Tutorial: How to Edit PDF Links in Batch on Windows 7/8/10

 

Overview of PDF Link Editor.

How do you edit or replace PDF links in the most effective method? You may use the "Search and Replace" tool built-in Adobe Acrobat or some other general PDF tools. Convenient if only a few links should be edited or replaced. However, it would be a big problem if you have a ton of links to be replaced. The process is tedious and error-prone. You have to search, replace and then next, over and over again. PDF Link Editor does it in the simplest way for you.


Feature 1: Add hyperlinks to PDF in a more efficient way.

If you would like to add hyperlinks to PDF in an efficient method, then you should give the new feature of PDF Link Editor Pro a try. Now, you can search multiple anchors and texts in one time and then insert the URL with only one click. Super convenient if you want to add one hyperlink to multiple and different anchors and texts.

add hyperlinks to a pdf at one time with pdf link editor
  • Step 1: Drop a PDF and click "Batch Links".
  • Step 2: In the new dialog, enter the desired text in the cell and then click "Search" to find all anchors.
  • Step 3: Input the URL you want to insert and then press "Insert URL". This program will export a new PDF with all hyperlinks added.

Feature 2: Replace hyperlinks in batch process.

PDF Link Editor is capable of editing PDF links in a batch process. With its built-in search capability, it can search and list all PDF links immediately once you upload a PDF file. All hyperlinks and anchors will be displayed orderly so that you can check each of them intuitively. Three steps to achieve links replacement at one time.


  • Step 1: Add a PDF file. PDF Link Editor will show all hyperlinks. You can also preview the added item in the right panel.
  • Step 2: Select all links you would like to replace and then enter the link you want to change to.
  • Step 3: Choose the target folder if it is required and then click "Replace" button.
how to replace pdf links in batch process

Tips: You can shift-select multiple checkboxes for convenience.


Feature 3: Add hyperlinks in batch process.

Adding hyperlinks with some general PDF editors is tedious because they don't provide with batch process just like PDF Link Editor. With the help of PDF Link Editor, you can insert hundreds of hyperlinks at one time.


  • Step 1: Add a PDF file by clicking "Add PDF" button.
  • Step 2: Navigate to "Add Links" in the toolbar and hit.
  • Step 3: In the new dialog, you can enter the word or sentence where you want to insert a URL.
  • Step 4: Click "Search" button and the program will find out all anchors in the PDF.
  • Step 5: Enter a URL like "www.pdflinkeditor.com" and hit the "Inset URL" button. The program will start the process and finish in seconds.
how to batch add hyperlinks in PDF

Feature 4: Clear and remove all PDF links.

In some cases, we hope to remove all links within a PDF while keeping the rest unchanged. PDF Link Editor will be the best alternative way to achieve that. Follow the next steps to get a clean PDF with no URL embedded.


  • Step 1: Add a PDF file by clicking "Add PDF" button.
  • Step 2: After uploaded successfully, click "Clear Links" button in the tool bar.
  • Step 3: A folder browser pops up and you choose the destination folder to export the new PDF.
how to clear all links embedded in pdf

Feature 5: Extract all PDF links.

PDF Link Editor also provides a simple but practical feature for users to manage all URL embedded in your PDF files. You can use this feature to extract all PDF links and store them in a txt file. The following steps will show you the way.


  • Step 1: Launch this program and upload a PDF file.
  • Step 2: Click "Extract Links" button in the tool bar.
  • Step 3: Target the destination when the folder browser open. All PDF links will be saved in the text file.
how to extract all links embeded in pdf

More features.

Features
Batch Mode Replace all PDF hyperlinks at one time rather than processing search-and-replace-link one by one.
Stand Alone You can install and launch this Windows application without any Adobe products and plugins installed.
Fast Speed PDF Link Editor performs the process in the fastest speed.
PDF Preview With built-in PDF viewer, you can preview the PDF file you have added.
Zoom in / out by pressing Ctrl and Mouse Wheel.
Path Selection You can choose to export the new PDF file to the original folder or customized folder.
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, .Net 4.0 or later
Mac OS X Coming soon.
Hardware
Processor Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz processor or higher recommended
RAM 256 MB RAM or higher recommended
Disk 50 MB of free disk space
Devices All Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, Convertibles based on Windows OS.