y/a.pdf
x.y/b.pdf

I'd do:

Code:

wget --input-file=wget-list

Very useful, especially when downloading multiple files.

Shohreh · 01-09-2021, 10:09 PM

Thanks for the infos. I forgot to say I'd rather a desktop solution than web-based.

After feeding wget a list of URLs, HTML pages can then be turned into individual PDFs with wkhtmltopdf, and merged into a single PDF with cpdf/qpdf/mutool.

01-04-2021, 05:57 PM	#1
Shohreh Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 192898 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	[SOLVED] Download list of web pages → convert to PDF → merge? Hello, I occasionally have to download a bunch of web pages, turn them into PDF, and merge them all into a single PDF file. Do you know of a way to automate that? 1. From list, download web pages including pictures: wget ? 2. Convert each into PDF: cpdf/mutool/qpdf? 3. Merge all into single PDF: Code: @echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion set f= for %%f in (.pdf) do set f=!f! "%%f" echo %f% mutool merge -o full.pdf -O compress %f% Thank you. Last edited by Shohreh; 01-09-2021 at 10:12 PM.*

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Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Have you considered generating an .epub book with dotepub and converting it to a .pdf file with Calibre?

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01-09-2021, 10:09 PM	#5
Shohreh Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 192898 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Thanks for the infos. I forgot to say I'd rather a desktop solution than web-based. After feeding wget a list of URLs, HTML pages can then be turned into individual PDFs with wkhtmltopdf, and merged into a single PDF with cpdf/qpdf/mutool.