PDF Toolbox

Lightweight cross-platform PDF utility: split, merge, extract pages, and convert images to PDF.

Features

• Split PDFs – divide by page count (e.g., 5 pages per file)
• Merge PDFs – combine multiple PDFs into one
• Extract Pages – keep specific pages (e.g., 1,3,5-7,10)
• Images to PDF – convert PNG/JPG/JPEG/GIF/BMP to PDF
• PDF Info – view page count, version, size, encryption status
• File Search – custom file browser with real-time search filtering (type to filter files by name)
• Preview – open PDFs and images in system viewer
• Folder Navigation – easily switch between directories to find your files

Quick Start

macOS

# Install dependencies (one-time)
xcode-select --install  # if needed

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/daviddallakyan2005/pdf-toolbox.git
cd pdf-toolbox
go mod download
go build -o PDFToolbox .

# Run
./PDFToolbox

Windows

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/daviddallakyan2005/pdf-toolbox.git
cd pdf-toolbox
go mod download
go build -o PDFToolbox.exe .

# Run
PDFToolbox.exe

Cross-compile Windows .exe on Mac:

GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-H windowsgui" -o PDFToolbox.exe .

Linux

# Install dependencies (one-time)
sudo apt install gcc libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev  # Debian/Ubuntu

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/daviddallakyan2005/pdf-toolbox.git
cd pdf-toolbox
go mod download
go build -o PDFToolbox .

# Run
./PDFToolbox

Requirements

• Go 1.23+
• macOS: Xcode command line tools
• Windows: None (static binary)
• Linux: gcc, libgl1-mesa-dev, xorg-dev

Usage

1. Split PDF: Select file → enter pages per output (default: 5) → choose output folder → Split
2. Merge PDFs: Select multiple files (click repeatedly) → Merge → save output
3. Extract Pages: Select file → enter pages to keep (e.g., 1,3,5-7) → Extract → save
4. Images to PDF: Select images → Convert → save
5. Info: Select PDF → view details

Project Structure

pdf-toolbox/
├── main.go              # Entry point
├── internal/
│   ├── gui/app.go       # Fyne GUI
│   ├── pdf/operations.go # PDF operations
│   └── utils/fileutils.go
└── pkg/models/document.go

Tech Stack

• Go – language
• Fyne – GUI framework
• pdfcpu – PDF engine

Background

Created to solve AUA students' printing restrictions (5 pages max per job). Now a full PDF management tool.

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License: MIT