jpdfbookmarks ☆

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Description:
Create and edit bookmarks on existing PDF files

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: pdf bookmarks productivity java gui

Install: brew install jpdfbookmarks

About:
Jpdfbookmarks is a Java-based tool that allows users to create, edit, and manage bookmarks (outlines) within existing PDF documents. It provides a graphical user interface to easily navigate and organize large PDF files. This utility is essential for enhancing the navigability and user experience of complex PDF documents.

Key Features:

Graphical User Interface (GUI) for easy editing
Support for nested bookmark hierarchies
Cross-platform compatibility via Java
Ability to set destination views (page, zoom, position)

Use Cases:

Adding a table of contents to a long PDF report or thesis
Organizing scanned documents or collected research papers
Fixing or updating broken links in PDF outlines

Alternatives:

pdftk – Command-line tool for manipulating PDFs, but lacks a dedicated GUI for bookmark editing.
PDFsam – Focuses on splitting and merging, though some versions include basic outline editing.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 10:07am		0	VERSION_BUMP	44ffc3c6
Dec 1, 2022 10:42am		0	VERSION_BUMP	b25a8bc7