How to copy bookmarks from one PDF to another

JPedal already has the ability to read bookmarks from PDF files so now you can chain this functionality with our OutlineWriter to copy bookmarks from one PDF to another.

How to Copy bookmarks using Java

1. Add JPedal to your class or module path. (download the trial jar).
2. Next, read the outline into a Document object:

   // Read
   
   final ExtractOutline extract = new ExtractOutline("source.pdf");
   
   extract.openPDFFile();
   
   final Document outlines = extract.getPDFTextOutline();
   
   extract.closePDFfile();

3. Then, write the Document object to the destination PDF:
   

   // Write
   
   final OutlineWriter writer = new OutlineWriter("destination.pdf", outlines);
   
   writer.writeOutline();

4. Copy bookmarks using the command line
   JPedal also provides a convenient command line method to copy bookmarks between PDF files:
   

   java -jar jpedal.jar –copyoutline "oldfile.pdf" "newfile.pdf"

Working with bookmarks in JPedal

If you are looking to work with Annotations in JPedal, we recommend you start with these tutorials:-

• How read an Outline from a PDF file in Java
• How write an Outline to a PDF file in Java

Working with PDFs can be troublesome. We have a list of different articles for you to understand the PDF format and maximise its functionality.