Jetformat

Read PDF outline bookmarks

Use jetformat pdf outlines to read PDF outline bookmarks.

By Jetformat

Outlines are the navigation bookmarks stored in the PDF, not an inferred list of headings from the page text.

Steps

  1. Start with a local PDF. Replace the sample paths and identifiers with your own.
  2. Run the command below. Read the returned data before choosing a follow-up edit.
  3. Check the result as described below before using it in another job.
jetformat pdf outlines book.pdf

Check the result

Compare bookmark labels with the document sections and use a viewer to check their destinations.

Notes and limits

This is a free utility or read operation. It does not need a paid conversion to inspect the result.

Run jetformat pdf outlines --help to compare options with your installed version.

See the pdf command reference for the surrounding workflow.

Last updated