rocketpdf 🚀

rocketpdf is python-based powerful CLI app that take basic pdf operations and elevates the user experience to the next level, allowing the user to not only convert and modify existing pdf files, but to chain operations and get a polished final result in a single swing!

This project "concatenates" efforts of different open-source solutions like docx2pdf, pdf2docx or typer and creates a powerful tool for quickly managing and modifying pdf files from the console.

Install ⬇️

pip install rocketpdf

CLI ✅

Tip

It is always recommended to open a terminal inside the directory you will be working.

Command	Description
parsedoc	Converts .docx file into .pdf file.
parsedocxs	Converts all .docx files inside a directory into .pdf files.
parsepdf	Converts .pdf file into .docx file.
merge	Merges multiple .pdf files into a single.pdf file.
mergeall	Merges all .pdf files inside a directory into a single .pdf file.
extract	Extract a certain range of pages from a .pdf file.
compress	Reduces the size of .pdf file.

parsedoc

parsedoc

Converts .docx file into .pdf file.

rocketpdf parsedoc sample.docx

-o: Customize file output name. Default: {filename}.pdf.

parsedocxs

parsedocxs

Converts all .docx files inside a directory into .pdf files.

rocketpdf parsedocxs C:\Users\user\samples

Default: {filename}.pdf.

parsepdf

parsepdf

Converts .pdf file into .docx file.

rocketpdf parsepdf sample.pdf

-o: Customize file output name. Default: {filename}.docx.

merge

merge

Merges multiple .pdf files into a single.pdf file.

rocketpdf merge sample.pdf sample2.pdf sample3.pdf

-o: Customize file output name. Default: merged.pdf.

mergeall

mergeall

Merges all .pdf files inside a directory into a single .pdf file.

rocketpdf mergeall C:\Users\user\samples

-o: Customize file output name. Default: {directory}-merged.pdf.

extract

extract

Extract a certain range of pages from a .pdf file.

Single page

rocketpdf extract sample.pdf 2

Multi-page

rocketpdf extract sample.pdf 2 4

-o: Customize file output name. Default: {filename} page(s) # - #

compress

compress

Reduces the size of .pdf file.

rocketpdf compress sample.pdf

-o: Customize file output name. Default: {filename}-compressed.pdf.

Command chaining ⛓️

rocketpdf is a powerful tool that allows users to execute multiple commands in a single line by passing the binary result of a file onto the next operation.

Use cases

To chain multiple operations it is assumed that that the previous operations file result will be the input of the next command.

Let's download all monthly invoices into Invoices 2024 folder and compress the file for easier upload:

rocketpdf mergeall ".\Invoices 2024" compress -o Invoices_2024.pdf 

Let's convert my Resume.docx to .pdf and append my Cover_Letter.pdf

rocketpdf parsedoc Resume.docx merge Cover_Letter.pdf -o Job_Application.pdf 

Let's extract the first page of passsport.pdf and append my bank_deposit_info.pdf:

rocketpdf extract passport.pdf 1 merge bank_deposit_info.pdf -o payment_information.pdf

Caution

• parsedoc is generally a starting command in a chain, so it cannot be used after any other operation.
• mergeall is generally a starting command in a chain, so it cannot be used after any other operation.
• parsedocxs is not chainable.
• parsepdf is not chainable (for now).

Compatibility 🖥️

rocketpdf is compatible with _Windows_ and _Mac_ systems with MS Word installed.

Important

Unfortunately _Linux_ users cannot parse .docx files into .pdf files due to lack of libraries and support. The team (me) will be looking forward to bring a Linux-based solution in the near future.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the Repository

2. Clone the Repository to your local machine:

3. Create a Branch

4. Make Your Changes.

5. Commit (and Detail) Your Changes.

6. Push your changes.

7. Open a Pull Request from your branch to the main branch of this repository. Provide a clear and descriptive title and description for your PR.

8. Code Review and Merge

Important

Black was used as the code formatter for this project. Please ensure that your code is formatted with Black before submitting a pull request.

Install black via pip

pip install black

black {source_file_or_directory}...

Set as default formatter via VS Code extension

"[python]": {
   "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter",
   "editor.formatOnSave": true
 }