• Arguments: each row becomes an entry in scriptArgs, starting at scriptArgs[0].
• Input and output: the first two rows start with the current PDF and an unused output filename beside it.
• Examples: load, create, annotate, extract text, render images, merge, create thumbnails, draw graphics, trace rendering, replace JPEG 2000 images, copy an outline, or bake annotations.
• Results: stdout and stderr appear below the script after it finishes. A failed script also reports its exit code.

Run an included script #

1. Open a PDF, press Ctrl + K, and choose Run PDF Script… (CmdRunPDFScript). You can also choose it from the document context menu.
2. Choose an example from the drop-down.
3. Check Arg 1 (input) and Arg 2 (output). Use … to choose a file, x to delete a row, or Add arg to append one.
4. Press Run Script. Open the output file when the script finishes.

Write your own script #

var doc = Document.openDocument(scriptArgs[0]);
print("Pages:", doc.countPages());
doc.save(scriptArgs[1], "compress");

var doc = Document.openDocument("<INPUT>");
doc.save("<OUTPUT>", "compress");

Tips #

• Changes saved in the viewer are available to the script; unsaved annotations are not, because scripts read the file on disk.
• Choose an output extension that matches the example: Draw graphics with Device writes PNG; Convert PDF to images appends page numbers and .png to the output path.
• The script and arguments remain editable after a run. Selecting another example replaces the script text.
• The command requires disk access and is unavailable in restricted mode without it or in WebAssembly.

See also #

• JavaScript examples
• JavaScript API reference
• Command-line runner