PdfJumbler requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). You can download one at http://www.java.com. (Linux users should use their package management system and install, for example, the packages default-jre and libopenjfx-java, MacOS usually comes with a preinstalled JRE).

Windows users can simply download and run the installer (setup-pdfjumbler.exe), which creates a start menu entry for PdfJumbler.

Alternatively, there is a runnable jar file (just doubleclick), pdfjumbler.jar.

Both the installer and the runnable jar include the iText editor and the JPedal renderer.

In the rare case that these standard plugins can't handle a particular file, other plugins can be installed simply by putting the respective jar files in the installation directory (often something like C:\users\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\ PdfJumbler, or wherever you put the main jar file -- when in doubt search for files named pdfjumbler-*.jar).

The user interface is actually rather simple: pages can be moved around using drag&drop (or the keyboard, see below), and for more complex operations there's a second page list available to the left (just pull it out).

• Ctrl+O Open file
• Ctrl+S Save file

• •     Zoom in
    

• •     Zoom out
    

• Alt+Up Move page up
• Alt+Down Move page down
• Del Delete page
• Ctrl+Z Undo
• Ctrl+Y Redo

PdfJumbler accepts pdf files as command line arguments.

Several settings can be changed using Java system properties:

• pdfjumbler.editor: sets the editor plugin (if installed)

  • iText: net.sourceforge.pdfjumbler.pdf.itext.PdfEditor
  • PDFBox: net.sourceforge.pdfjumbler.pdf.pdfbox.PdfEditor

• pdfjumbler.renderer: sets the renderer plugin (if installed)

  • JPedal: net.sourceforge.pdfjumbler.pdf.jpedal.PdfRenderer
  • JPod: net.sourceforge.pdfjumbler.pdf.jpod.PdfRenderer

• pdfjumbler.lookandfeel: sets the user interface look-and-feel Possible values depend on the installed Swing look-and-feels. Run PdfJumbler on the command line and set the property to ? to see a list.

• user.language: sets the program language So far, de (German), es (Spanish), and en (English; default) localizations are available.

java -Dpdfjumbler.editor=net.sourceforge.pdfjumbler.pdf.pdfbox.PdfEditor -jar pdfjumbler.jar foo.pdf bar.pdf