[Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Jensen Head
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[Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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...or add the appropriate settings to the "Optimize Document" tool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF#File_format
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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Hello Jensen Head,

Fast Web View or PDF Linearization is actually quite a complex task, and we've had a ticket for this for quite some time:
#3616: FR: Support the creation of Fast Web View PDF's
However this is still a work in progress, so I do not have an estimate as to when this might be ready and available.

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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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I am currently using the free open source qpdf console application for this.
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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Hello Jensen Head,

Yes there are tools that can do it, and we have the feature in our ToDo list as well!

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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Stefan - PDF-XChange wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:50 amwe have the feature in our ToDo list as well!
No approximate implementation timeframe?
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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Hello Jensen Head,

I asked our developers for an update.

We will update you when they respond.


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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Dimitar - PDF-XChange wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 2:37 pmI asked our developers for an update. We will update you when they respond.
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This can be done with a ready-made lightweight FOSS application, the license of which (Apache License 2.0) allows the possibility of using the code in a proprietary commercial product.
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Re: [Suggestion] Add PDF linearization tool

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Sorry, no news yet,