pdfMetadataExtractor

A python script that recursively extracts pdf metadata from any pdf in a subfolder.
It also extracts thumbnails from each file and stores them in an images folder

Requirements

• Download and install Ghostcript
  This will extract the pdf metadata
• Download and install ImageMagick
  This will create the pdf thumbnails

Setup

Run pip install to install project dependencies (pypdf, wand, argparse).

or if you're on Arch there are AUR packages for each one of these.

Usage

• -d or --directory will specify the directory to be scanned

Example: python .\pdf_metadata_extractor.py -d pdf_folder