Workflows
Several operations, one pass
A workflow runs steps in order on the same document, without downloading and re-uploading between them.
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Clean up a scan
Drop the blank sheets a feeder picked up, then make every page the same size.
Remove Blank Pages → Normalize Page Sizes
Fix a back-to-front scan
For a stack fed face down, so the last sheet came out first.
Reverse PDF
Trim scan margins
Crop the dark border a flatbed leaves, then unify page sizes.
Crop PDF → Normalize Page Sizes
Prepare a report for printing
Unify sizes, add a binding margin and number the pages.
Normalize Page Sizes → Add Margins → Add Page Numbers
Finish a client report
Skip the cover when numbering, then clear the document properties.
Normalize Page Sizes → Add Page Numbers → Remove PDF Metadata
Mark as confidential
Watermark every page and strip the document properties before sending.
Watermark PDF → Remove PDF Metadata
Circulate a draft
A visible DRAFT mark and numbered pages, so comments can cite them.
Watermark PDF → Add Page Numbers
Archive with Bates numbers
Unify sizes, apply sequential identifiers, then clear metadata.
Normalize Page Sizes → Bates Numbering → Remove PDF Metadata
Prepare a discovery packet
Remove blanks, normalize, Bates number and clean properties in one pass.
Remove Blank Pages → Normalize Page Sizes → Bates Numbering → Remove PDF Metadata
Strip details before sharing
Clear author, producer and the XMP packet.
Remove PDF Metadata
Convert A4 to Letter
Resize to US Letter and pull content inside the printable area.
Resize PDF → Scale PDF Pages
Convert Letter to A4
Resize to A4 and pull content inside the printable area.
Resize PDF → Scale PDF Pages
Make a note-taking copy
Add a wide right margin and a blank page after each sheet.
Add Margins → Insert Blank Pages
Remove the cover and renumber
Delete the first page, then number what is left from one.
Delete Pages → Add Page Numbers
Number front matter separately
Roman numerals in the lower centre, for a contents section.
Add Page Numbers
Publish as web images
Render every page to WebP at screen resolution.
PDF to Images
Render for print
Every page as a 300 DPI PNG.
PDF to Images
Pull out the text
Extract the text layer as JSON, one entry per page.
PDF to Text
Split a duplex scan
Keep the front sides, ready to pair with the reverses.
Extract Odd Pages
Shrink a scan for email
Compress the page images, then clear the document properties.
Compress PDF → Remove PDF Metadata
Shrink a scan as far as possible
Lowest resolution that stays readable, for a strict attachment limit.
Compress PDF
Print a booklet
Unify page sizes, then impose for folding and stapling.
Normalize Page Sizes → Booklet Maker
Make a 4-up handout
Four numbered pages per sheet, for reference rather than reading.
Add Page Numbers → N-Up PDF
Finish a filled form
Lock in the answers and clear the document properties.
Flatten Form → Remove PDF Metadata
Build report front matter
Cover page, contents, then numbering that allows for both.
Add Cover Page → Add Page Numbers
Archive a document
Unify sizes, Bates number, clear properties, then record a manifest.
Normalize Page Sizes → Bates Numbering → Remove PDF Metadata → Add Document Manifest
Clean up a scan properly
Drop blank sheets, straighten, lift the contrast, then unify sizes.
Remove Blank Pages → Deskew PDF → Improve a Scan → Normalize Page Sizes
Read a scan
Straighten and sharpen the pages, then recognise the text.
Deskew PDF → Improve a Scan → OCR a PDF
Turn a scan into a booklet
Clean the pages up, then impose them for folding and stapling.
Remove Blank Pages → Deskew PDF → Normalize Page Sizes → Booklet Maker
Archive a scan and read it
Straighten, number for reference, then recognise the text alongside.
Deskew PDF → Bates Numbering → OCR a PDF
Watermark, then export images
Mark every page as a copy and render it out.
Watermark PDF → PDF to Images
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