PDF Printer

PDF Printer is a plugin for the Obsidian editor that converts PDF documents in your vault into images, making it easy to embed and annotate PDF content directly in your notes.

Features

• Convert PDF documents into WEBP images inside Obsidian
• Batch conversion of multi-page PDFs
• Simple command to trigger conversion
• User-definable image quality

Installation

Direct installation

PDF Printer was added to the official community plugins! Just search for "PDF Printer" in Obsidian's "Community Plugins" tab.

Manual install

1. Copy the project files into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/pdf-printer/ folder
2. Restart (or reload) Obsidian
3. Enable PDF Printer in Settings > Community plugins

Usage

1. Select a link to a ![[file.pdf]]
2. Open the Command Palette and run PDF Printer: Convert PDF to images
3. Images will be generated, saved in a seperate folder and the PDF link will be replaced with the WEBP image links for the pages

Configuration

• Image quality can be set from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest) in the settings. A lower value reduces image quality, but also decreases file size.
• A folder for printed images can be set to better organize your vault.
• A link to the printed PDF file can be shown above the printed pages.
• The format for embedded images can be set to allow for custom image widths and integrations with more specific workflows.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.