Return page count, first-page size, encryption status, and embedded metadata (title, author, dates, producer, etc.) for a local PDF.

Extract plain text from a local PDF. Optionally restrict to a page range like "1-5" or "1,3,5-7". Output is split by page with === Page N === markers.

Find a substring across the whole PDF. Returns each hit's page, offset within the page, and a snippet of surrounding text. Use for grep-style discovery before extracting full text.

Split a PDF into multiple PDFs by page ranges. Each range becomes one output file written into outputDir.

Combine two or more PDFs into one, preserving page order. Outputs to a caller-specified path.

One-pass page editor. Delete pages, rotate specific pages by 90°/180°/270°, and reorder the result — in any combination. Page numbers in rotate refer to the SOURCE PDF; reorder refers to post-delete positions.

Rasterize PDF pages as PNG or JPG at a chosen DPI. Useful for previews, OCR pipelines, or feeding pages back to a vision model.

Pull embedded images out of a PDF and write each as a PNG. Unsupported pixel layouts (e.g. CMYK, palettized) are skipped and reported.

Hand a local PDF to the TruePath PDF Mac app via its truepath:// URL scheme so the user can finish work in a GUI (annotate, sign, fill forms, redact). The bridge is fire-and-forget — the app handles opening from there. Requires the app installed (https://joytruepath.com/truepath-pdf).