#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT PDF#
#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT INSTALL#
#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT FULL#
#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT MAC#

Not only does PDFpenPro support form filling, but it also makes form creation a straightforward task. This proved invaluable during editing, particularly when making substantial changes to a document, as the ultimate undo.

#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT MAC#

PDFpenPro adopts the ‘modern’ Mac conventions with respect to file saving, unless you disable that in its preferences: autosave and standard access to saved versions through the macOS version system are its default.

#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT PDF#

Other than exporting flattened, there is no tool for cleaning extraneous content in a PDF file. This provides the most comprehesive removal of redacted content: in a test file in which I had redacted the whole of the text and saved flattened, the resulting file was completely gutted of content, leaving not a trace of what had been removed. The effects of redaction seem to be applied to the data files which are saved routinely, but if you want to feel safer, you can export the document in flattened PDF form. However, these only work for text: I couldn’t find any means of redacting an image, other than by simply removing that image from the document. PDFpenPro includes the two standard redaction tools, to black out or to erase passages in a PDF. The Shift key modifier, though, doesn’t work when resizing images to retain their proportions, which I found frustrating. Open it up with the Shift key held, and it will lock to run vertically or horizontally. One feature that I particularly like is its attention to dimensions: shown above when working on an embedded image, and below in its special Ruler tool, which tells you the distance between any two points on a page. At first, I found its editing tools a little idiosyncratic, but after some use they feel more comfortable. However, as the app has good scripting support, this is something which might readily be automated in AppleScript.Įditing is definitely PDFpenPro’s great strength. If you’re preparing a long document for publication, you’ll still need to work through it page by page removing them manually. Unfortunately, PDFpenPro doesn’t have a command to strip out all annotations. PDFpenPro is more signature-aware, for example noticing that a certificate in a test file had a trust issue. Although that isn’t traceable back to a Certificate Authority, it should provide reasonable assurance of the integrity of the protected PDF.

You can, for what it’s worth, self-sign using your own certificate generated by the macOS Certificate Assistant. The snag here is that they need to be Mac-compatible: SmileOnMyMac advises that only DigiCert and GlobalSign seem to meet that at present, although this is worth checking with potential providers before investing in their product.

#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT INSTALL#

Its support for signatures is also more extensive, as you can install Mac-compatible digital signatures which can then be used to sign its documents. Those working with publishers who still expect these to be used should be delighted with them.

#PDFPEN APPLESCRIPT FULL#

Options for viewing documents aren’t as dynamically flexible as those in PDF Expert, but are well-covered as global settings in its preferences.Īnnotation tools include a marvellous user-extensible library of marks, which includes a full set of traditional editing marks. PDFpenPro is designed primarily as a PDF editor, with a friendly modern interface based on highly-configurable toolbars. This article looks briefly at its main features and limitations, running version 10.2.1 on macOS Mojave 10.14.3. PDFpenPro 10 is the fuller-featured version of the two PDF apps offered by SmileOnMyMac in the Mac App Store, costing around £/$/€ 125.

Pdfpen applescript