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How to convert a PDF file to HTML (for translation)!
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Nov 1, 2022

Install the Xpdf command-line tools as described here.

Open the Terminal. Navigate to the folder containing the PDF that you want to convert to HTML. Type:


pdftohtml pdfname.pdf foldername


You get a folder "foldername" that contains, TrueType fonts, images and 2 or more HTML f... See more
Install the Xpdf command-line tools as described here.

Open the Terminal. Navigate to the folder containing the PDF that you want to convert to HTML. Type:


pdftohtml pdfname.pdf foldername


You get a folder "foldername" that contains, TrueType fonts, images and 2 or more HTML files that you can translate.

Bold and italics character formatting is saved, underlined character formatting isn't kept (probably because underlined has a meaning in html).

Users of Keyboard Maestro can use a macro like this:

1

You'll have to adapt the path in the macro. The macro assumes that the PDF is named 1.pdf and placed on the Desktop. You can change this to your needs.


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Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
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Using pdftohtml to convert a PDF to HTML for translation Nov 2, 2022

Here is how to install pdftohtml and convert a PDF to HTML: https://youtu.be/2HPfksoff_k

The keyboard shortcut used to open the bin folder is: Shift+Command+G.
 
Lars Jelking
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From Adobe Acrobat Pro Nov 4, 2022

It can be done from Adobe Acrobat Pro under the tab "Export PDF".
 


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