Starting PDF Studio with a PDF file through command line

Q: How can I start PDF Studio through command line with a file as a parameter in Windows or Mac?

A: Here is the command line to start PDF Studio with a file name in Windows and Mac. Make sure to use the full file path for the PDF document.

Windows: “C:\Program Files\PDFStudio2021\pdfstudio2021.exe” C:\mydocument.pdf

Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args “/Users/user/Desktop/mydocument.pdf”

  Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 “/home/qoppa/Downloads/mydocument.pdf”

PDF Studio supports various command line arguments allowing to customize the page view, the location in the PDF document or even which side pane is open.  These are all working examples in PDF Studio 2021, so you can download the file and try them out yourself!

View options

  • zoom=scale
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “zoom=150” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “zoom=150” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “zoom=150” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?zoom=150
  • zoom=scale,top,left
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “zoom=300,200,200” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “zoom=300,200,200” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “zoom=300,200,200” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?zoom=300,200,200
  • view=Fit
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “view=Fit” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “view=Fit” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “view=fit” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?view=Fit
  • view=FitH
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “view=FitH” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “view=FitH” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “view=FitH” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?view=FitH
  • view=FitH,top
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “view=FitH,200” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “view=FitH,200” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “view=FitH,200” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?view=Fit,200
  • nameddest=destination – Specifies a named destination in the document

Location options

  • page=pagenum
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “page=2” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “page=2” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “page=2” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?page=2
  • comment=commentID – Specifies a comment on a given page in the PDF document.
    • Use the page command before this command.
    • For example: “page=3&comment=AA617F97B2482D900FE18B6DBEE431C2”

Studio pane options

  • pagemode=bookmarks
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “pagemode=bookmarks” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “pagemode=bookmarks” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “pagemode=bookmarks” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?pagemode=bookmarks
  • pagemode=thumbs
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “pagemode=thumbs” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “pagemode=thumbs” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “pagemode=thumbs” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?pagemode=thumbs
  • pagemode=none
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “pagemode=none” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “pagemode=none” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “pagemode=none” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?pagemode=none
  • pagemode=attachments
    • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “pagemode=attachments” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
    • Linux: ./pdfstudio2021 /A “pagemode=attachments” “/home/user/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “pagemode=attachments” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
    • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?pagemode=attachments

Combining Options / Flags:

If you need to use two or more of the above options, you can combine them using the & symbol. See below.

  • Windows: pdfstudio2021.exe /A “zoom=150&pagemode=none” “C:\temp\CommandLine.pdf”
  • Linux: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?zoom=150&pagemode=none
  • Mac: open -a “PDF Studio 2021” –args /A “zoom=150&pagemode=none” “/Users/user/Desktop/CommandLine.pdf”
  • Open From URL: https://www.qoppa.com/files/pdfstudio/images/CommandLine.pdf?zoom=150&pagemode=none
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