ReplaceMagic.PDF is used by IT staff to fix broken links in your PDF documents when server gets renamed, to change header/footer when for example contact details are changed, by translators and other people who need to do massive search/replace in PDF documents.
ReplaceMagic allows you to make scans and search&replace anywhere on your network where you have access from computer where ReplaceMagic is installed but also on your SharePoint.
To use ReplaceMagic, create list of search/replace pairs and specify where in the document it should be found. Then you tell it which folders to process and it is it - it can not be more simple! Use it for...
Performing server consolidations where document links need updating
Server renaming or replacement where document links need updating
... and more
Supported File Formats
- .pdf – Adobe PDF documents (all versions)
- Password-protected PDF files supported
Document Areas Processed
- Hyperlinks (URL links within PDF documents)
- Launch action links (links opening external files)
- Text occurrences matching the search pattern
Common Use Cases
- Fix broken hyperlinks in PDF documents after SharePoint migration (HTTP links become invalid)
- Repair file path links in PDFs pointing to old server locations after server rename
- Update company website URL across thousands of PDF brochures after a domain change
- Fix cross-document links in large PDF libraries after folder restructuring
Key Features
- Processes standard PDF hyperlinks and launch action links
- Note: skip-text-fragments option available for large PDFs to improve performance
- PDF files with embedded passwords are supported
- Multi-threaded parallel processing
- Works with PDFs stored on SharePoint Online and on-premises natively
- Timeout limits configurable for very large PDF files
- Fix links in PDF
- Check for broken links in a PDF
- Search and make replacements in PDF
- Search and replace inside hyperlinks and hyperlink addresses
- Search and replace UNC link paths
- Search Only mode - very handy for detecting where replaces would occur
- Search and replace international character sets
- Handles any number of sub folders
- Handles documents with password for open or modify
- Easy to install/uninstall
- The original file date and time stamp will be preserved.
Supported extensions:
Adobe PDF (*.pdf)
Requirements: ReplaceMagic needs .NET 4.8.0 or higher so any OS supporting that will work for ReplaceMagic
